week 15 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.  On January 20, 2012, shopping for 3-4 people from this list at Food-A-Rama, the total bill was $180.23

 

Pantry Basics

  • 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

  • 1 bunch asparagus (steam and eat with Jassik’s Armenian Chicken and Rice)
  • 1 bunch celery
  • 5 packages salad mix or salad blends (use 1 for each of the 5 entrees)
  • 2 bell peppers (add 1 to salads)
  • 4 onions
  • 2 cucumbers (add to salads)
  • 4 lemons (use as salad dressing)
  • 2 avocados (add to salads)
  • 1 bunch cilantro (add to salads)
  • 2 bunches broccoli for quiche
  • 3 large tomatoes for salads

Canned Goods

  • 1 can Italian tomatoes for Eggplant Parmigiana (single serving; get more if you are cooking for multiple people)

Dairy, Refrigerator Section

  • 2 cups shredded cheese (any kind, but we prefer cheddar) for broccoli quiche
  • 1 unbaked pie crust for quiche (unless you are making your own crust – then you need flour and shortening)

Baking Aisle, Spices

  • 1 container saffron threads (will be expensive, up to $18-20 for one small jar; lasts a long time)
  • 1 bottle dried basil (check supplies, might still have some left)
  • 1 bottle dried oregano (check supplies, might still have some left)
  • 1 package Italian-style bread crumbs or Panko bread crumbs for Eggplant Parmigiana

Bread, Cereals, Coffee & Tea

Dried Beans, Rice, & Pasta

  • 1 package Basmati rice for Jassik’s Armenian Chicken and Rice – Basmati may be in the International section
  • 1 package regular rice for sausage casserole

Condiments

Frozen Foods

International Foods

  • 1 bottle soy sauce (check supplies, you use this almost every week and may still have some)

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 pound chicken tenders for Jassik’s Armenian Chicken and Rice
  • 1/2 pound chicken for Broccoli Quiche
  • 1 pound regular flavor Jimmy Dean bulk sausage

Vegetarian Substitutions

  • Jassik’s Armenian Chicken and Rice doesn’t have any substitutes.  If you want to just make the rice, add in a pot of beans for protein
  • Broccoli Quiche can be made without the chicken; add any leftover cooked vegetables or buy a frozen package or a can of Veg-All (mixed peas, carrots, corn)
  • Jimmy Dean Sausage and Rice Casserole can be made with frozen vegetarian chick’n crumbles and vegetable broth.
  • 1 Japanese eggplant for Eggplant Parmigiana single serving (substituted for Beans and Meat); get more eggplant if you are serving multiple people.  One eggplant will serve two people.
  • Pappardelle is made with shrimp