Hello Monday!
Last week was sort of boring in the food department… Lot’s of leftovers and picking random bits from the refrigerator to snack on. Some weeks are just like that I guess. There were King Arthur’s Lemon Bars…
Another sandwich stuffed with Morse’s pastrami and sauerkraut.
A big salad, this time with beets, cheese, egg, dried cranberries, canned chicken, olives, sunflower seeds and chopped pears.
And the HH made meatballs again.
The dining room all lit up for Valentine’s Dinner.
Mamma’s Big Pancake Breakfast from Cracker Barrel.
And then there was the quick trip to Market Basket for shots of beet juice. I’M KIDDING! 😉 Seriously, who is paying $2.50 for 2 ounces of squeezed beets? I’m all for the love life and be free thing…. but I’d bet you 10 bucks you won’t see this bottle of beet juice on any major market shelf in 5 years time. All The Hippy Dippy products…. I have to roll my eyes sometimes.
And c’mon now, what does Market Basket have against Malt O Meal? It’s one of my favorite breakfast foods and I couldn’t find a single box ANYWHERE. What’s up with that? Is Malt O Meal a West Coast thing?
Market Basket $31.29
French cheese and cream brioche bread… it’s my new favorite thing.
Cinnamon raisin bread from Panera makes the best French toast. I know I’ve already told you that, but still, if you haven’t tried it yet, hop to it.
For Valentine’s Day I made Mississippi Pot Roast and the next day a soup with the leftovers. I love that soup.
And last but not least, the HH popped a frozen pizza in the oven last night for dinner. And as usual, Miss Lucy Puggle stood guard until the very last slice was gone. 😉 Well played Miss Lucy, well played.
So, it wasn’t the most exciting food week, but we ate a lot of our favorites. Which is a good thing, right?
How about YOU? Did you have a good week in the kitchen? Did you make anything exciting? Do tell!
~Mavis
Total Spent This Week $31.29
- Total Spent on Groceries in February $220.92
- Total Spent in January on Groceries $41.19
- Total Spent So Far on Groceries in 2019 $262.11 {Goal is to average $150 – $175 a month for the year}
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P.S. My friend JJ and her daughter made the COOLEST snake cake on the planet last week for her son’s 13th birthday and I just had to tell you about it. There are a TON of pictures on how they created the cake on her BLOG and I can’t help but think this would be an awesome birthday surprise for any kid who loves bugs and creepy crawlies. 🙂 🙂 🙂 Go check it out.
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Goal #1 — Spend More Time Doing What I Love
Goal #8 — Split and Stack 2 Cords of Wood for Next Winter 
Goal #11 — Run, Walk or Crawl a 5k, 
Goal #17 – 52 Dates with the HH {6 down, 46 to go}
Goal #22 — Compete with Carole….. Get on My Front Door Game On
“It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life.”
1. Growing asparagus takes patience, as you won’t see anything edible at the beginning. New crops of asparagus are only grown every 10 to 15 years because they are a perennial vegetable, so they’ll keep coming back every season on their own. If the spears aren’t harvested, they will start to look like ferns and turn into big bushy plants.
7. Asparagus was first grown in Greece nearly 2,500 years ago! Ancient Greeks and Romans, who gave asparagus it’s name from the Greek root meaning “sprout,” believed asparagus helped prevent bee stings and relieve toothaches.
9. Asparagus contains absolutely no fat or cholesterol so it’s pretty much the perfect diet food!