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 October 2011, these ingredients totaled $178.04 at Randall’s.

 

Pantry Basics

• 1 loaf sliced bread (white or wheat)
• 1 jar peanut butter (creamy or crunchy)
• 1 box Wheat Thins
• 1 box cereal (Frosted Mini Wheats, Pops, Apple Jacks, etc.)
• 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
• 8 apples
• 8 pears
• 10-15 clementines (about 1 bag)
• 8 bananas (buy slightly green)

Ingredients for this Week’s Recipes

Produce

• 2 medium yellow onions
• 1 medium onion, yellow or purple
• 1 bunch green onions
• 1 pod garlic
• 1 head iceberg lettuce
• 2 tomatoes or 1 pint grape tomatoes (for Mexican Salad)
• 1 bunch celery
• 1 large or 2 medium bell peppers
• 2 medium-large russet baking potatoes
• 2 medium-large sweet potatoes or yams

Canned Goods

• 1 can Ranch-Style beans (look for the black and yellow can)
• 1 can sliced carrots

Dairy, Refrigerator Section

• 1 pound butter or oleo-margarine like Imperial, Blue Bonnet, Parkay
• 8 oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Baking Aisle, Spices

• 1 jar Bay Leaves (optional for Wava’s Beans)
• 1 bag brown sugar (for Wava’s Beans) – check supplies; you bought this previously and may have some left
• small bottle corn oil – check existing supplies
• 1 small package flour (Cashew Chicken from Scratch)
• 1 small package sugar (Cashew Chicken from Scratch)
• 1 small bottle (2-3 cups) peanut oil (Cashew Chicken from Scratch)
• 1 box or 2 cans chicken broth (Cashew Chicken from Scratch)
• 1 bottle soy sauce – check supplies, you probably have some already
• 1 bottle oyster sauce or Hoisin sauce (Cashew Chicken from Scratch)
• 1 box or jar of cornstarch (Cashew Chicken from Scratch)
• 2 cups raw or toasted cashews (Cashew Chicken from Scratch)
• 1 small package slivered almonds
• 1 small package golden raisins
• 6-8 cardomom pods – check supplies; probably have some left from weeks 13 and 15

Bread, Cereals, Coffee & Tea

• 1 box Cream of  Wheat (for Sweet Semonlina Halva)

Dried Beans, Rice, & Pasta

• 1 pound bag dried  pinto beans
• 1 box Zatarains Gumbo Base
• 1 box Minute-brand boil in bag white or brown rice (about 4-6 bags) to serve with Gumbo
• 1 box Wanchai Ferry Cashew Chicken (unless you are making the From Scratch recipe)

Condiments, Chips

• 1 large bag regular-size Frito’s
• 1 bottle Kraft Catalina salad dressing (this dressing is an orange-red color)

Frozen Foods

• 1 bag frozen okra or mixed okra and tomatoes
• 1 bag frozen green peas

International Foods

• 1 bag Basmati rice – to serve with Red Yam Curry and Cashew Chicken
• 2 cans coconut milk
• 1 jar Taste of Thai Red Curry Paste
• Ghee – check supplies, probably still have some from week 12

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 bacon (1/4 pound for Wava’s beans, use rest for sandwiches or breakfast)
• 1 pound cleaned frozen or fresh shrimp
• 1 small container (about 1 Cup) crab claw meat
• 1 pound chicken tenders

Vegetarian Substitutions

• eliminate bacon from Wava’s beans
• replace chicken tenders with 1 package pre-sliced extra firm tofu for Cashew Chicken
• substitute vegetable broth for chicken broth for From Scratch Cashew Chicken