Grocery Cart Challenge: June 20-26

Not bad for another week.  We made a big purchase for rice this week from the Asian store, a 25-lb.-bag of good tasting Jasmine rice, yea!  Seeing as I’m a rice-eating-Igorot and my husband is a Filipino-at-heart-rice-eating American, a pot of rice in this house lasts us only a day!  No, just kidding on that last sentence.  Truth is, our rice consumption really depends on the menu plan for the week.  Take this week, for instance, I planned almost all Mariciel-type meals, which means rice took center stage.  I cooked two big pots of rice this week, probably about 2-3 cups each.

So here’s how we did this week:

Sunrise Market (Knoxville’s biggest Asian store) – $ 40.71
Sam’s Club – $13.16
Kroger’s – $ 4.00
Walmart – $ 4.26

TOTAL – $62.13

I wish I could take photos each time I prepare a meal but with an active little tyke, I have to cook as fast as I can and get food on the table.  When I do get the chance to take pics is when my sweet Hubby spends a good chunk of time with the little guy.  I savor that time.  It’s not at all work.  It’s therapy.  Ya, call me crazy.

Anyways, here’s our menu this past week:

Breakfasts:
Oatmeal
Banana Bread
Burritos
Eggs, Bacon, Grits

Dinners:
Chicken Spaghetti (leftover from the freezer)
Vegetable Barley Soup (leftover from the freezer)
Sauteed U-Choy with Pork (U-Choy is kind of Bok-Choy’s sister)
Grilled Burgers with Grilled Corn
Eggplant Torta
Pansit Canton (Stir-Fry Rice Noodle Dish)
Chicken Tinola (Chicken Stew with Green Papaya and Spinach)

Snacks:
Guinata-an (Sticky Rice Balls in Coconut Milk)
Avocado Shakes
Chili Con Queso and Chips

Dessert:
Oreo Chocolate Pie (same one I made at the end of last week)
Mayfield Ice Cream

Note: I absolutely love the flavor of the local dairy producer here in Knoxville, Mayfield.  I think it’s only available in stores in some southern states though.

There you have it, folks.  We’ll see what this week brings.

Have you taken on the grocery challenge yet?  If so, how did you do?  Drop me a comment.