I hope your week is off to a wonderful start! I splurged and bought fresh flowers for the house yesterday with the hope of them kicking off a fabulous week””so far, so good!
This week’s grocery shopping was all over the place: Stop & Shop, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, and Walmart. Of course, I love to find good deals on groceries, but I’m not someone who will drive all over creation to get them. Usually, I hit up one or two different stores each week””even if I don’t get the best deals. I’d rather save time than money. Anyway, there were specific food items I needed for meals and various recipe development projects I’m working on, so I found myself driving all over the South Shore this week. It definitely took more time, money, and energy to shop at multiple stores, so I made sure to stock up on some of my favorite items while there.
Without further ado, here are this week’s meal plan and shopping lists:
- Sunday: Roast chicken with onions and carrots
- Monday: Chicken stir fry with rice
- Tuesday: Grilled scallop and veggie skewers
- Wednesday: Out to dinner
- Thursday: Cheesy Garlic & Herb Brussels Sprouts with Sausage
- Friday: Lime Leaf
- Saturday: Wing it
Stop & Shop
- Italian chicken sausage
- Bacon
- Bananas
- Red onion
- Blueberries
- Spinach
- Baby carrots
- Zucchini
- Summer squash
- Eggs
- Maple syrup
- Lemon juice
- Vanilla Chex
- Silk Pure Almond Original
- Silk Pure Almond Vanilla
- Almond butter
Walmart
- Trail mix <— it’s the same stuff they sell at Stop & Shop, Target, etc., but it’s so much cheaper. These huge bags were just $5!
Whole Foods
- Deli meat and cheese
- Coleslaw
- Boston lettuce <— the best for lettuce wraps
- Sea scallops
Trader Joe’s
- Sweet potato tots
- Shaved Brussels sprouts
- Chocolate chips
- Almond meal
- Almond butter <— half the price compared to Whole Foods or Stop & Shop
- Applesauce
- Honey
- Dill
I know I’ve mentioned this at least a half dozen times on CNC already, but, hey, it’s important: Trader Joe’s sells almond meal at a really affordable price. It’s literally three times the price at other grocery stores!
FYI: Almond flour and almond meal are pretty much the same thing. Almond meal is a little courser, so it works well for things like breading chicken or veggies. Almond flour is ground more finely, so I know a lot of bakers love using it. Personally, I love almond meal for baking. I actually really like it’s texture (thick and hearty) in cookies, muffins, and pizza dough.
TCBY & Silk Giveaway Winners
Thanks to everyone who entered to win a coupon to TCBY to try the new almond milk-based frozen yogurt from Silk! Here are your winners:
Emily Z
Unsweetened Vanilla is my go-to for cereal, baking, or just drinking a glass with a meal but I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE having some Dark Chocolate almondmilk as a treat!
Kayla
I think my favorite will always be a tie between vanilla almond milk and unsweetened vanilla almond milk!
Linda Kish
I like the light vanilla
MichelleG
Unsweetened Vanilla!!
I adore the unsweetened vanilla milks! So dreamy and amazing!
Congrats! Please email me at tina@carrotsncake.com with your full name and mailing address.
Questions of the Day
How many different grocery stores do you shop at each week?
How often do you buy fresh flowers for yourself?
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