Food Plan and Grocery List, 091210

I started out today thinking I'd make a batch of jambalaya, it sounded so tasty! Part of me was thinking it was a total win as there's be plenty to have for dinner and lunch over a couple days and I could freeze the rest.

After making my grocery list, off I went to Costco for the meat. On the way, I thought about the food I have in the freezer...a couple servings of Black and White Bean Chicken Chili and three different flavors of lasagna wrapped in individual portions. Did I really need to add jambalaya to the mix?

I wound up buying a soda and a carton of Camels. Yes, I'm still a dirty rotten smoker. That's beside the point, the point was I didn't buy meat for jambalaya.

Instead, I drove to Grower's Direct, thinking I'd get stuff to make salads and sandwich fixin's as I still have a good portion of SunFlour bread left. On the way there, I automagically put a food plan together. I'm still amazed.

The line-up this week doesn't include anything new (unless I do the quiche), but doesn't consist of any beef, which I've been eating a lot of lately:

• Chesapeake Bay Crab Cakes (now I see how much the crab cost!)
• broccoli and cheese stuffed baked potato (the broccoli and potatoes at home have sat untouched since last week)
• Pasta Shells with Cauliflower, Bacon and Spinach
• Ga Kho
• salads and sandwiches with ham and the remaining turkey
• quiche with lentils?

I bought:

Grower's Direct:

• scallions: $0.39/bunch
• cauliflower: $1.82/2.04 lb
• garlic bulb: $0.37
• ginger root: $0.19/0.13 lb
• jalapeno pepper: $0.08/0.08 lb
• fresh basil: $1.52
• spinach: $1.59/10 oz
• TOTAL: $5.96

The Meat House:

• Comte cheese: $4.34/0.3 lb (I wanted Gruyere, but they were out and recommended this Comte)
• Boar's Head ham: $8.90/0.99 lb
• TOTAL: $13.24

Ralph's:

• Bumblebee crab meat: $3.49/6 oz
• lentils: $3.29/1.5 lb
• Canadian bacon: $5.99/12 oz (I was hoping to get 4 oz from The Meat House, but they didn't have any)
• TOTAL: $12.77

Grand Total: $31.97

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091610, Costco:

• black beans: $5.59/8-15 oz cans

091710, Stater Bros.:

• calrose rice: $4.99/5 lbs

Grand Total: $42.55

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