Making new recipes are one of the joys of my family. We look forward to trying new recipes and foods we've never tasted. The first year of my marriage, I tried to not make the same meal twice. Two of my children have expressed an interest in becoming chefs.
Today was shopping day. Chris went to Aldi, I went to Hy-Vee (a locally owned chain, I visit because of it's "Health Market" - it's the closest thing to a health food store I've got.)
Here is what we bought:
Aldi
tp
razors
shampoo and conditioner
coffee
creamer
yogurt
ravioli
frozen veggies
ravioli
frozen veggies
refried beans
olives
bread
soymilk
cheese
olive oil
broccoli
soymilk
cheese
olive oil
broccoli
carrots
canteloupe
apples
grapes
pears
bananas
onions
fresh spinach
salad
corn on the cob
croutons
avacados
oranges
vegan butter
spaghetti sauce
vegan butter
spaghetti sauce
corn muffin mix
can vegetarian chili
wine
Estimated cost - $195.00 ( Chris lost his receipt)
Hy-Vee Health Market
Hy-Vee Health Market
vegan mayo
vegan sour cream
real maple syrup
tofu
water
soymilk
chickpeas
water
soymilk
chickpeas
coconut milk
vital wheat gluten
dog food (IAMS large breed)
vital wheat gluten
dog food (IAMS large breed)
cedar chips
healthy-est lasagna noodles
eggplants
healthy-est lasagna noodles
eggplants
tahini
whole wheat wraps
whole wheat wraps
braggs
beer
more wine (there was a tasting - you'd have done it too if you were shopping with 5 children!)
cut daffodilds
3 conveniences orange juices and 1 green kombucha (for the ride home)
Cost - $132.08
It was super fun to have the kids help. Often they help me find the cheapest of an item, for example, chick peas (Hy-Vee brand); or the most nutritious item, in this case wraps ( La casa low carb) and lasagna noodles (Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Whole Wheat)
Recipes to make this week:
vegan eggplant lasagna
vegan broccoli cheese soup
vegan broccoli cheese soup
chickpea cutlets
vegan enchiladas
carrot ginger soup
vegan enchiladas
carrot ginger soup
burritos
What new meals are you trying this week?
Way to jump on the bandwagon! :-) I became a vegetarian as an exchange student in Germany because the veggie meal choices were always better than the meat choices. I feel off the wagon when I married a pig farmer's son... :-) Curious to see pictures of your beautiful meals!
ReplyDeleteI mean I fell off the wagon...
ReplyDeleteI was also a German exchange student, but found it difficult to eat vegetarian! Deliciously stinky cheese and sausage everywhere!
ReplyDeletehow timely, I'm desperately trying to find some new recipes to try the next few weeks. I'm SICK of our usual "favorites" ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm trying to really change our meat eating. I don't mind it, but I don't like all the hormones/processing/antibiotics. Eddie however, could care less as long as it's cheap. (he'd be happy on white bread pb&j, velveeta shells and cheese, and little debbies) Plus with Lilly "too cool" for any sort of mashed/baby food, I need some good veggie ideas :)
Woot! so glad you are posting veggie stuff! I can hardly wait for the recipes! Even though we aren't vegetarian, I like seeing the recipes because they often help me with options to cook for K. Plus, sometimes I just like to change things up. We have vegetarian meals almost once a week if not more here anyway.
ReplyDeleteAnd vegetarian lasagna tastes better than meatetarian lasagna. just sayin.