What's for Dinner, Fri., Nov. 7, 2014
Appetizer: Corn chips with guacamole.
Lemon-ricotta ravioli with chicken breast in cream sauce.
Dessert: dark chocolate bar.
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and remembered why I stopped -- rolling the pastry was disastrous as usual!
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... as in "Betty Grable - nice gams!" Sorry, sometimes I post just to amuse myself.
Anyway, roasted turkey and butternut squash in the oven. Steamed green beans, homemade cranberry sauce. I'll take the squash seeds and spray some olive oil on 'em, a little salt, and into the toaster oven they go. Nice snack.
With the extra turkey, I'll make a turkey noodle soup tomorrow.
I have been informed that one does not eat beef, but I am proceeding with my surf and turf menu anyway. She can just skip the turf.
We are having chips with this delicious basil/cilantro dip I got at the farmers market.
Then grilled steaks (very thin because that is how they do them here) and grilled tuna. These will be served on a bed of arugula and topped with a little butter.
A barley salad with cantaloupe, mint and marinated red onion. This is supposed to be a pasta salad, but I didn't have any. The barley is actually quite intriguing in this salad.
I hope they will bring desert because I got nothing.
Your ravioli sounds absolutely delicious. Big yum.
That includes all grocery stuff - OTC meds, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, etc. It excludes alcohol, because my husband buys that and I'm not the boss of him. 
Oddly, the longer I do it, the easier it gets, and the less I seem to spend. I'm inching toward a dollar a day. Here's where I'm at for two adults:
Apr $122
May $109
Jun $112
Jul $70
Aug $65
Sep $106
Oct $65
I had a thread, but not in this group: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018618354
It's not a financial necessity at this point in my life. I used to be on public assistance though and have some good skills at stretching a buck. Now it's just a combination of habit, OCD tendencies, and the lingering mindset that people sometimes get when they've had to forage a bit for their dinner in the past.
I am really compulsive about not throwing food out, so it's important to me to buy the freshest produce I can find. This generally means paying more but we do tend to eat every thing that I buy.
I also am really into using leftovers in creative ways.
There have been times in my life when my budget was really tight. It's not that tight now but I don't really buy much besides food. I'm buy virtually no OTC meds and live in a space that requires very little cleaning supplies. Clothes are way down on my list.
We like wine though, and probably spend more on that than food.
At any rate, I'm very impressed with what you are doing and hope you will post more regularly about the meals you are fixing.
The miracle whip part of your OP in the lounge is hilarious. I hate the stuff and agree about it just reminding me of bad pasta salad. I don't care if it was free, I would throw it out.
Single household (me) but I'll buy 6 pork loin chops on sale, cook one and freeze 5. Same with beef cuts and fish. Always have rice, pasta, beans, veggies (fresh and frozen), fruit on hand. And a mess of sauce makings. And there is always cereal...I have the room to store staples and a freezer, which is a big plus.
Buy wine on sale, usually 6 bottles is the best price. Buy paper towels, TP and such in bulk. They all go into cabinets as well. On hand.
As you know, my freezer is teeny, so buying meat is an issue. Like you, I can store cereal and freeze some sauce.
Wine on sale - no problem. We have a big space in the bilge - great space and temperature.
But paper products have repeatedly been a problem. One never knows when water might come into place where you don't expect it.
