week 11 shopping

Don’t print this list from the blog. The navigation menu on the blog is really long and this jacks with the printing. You’ll waste a lot of paper without getting everything on the list. Copy to Word or a text file and print from that.  Grocery prices have risen about 25% in the last year, based on weekly shopping for a family of four using recipes and menu planning from this blog.  In summer 2011, each person in a 4-person apartment will spend closer to $50 than the original estimate of $40 per person.

On May 15, the items on this shopping list cost approximately $200 at Fiesta and Kroger (a few of the items weren’t carried at Fiesta).

 

Pantry Basics (aka “staples”)

  • 1 loaf sliced bread (white or wheat)
  • 1 jar peanut butter (creamy or crunchy)
  • 1 jar jam or preserves (grape, strawberry, or apricot)
  • 1 box Ritz crackers
  • 1 box Wheat Thins
  • 1 box Triscuit
  • 1 boxes cereal (Frosted Mini Wheats, Pops, Apple Jacks, or granola)
  • 1 box granola
  • 1 large container Greek-style yogurt, or 1 multi-pack yogurt cups, for breakfast (minimum 6 servings)
  • 1 gallon milk (whole, 2%, 1%, skim, or soy)
  • 8 oz or more block cheddar cheese to eat with apples or crackers
  • 12 eggs
  • 1 box Kraft Macaroni and Cheese
  • 2 boxes Betty Crocker Supreme Brownie Mix with Hershey’s syrup
  • 8 apples
  • 8 pears
  • 10-15 clementines (about 1 bag)
  • 8 bananas (buy slightly green)

Ingredients for this Week’s Recipes

Produce

  • 2 medium zucchini (about 7-8 inches long)
  • 2 oranges for Orange Ginger Chicken
  • 1 bunch green onions
  • 3 lemons
  • 1 ginger root, about the size of your palm
  • 1 bunch fresh basil
  • 3 yellow onions
  • 1 bunch celery
  • 1 pod garlic
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 1 large russet potato for Hash

Canned Goods, Soup

  • 1 quart (about 32 oz) vegetable or chicken broth
  • 1 dry package Lipton Onion Soup mix
  • 1 small (6 oz) can tomato paste, NOT tomato sauce

Dairy, Refrigerator Section

  • 2 cups shredded cheese for quiche
  • 8 eggs for recipes; if you don’t use eggs for breakfast, the dozen in the weekly staples list will suffice
  • Minute Maid or Florida Sun Orange Juice with Pulp  for Orange Ginger Chicken
  • 1 cup butter (about 1/2 lb) for cookies
  • 1 pint buttermilk for biscuits

Bread, Cereals, Coffee & Tea

  • 1 package Panko-style bread crumbs, probably located in baking aisle instead of bread aisle

Baking Aisle

  • 1 bottle Italian Seasoning (pre-mixed blend of marjoram, thyme, rosemary, savory, sage, oregano, and basil)
  • 1 small bottle ground turmeric
  • 1 small bottle ground cardamon
  • 1 small bottle ground cayenne pepper
  • 1 small bottle ground coriander
  • 1 small bottle ground cumin
  • 1 bottle ground cinnamon
  • 1 box Bisquik
  • 1 bag (2-4 lbs) white sugar
  • 1 can baking powder, NOT baking soda
  • 1 bag flour, at least 6-8 cups
  • 6 oz package chocolate chips for cookies
  • 6 oz jar marshmallow cream for cookies
  • 12 oz package Hershey’s Kisses, may be located in candy aisle, for cookies

Dried Beans, Rice, & Pasta

  • 1 lb dried lentils
  • 1 lb package rotini pasta
  • 1 package wild rice to go with Roast
  • 1 box boil-in-bag rice, white or brown, to serve with Peanut Chicken

Condiments

  • 1 small jar or bottle honey (check supplies, you used this in week 9)
  • 1 bottle olive oil (check supplies first, you used this in weeks 7, 8 and 10)

Frozen Foods

  • 10 oz. chopped spinach
  • 1 frozen pie crust if not making your own for the quiche

International Foods

  • 1 can coconut milk for Thai Peanut Chicken
  • 1 package A Taste of Thai Peanut Chicken Sauce mix
  • 1 bottle sesame oil (check supplies, you used this in weeks 6, 8, and 9)
  • 1 bottle soy sauce (check supplies, you use this almost every week)

Cleaning & Storage

  • toilet paper (buy a minimum of 1 roll per person per week)
  • 1 roll paper towels (if using as napkins with meals, buy two rolls)
  • recycle your plastic grocery bags as trash can liners or buy can liners
  • air freshener for bathroom and kitchen
  • quart-size and gallon-size Zip-loc bags

Meat

  • 1 1/2- 2 lbs beef rump roast
  • 1 lb chicken tenders for peanut chicken
  • 1 1/2 lbs chicken tenders for orange ginger chicken

Vegetarian Substitutions

  • 1 package Qorn or other brand chick’n nuggets for peanut chicken substitution
  • 1 package Morningside or other brand chick’n strips (not breaded) for orange ginger chicken substitution
  • frozen entree to substitute for roast and hash meals
  • broccoli
  • sweet potatoes