$20 Groceries Round 2
So we're on to week 2 of the $20 grocery budget! And I think I am starting to get good at this!
It was off to Wal-Mart again... and I was looking forward to what the innard section would offer me. It seems it is sort of luck of the draw when it comes to that section... they had a different selection... ox tail... beef tongue... but unfortunately the prices were higher.... for instance the tongue was just over $7. I did score some more chicken livers... and just as I was starting to feel a bit defeated I spied the motherload of chicken.
$4.70 for TEN POUNDS of chicken leg quarters. TEN POUNDS!!! I kept looking over the price tag to see if I wasnt reading something right. When I was checking out I was waiting for the real price to ring up.. and when it didnt.. I felt the need to run quickly from the store before they realized their horrible pricing mistake.
chicken loot.I divided it up into zip bags, two quarters each bag.. enough for one meal for both Dave and I.... it filled 5 bags. I think I might be able to show up Mr. Dollar a day!
So now I get to figure out all different ways to cook these birds up! Definitely doing fried chicken in my skillet one night. I'm also going to take advantage of the 20+ pages of chicken recipes in the Silver Spoon. :)
In the end, this was the grocery list:
Cabbage - $1.33
Bananas - $.69
Kale - $1.38
Carrots - $.76
Celery - $1.44
Chicken Livers - $1.33
Beef Stew Meat - $4.64
10 lb Chicken Leg Quarters - $4.70
Eggs - $1.98
Milk - $2.09
Grand Total - $21.56
posted by Lea | 1/15/2007
5 Comments:
Since you are doing this, I thought you might be interested in doing my round up:
http://foodmaven.blogspot.com/2007/01/whats-in-your-basket.html
a great feeling of accomplishment Lea -
Good job cool kid...that $20 went a long way!
Good job! Beans are a good stretcher and good source of protein so don't forget to add some to your bag. Also, same the bits from de-boning in a freezer bag and when you get enough make broth.
He he he ... I remember the days when I was in between jobs, that's what we did. We actually bought frozen chicken in boxes (10 lbs too I think!) for just a few dollars. It was a lot of work cutting off the fatty portions though but we save quite a bit.
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