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Eating through the pantry before our trip

May 10th, 2013 at 02:15 am

Well, it's officially one week until we leave for England for two weeks! Smile We decided to use up as much food we already have and buy as little as possible. This is one of those three-week grocery periods, so we ran out of grocery money. So it's especially fortuitous.

Here's our grocery list! It's less than a quarter as long as usual:

4 baking potatoes
whole milk
vegetarian burger crumbles
4 apples
2% milk
bread
4 ears corn
EB sticks (butter)
4 zucchini
3/4 cup walnuts
strawberries
salt
mangoes
parsley
cherry tomatoes
garlic powder
baby bellas
parmesan
macaroni
Florida Crystals

And our menu:

Friday dinner
spaghetti w/spinach-tomato sauce; garlic bread

Saturday lunch
Baked potatoes & "waldorf" salad (apples, lettuce, walnuts)

Saturday dinner
Veggie burgers, baked beans & corn on the cob

Sunday lunch
Mother's Day brunch out

Sunday dinner
Mac & cheese & cross-hatch zucchini

Monday
Sloppy joes, fries & strawberry-mango salad

Tuesday
Grilled cheese sandwiches, chix nuggets & cherry tomatoes

Wednesday
Easy pasta & sauce w/baby bellas

Thursday
eat at airport

Nice! This means we can probably bring at least $300 of grocery money to England to help pay for food there, without disrupting our regular grocery budget.

4 Responses to “Eating through the pantry before our trip”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
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    Great plan! I'm having us eat through our pantry too, but that is just to keep from spending.

  2. My English Castle Says:
    1368155707

    I like your casual dinners. Food prices have really risen in the Uk, I think. You'll be happy to have the money!

  3. ceejay74 Says:
    1368157534

    Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I also made them as low-effort as possible, since I know we'll have chores almost every night to get ready! But you figured that out. Wink

  4. CB in the City Says:
    1368194541

    Thanks for reminding me of Waldorf Salad! Many happy association with that, and I haven't had it in a long time!

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