Week 3 Grocery Costs: $56

I spent $56 for six days of food for Dave and I this week ($4.67 per person per day). We had date night out on Friday night and have a wedding to attend tonight. We are eating pretty high on the hog this week too! I bought a bottle of wine and some frozen halibut. By not buying junk food and having one vegetarian meal, I can afford food "luxuries" like wine and halibut (which cost me $1 per ounce!).

This week, I am trying a new method for our lunches. We are both getting tired of eating the same thing for lunch every day for a week. So, I am going to try making a little bit extra for dinner every night, and then we will take leftovers from the previous night's dinner for lunch.

Menu:
Friday night: Date night, dinner out
Saturday lunch: leftovers from date night
Saturday dinner: We are going to a wedding
Sunday lunch: french toast, eggs, bacon, hashbrowns
Sunday dinner: leftovers from the week with a salad

Breakfast: Make-Ahead Egg, Potato, and Cheese Buritos
Dinner 1: Halibut Mediterranean Stew
Dinner 2: Italian Sausage Spaghetti
Dinner 3: Italian Sausage and Potato Soup
Dinner 4: Red Beans and Rice

Grocery List:
fennel
garlic
baby bell peppers (a bag of these is cheaper than 2 red bell peppers)
2 yellow onions
1 red onion
mushrooms
romaine lettuce
4 potatoes
french bread
frozen halibut
Italian sausage
4 cans of diced tomatoes
1 can Great Northern beans
2 boxes of chicken broth
dozen eggs
flour tortillas
bottle of Pinot Noir
milk
spaghetti

From My Pantry: shredded cheese (1/2 bag), barley (you can use rice), crushed red pepper, lemon juice, garlic salt, olive oil, red beans, rice, Tabasco, chili powder

Recipes coming Monday!