Did I need to go out and buy more food? No.
Were the deals very very good, so they brought me out to Aldi's to pick up some veggies, then over to Wal-Mart to price match? Yep.
ALDI (7/11)
Cucumbers 10 @ 29 cents each $ 2.90
Grape Tomatoes 6 @ 69 cents each $ 4.14
Mushrooms 12 @ 79 cents each $ 9.58
crescent Rolls 4 @ 1.39 $ 5.56
Cashew halves 2 @ 2.99 $ 5.98
Almonds 2 @ 4.29 $ 8.58
Hot Dogs 2 @ .75 $ 1.50
Natural Trail Mix 2 @ 5.49 $10.98
Raisins Canister $ 2.79
Macaroni and cheese 6 @ .39 $ 2.94
TAX $ 2.53
TOTAL = $ 58.77
Since I was at Aldi, and reasonably close to Cooks, I stopped in to grab some Melatonin, Lavender Oil, and Paleo Almond Bread from Julian Bakery. I was out, and I want to try to make a totally paleo french toast, so I needed it.
COOKS NATURAL MARKET (7/11)
Julian Bakery Almond Paleo Bread TOTAL = $ 8.99
When mushrooms go to basically half price, I like to buy a whole heck of a lot of them and cut them up to go into freezer bags then into the deep freezer. Between the Chicken Stroganoff, Chicken in Mustard, Omelets, soups and stews, I use mushrooms a lot, so when the price is so low, it behooves me to stock up.
For the cucumbers, I like to cut them up and do a refrigerator pickle. I will sometimes do a full on mix where I boil on the stove 2 cups white vinegar, 1 cup apple cider vinegar, 5 cups water, 3 tbsp of salt, 3 tbsp of sugar, 2 sliced garlic cloves and a sprinkle of red pepper flakes. But, today, I just peeled and sliced up 7 of the 10 cucumbers, put them into 2 large tupperware container2, poured a cup of white vinegar in each, then topped off with water. I have loved them as a snack since eating them as a child at my Grandma's house down at the lake.
WAL-MART (7/15)
Mushrooms (price match) 16 @ .79 $12.64
Grape Tomatoes 5@ .69 $ 3.45
Cucumber 6 @ .29 $ 1.74
Shredded Cheese $ 7.98
Sliced Cheese $10.98
Honey Turkey Deli Meat 2 @ 3.98 per lb $ 7.96
Honey Ham Deli Meat 2 @ 3.98 per lb $ 7.96
Oscar Meyer turkey and cheese slices $ 2.50
Frozen Chicken Breast 3 lbs $ 6.98
Frozen Chicken Thighs 5 lbs $ 5.68
Swirly string cheese 2 @ 5.98 $11.96
TOTAL = $79.83
I think that I have enough mushrooms in the freezer, that I should not have to buy them for recipes for the rest of the year. I think I should only have to buy sliced mushrooms for salads for quite some time.
I slow roasted about half the cherry tomatoes for use later in sauces and soups. Needless to say, between the feta and goat cheese stock up from earlier this month, and this weeks mushroom and tomato stock up, my freezer is not getting much more empty, and I am questioning whether my goal to clear out the chest freezer for a half cow purchase is a realistic one. Grrr... I will have to ponder more about this
I have been adding 1/2 a cucumber to my green smoothies, and I had 2 green smoothies the other day in one day, so I am going through them faster than I normally do. If they start to go soft, worst case scenario, I chop them up, drizzle them with some balsamic vinegar, and snack! So, at least the cucumbers are not taking up freezer space! :-)
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