Food This Week!

Here we go, Food we ate for the last 2 weeks (I wasn’t able to post last week)..

mung bean soup (with pork belly)
mung bean soup (with pork belly)
steak with blue cheese
steak with blue cheese
roasted broccoli and steaks
roasted broccoli and steaks
pizza,chicken wings,salad (we invited my inlaws for dinner)
pizza,chicken wings,salad (we invited my inlaws for dinner)
thai iced tea and pear smoothie
thai iced tea and pear smoothie
wedge salad
wedge salad
chicken cordon blue and roasted veggies
chicken cordon blue and roasted veggies
stir fry noodle
stir fry noodle(with chicken and liver)
corned beef (dinner at my In laws for St.Patricks)
corned beef (dinner at my In laws for St.Patricks)
potatoes and cabbages (perfect together with the corned beef)
potatoes and cabbages (perfect together with the corned beef)
pulled pork and rice
pulled pork and rice

We went out/ate out couple of times too:

Foccasia sandwich at RAM issaquah
Foccasia sandwich at RAM issaquah
American burger
American burger
Snoqualmie Casino "Fall Buffet"
Snoqualmie Casino “Fall Buffet”
King Crab leg galore!
King Crab legs galore!
Jimmy John's sandwich (so fresh,we love it)
Jimmy John’s sandwich (so fresh,we love it)
Take out from Agave Cosina restaurant! steak nachos is our fave lately
Take out from Agave Cosina restaurant! steak nachos is our fave lately
closer look!
closer look!

Grocery Haul/Savings!

This is my Grocery Haul this week! I shopped at Fred Meyer(Kroger affiliate) and Trader Joe’s. We still have milk and bread from last week, so I didn’t buy any this week. Most of the items are on sale and I only used 1 coupon (for the eggs). We try to eat organic meat, milk, and eggs, but for baking I use non-organic eggs.

all produces were organic(all sale)
all produces were organic(all sale);Paid $15.80
Trader Joe's Haul! Paid $10.58
Trader Joe’s Haul! Paid $10.58

I hope you’re having a great friday evening friends! Hubs and I are watching Sherlock ( british series).

Hits Deep Tour!

Last month, The Hits Deep Tour with Toby Mac and friends visited Seattle and I just had to watch it! Toby Mac is one of my favorite Christian singers and I love most of his songs (steal my show, speak life, lose my soul, city on our knees to name a few). Matt Maher (another fave of mine),Matthew West, Brandon Heath, and Mandisa were also there to perform. It was such a great event. A night full of worship and fun! It was such a blessing to hear my favorite Christian music live and see the artists perform. Thank you Lord for that wonderful experience:)

what a great group of artists!
what a great group of artists!
love it!
love it!
TM!
TM!
finale!
finale!
with my hubs!
with my hubs!

Savings!

This is my grocery haul this week. I got lucky this time because most of what I wanted to buy had marked prices. Even the cashier said that “you sure are in the right morning to shop!”. My favorite find was the steaks, which we already ate last night and were delicious!  I’m always on the look out for natural/organic meat and chicken because they’re really pricey and if my store has it on reduced price I will most likely  put it in my cart. Second favorite was the organic bread,they’re normally $3.49 for a loaf so I got excited to see that they’re reduced too (they are now in our freezer). I shop at Fred Meyer because it’s so close to my gym.  I usually shop on Monday morning when it’s not crowded and less people are in the checkout area.

I paid $56 for this haul (regular price:$83)
I paid $56 for this haul (regular price:$83)
Jackpot!
Jackpot!
After pic of the steaks!My hubs prepared this last night!
After pic of the steaks with blue cheese!My hubs prepared this last night!
my fave lately,roasted broccoli (i splurged and bought organic)
my fave lately,roasted broccoli (i splurged and bought organic)
AFter my Fred Meyer trip, I stopped at Walgreens to pick up pineapple juice(they're onsale this week 2/$4.). I paid $13 for this. The soap and sweetener will be ship to the PI.
After my Fred Meyer trip, I stopped at Walgreens to pick up pineapple juice(they’re onsale this week 2/$4.). I paid $13 for this. The soap and sweetener will be shipped to the PI.

