Groceries and change

Week of November 13

Yes, that is an awful lot of sugar on the list. But it was on sale and I  was thinking ahead to Christmas baking. Honest! And we realized it's the 3rd time in 2 weeks that we'd made the TexMex bake, so that's being retired from circulation for a while. It's yummy, but overused. Sunday ending up being pizza delivery. And Monday was Swiss Chalet. The pizza we made on Thursday was phenomenal. The crust turned out so light and perfect. Usually it's rather dense and hard to work with. The boys had fun rolling it out!

Week of November 20th

This week is looking good. I'm off of sugar again. YAY me! Today is day 5. Read all about my adventure over on my main blog... but it's going well. This time, I'm not messing around - taking yeast busting tinctures  and extra fiber supplements. Wish me luck!

As of this morning, I'm at 170 lbs. Yipes!!! My arms are going numb at night, every night. It happened a lot when I was pregnant and very heavy. Guess I crossed that line again.

Grocery, Nov 6

I didn't update on the meals from last week, but they were all big hits - especially the leek soup and the honey lentils!

New this week is a hearty vegetarian chili and what looks to be a sinful squash risotto.

Grocery Day, Halloween

New this week:
The steak was another "What's for Supper" meal. Smothered in peppercorn sauce, with some sauteed onions and mushrooms? Delish!!!!
Curried Butternut Squash Soup (Thanks, Michelle!)
Potato Leek Soup
Honey Lentils

And the spaghetti and meatballs are at the request of Elliot.

Let's all keep our fingers crossed that I don't go overboard with Halloween sweet tonight, ok?!

Cauliflower cake?

Last night's cauliflower cake was amazing. Felix ate 3 pieces. Hubby went back for another. Elliot picked at his, but he also ate 2 servings of leafy salad - something he's never done before. This cake has magical powers, everyone!

I didn't have any turmeric, so it's not nicely yellow like in the Smitten Kitchen post. I also used a full carton of egg whites. And a tub of freshly grated Romano cheese. It was like a dense mac & cheese. And so surprisingly good!

From what I can recall, yesterday's foodies went something like this:

-Decaf chai tea latte
-about 6 bread rolls from Julian's French Bakery, some with mozza cheese
-chocolate croissant, also from Julian's
-3 "Sweet & Salty" granola bars
-a blueberry Yop drink
-cauliflower cake with green beans and salad
-glass of white wine
- leftovers in a bag of Doritos chips

October 23rd Groceries

Still on a veggie-heavy kick. Got a few new things to try this week, too...

New this week:
*Tonight we're going to try Cauliflower Cake, as featured on Smitten Kitchen
*Thursday's Asian Chicken is courtesy of What's For Supper? Pre-assembled, frozen, homestyle cooking. We order 6-12 meals from them a couple of times a year. Someday, I'll actually go in and prepare the meals myself - until then, we pay a bit extra and have them ready and waiting for us to pick up.

I'm off of caffeine, have been for over a week now (go me!) so I've been buying tea latte mixes. I'm hooked on a Tazo Chai Latte mix, but it is soooooo high in sugar (plus I'm drinking 3 a day!) I need to find a less sweet alternative. I think I saw a decaf green tea mix last time.  Must investigate.

October 18th Groceries

So, we're trying to go meatless. For a variety of reasons: health, budget, food with faces... it's something we've been leaning towards for a while now. We're not banning meat, but will be consciously trying to eat it less. Got a fantabulous vegetarian dish? I'd love to hear from you!

This week, we'll be having some old favourites, but also sampling a few newbies:
Sweet Potato Chili
Curried Cauliflower Stew

This afternoon, I was inspired by yet another Smitten Kitchen recipe and just had to make her Apple and Cheddar Scones. They turned out very rich... and highly DELICIOUS!

Nom nom nom!

Last week's grocery list