Sorry for the slow updates! Work has been starting to get busy, so I'm trying to cram everything else into a bit smaller time schedule. I'm sure I'll get the wrinkles worked out of the new routine pretty soon.
Annnnyway... I did a couple grocery errands yesterday:
Costco:
Tortilla chips: $3.89
White flour (25lb): $5.99
Salsa: $9.90
Peanuts: $5.69
Garlic: $4.69
Total food receipt = $30.16. Bread turns out best when you add gluten in some form to your whole wheat flour-- the easiest way to do that is to mix in some white flour; I'd been waiting and waiting for flour to go on sale in the grocery store, but no luck. The peanuts are designated to end up in the granola bars that I've been making for school lunches/snacks (which reminds me, I need to do a photo/recipe post about those at some point). The chips will end up as a side to go with my legume-heavy freezer meals (beans, lentils), as the pairing with corn makes it a whole protein; and it's super easy-- pull from freezer, defrost, serve with chips and bam.
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Also did a Sprouts errand:
Strawberries: $6.16
Ginger: $1.17
Green peppers: $1.00
Red peppers: $3.00
Lettuce: $.99
Total receipt = $12.27. Strawberries! 88¢/lb! I'm definitely going to put my new freezer to use here; SO has been wanting to make smoothies, so I prepped and froze 6lbs (minus the chef's portion, lol) on a baking sheet tonight (friday). I'm going to buy another batch to freeze tomorrow, and probably another batch after that, before the sale goes off.