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| a whole chicken rubbed with herbs and ready to go into the oven |
As you'll see in a minute, several of this week's meals were based on a whole roasted chicken from Tuesday. There's still some meat on the carcass. So, I'll make chicken stock and remove the last of the meat from the bones on Friday. I think we'll have chicken soup for lunches this weekend.
Here's our menu for the last week.
Friday
pepperoni and pepper pizza
mixed frozen cauliflower and broccoli, steamed
tangerines
pepperoni and pepper pizza
mixed frozen cauliflower and broccoli, steamed
tangerines
Saturday
burrito bowls (shredded beef, pinto beans, seasoned canned corn, fresh bell pepper, fresh tomatoes, avocado, cheese, salsa)
stewed prunes
Sunday
leftover tea sandwiches, carrot and celery sticks, trail mix, cookies, cake, and orange segments from earlier today, plus steamed broccoli/cauliflower mix and breakfast sausage links -- a very easy dinner.
Monday
Mex soup -- leftover (from Saturday) beef, beans, and corn, plus frozen peppers, fresh onion, canned tomatoes, seasonings, cheese, cilantro, and beef cracklins'
green bean salad -- canned green beans in vinaigrette
no sugar added applesauce bread pudding recipe here
Tuesday
roasted chicken and gravy
steamed baby potatoes in their skins
steamed carrots (I steamed extra carrots to add to my morning smoothie on Wednesday)
frozen peas
sautéed spiced apples
sautéed spiced apples
Wednesday
leftover chicken and gravy
sautéed spinach, garlic, and onions
frozen cauliflower, steamed
brown rice (I made extra for Thursday)
Thursday
chicken fried rice, using leftover chicken, leftover rice, fresh mushrooms, celery, frozen mixed veggies, and an egg
Asian cabbage and tangerine slaw
gingered pears
I also did a little shopping earlier this week. Last week I mentioned we'd run out of bananas and need more this week. I went to Walmart on Tuesday for bananas and a couple of other items. I chose Tuesday to go because Tuesday is Value Village's Senior day -- 30% off any purchase -- and Value Village is right next door to Walmart.
At Walmart, I spent a total $29.30 on the following:
1 gallon milk $3.13
decaf coffee $8.77
regular coffee $8.77
bananas $1.14
6 bags frozen spinach $1.26 ea (frozen spinach has been hard to find at WinCo since sometime in fall, due to a nationwide recall)
As I said, I also wanted to go to Value Village for another flannel shirt for myself. This new one makes 3.
At Value Village I spent $3.84 plus tax for the above flannel, sage buffalo check shirt.
I saw the same shirt on Poshmark, previously-owned, for $12.00 or $4.88, pre-owned on Mercari. I got a pretty good deal and didn't have to pay shipping.
I don't know how you launder flannel shirts, but I've found that machine washing followed by hang drying helps the flannel last longer and gives me a neater looking shirt once dried, as compared to running through the tumble dryer.
How was your week? Any special meals you particularly enjoyed? Do you wear flannel shirts in winter? Is there a brand you think is better than others?
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