Dinner Recap for Wednesday & Thursday
It was a little crazy here on Wednesday night since my mom came by so I did not get to write about our meal. I took the ½ of the leftover white beans from the night before & froze them for a later date. The other half was made into a thick and hearty soup.
One thing to note is that I am adding in the sales tax on the food. In my area of the country, sales tax is on groceries (I hate this – I loved living in FL without a food tax). That tax is 9.75%.
White beans – free (part of last night’s meal calculations)
2 cans of tomatoes – 54 cents each = $1.07
2 cans of tomato sauce – 25 cents each = 50 cents
1/2of a box (2lb) of elbow noodles = 92 cents (1/2 of what I cooked was put in the fridge for a quick me lunch or two)
Cornbread – free (leftover from last night)
2 slices of white bread (for the one who did not eat cornbread) = 10 cents
Brummels & Brown margarine, Frank’s Red Hott, Italian Seasoning = 35 cents
TOTAL = $2.94
This served 4 adults with pretty big appetites. We had a small portion left over that I sent home with my mom. The funny thing is that they WERE going to go get $1 burgers from a local fast food chain, spending about $5 to $7 on the meal. High fat, high calories and mystery ingredients are all you get in that stuff. Instead, they got a hearty meal that everyone, including my picky father, enjoyed. I count this as a great success!
Thursday was Thanksgiving. Jack & I planned & saved so that we could go see New Moon. We went to the 1:00 pm showing. There were a total of 9 people in this nice clean theatre. It was really nice. Anyway, tickets were $7 each & then $10 for the popcorn/drink combo we got, so $24 for our treat. It was expensive but still not as bad as a meal out someplace may have been. Besides, the last movie I paid full price (even at matinee pricing) to see in a theatre was probably Hair Spray when I went with my mom.
Dinner was turkey & cranberry sauce. I did not really feel up to eating more as my tummy was full on popcorn & the candy bar I smuggled in. J
Turkey = $4.93
Butter = 40 cents
Lemon juice, salt, pepper = 25 cents
Cranberry Sauce = $1.10
Sweet Potato Pie = Free from Jack’s work gift certificate
Whipped Topping = Free from Jack’s work gift certificate
TOTAL = $6.68
Of course, there are leftovers. Hubby takes the legs & wraps them in foil. He puts the foil pack on the dash in his work truck and by lunch they are warm enough for a meal. Tonight we’ll eat the left over breast meat & then freeze the carcass for the next time we want soup or stew.
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