July 3 Food Shopping

So today's haul:

• Huge bunch parsley .89
• Old Fashioned Oats .99
• 1 lb dry black eyed peas .99
• 28 oz can tomatoes .99

Total: $3.86

I will be making a batch of my Summer Black Eyed Pea Spread and some New Years Black Eyed Peas.

I cleaned out the fridge today and made a batch of this delicious Carrot Raisin Salad.

• 3 large carrots, shredded
• handful or raisins
• chopped scallions 
• parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• Very low-fat sesame ginger dressing mixed with chipotle 

I shredded the carrots, toasted the cumin seeds and sunflower seeds and mixed everything together. A touch of lemon pepper finished it nicely.

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July 2 Food Shopping

Today's Shopping:

• Romaine .99
• Scallions .33
• Tomatoes 1.50 

Total: 2.82

I also have a bunch of sprouts. I made a mixture of Red Clover, Spicy Mustard and Alfalfa.

I'm making a batch of my Smoky Pimento Cheese Spread. But I'm replacing the smoked paprika with chiptole because I can't get enough!

July 1 Food Shopping

I am going to try something new with the blog.  I know I've been very absent lately..  I don't have any excuses. I'm just not really feeling it... so I'm going to do something a little different.

I get a lot of emails... and one of the most asked question is what do I buy and how do I use it?  Earlier on, I asked if you guys wanted me to post my shopping list, but received very little response.. so I stopped doing it.

I'm going to try it again.  Basically, I will update when I shop, or at least 3 times a week.  Lately, I've been riding my bike to the grocery store every other day or so.  I budget $100/month for food.  On the first of the month, I get $100 in cash out of the bank in $5 increments.
Today's purchases at Market Basket in Portsmouth were:

• 1 lb dry black beans .99
• 1 bunch cilantro 1.29
• Iceberg lettuce .49
• Garlic .38
• Total= 3.15 

The iceberg lettuce was from the reduced produce bin.  Friday mornings are a great time to come in because they receive a HUGE order for the weekend and need to move all of the produce out to re-stock.

I will pressure cook the whole pound of beans with spices and cilantro and use that to make:

• 3 Ingredient Veggie Burgers
• Southwestern Black Bean and Barley Stew
• Refried Beans for Burritos and Salads