Hope you had a good Thursday family and friends! Happy shopping and savings:)

Food This Week!

Here’s what we ate this week:

corned beef sinigang
corned beef sinigang
sauteed pork belly
sauteed pork belly
crockpot pork afritada
crockpot pork afritada
pork belly in tomato sauce with potatoes and carrots
pork belly in tomato sauce with potatoes and carrots
zach made egg salad sandwich
zach made egg salad sandwich
flatbread pizza (sausage,olives,artichoke)
flatbread pizza (sausage,olives,artichoke)
baked salmon
baked salmon
YUM!
YUM!
Thai food takeout
Thai food takeout
Pad See ew
Pad See ew
Souffle Pancakes:I put nutella and banana,hubs had apple sauce and cinnamon
Souffle Pancakes:I put nutella and banana,hubs had apple sauce and cinnamon
yummy salad with roasted chickpeas
yummy salad with roasted chickpeas
roasted chickpeas
roasted chickpeas
left overs for sunday dinner (aside from the salad)
left overs for sunday dinner (aside from the salad)

I hope you get to eat some yummy food this week!

Savings!

I shopped at 4 stores this week, Grocery Outlet, Walgreens, Bartells, and Fred Meyer. I didn’t drive all over the place because 3 stores are in the same area. I wasn’t able to take pictures of my Fred Meyer haul because most of the items were produce and milk, which I put right away. My favorite haul this week was Grocery Outlet’s because I didn’t use any coupons and still saved.

Regular Price:$85,after sale I paid $37
Regular Price:$85,after sale I paid $37
Bartells:after coupon I paid $13 ( I had BOGO coupons for the nutella,they're onsale for $3)
Bartells:after coupon I paid $13 ( I had BOGO coupons for the nutella,they’re onsale for $3)

My furry son Riley in the picture is not very happy when I told him that he can’t have nutella because his Vet forbid him to eat chocolate!

Walgreens: After coupons and sale I paid $11
Walgreens: After coupons and sale I paid $11

Food This Week!

It’s been a long week for us, both the hubs and I are sick this week and we are still recovering from this cold or whatever it is that hit our home. I cannot wait to be healthy again and have a good night’s sleep. Anyways, here’s what we ate this week:

Calamari salad
Calamari salad
calamari
calamari
organic chicken soup(all ingredients are organic)
organic chicken soup(all ingredients are organic)
greek salad
greek salad
lentil soup with pork belly
lentil soup with pork belly
salad,pork chop,loaded potatoe
salad,pork chop,loaded potatoe
beans,asparagus,pork chop
beans,asparagus,pork chop
dried fish,egg
dried fish,egg

We ate out a couple of times this week too(we set a budget for this every month,so it will not affect the challenge this march/no spend)

Jimmy Johns sandwich
Jimmy Johns sandwich
Coho cafe
Coho cafe
sliders,green beans,waffle
sliders,green beans,waffle
carne asada
carne asada
steak nachos (agave restaurant)
steak nachos (agave restaurant)
beef phad thai
beef phad thai

Challenge!

I’m joining the No-Spend Challenge at the Living Well Spending Less FB page. It’s great because  a lot of families are joining too. I’m grateful that my hubs earns decent money and we are secure financially but with the times right now, one will never know! I really want to increase our emergency fund and savings, this challenge will help us in that area. We have expenses in the coming months, as a homemaker I’m in charge of our budget thus I want to be prepared. My husband is not on board in this challenge yet, and it’s OK. He asked that we still have a budget for eating out because he really enjoys that.  The only thing I asked from him is that he will help me STICK TO THE DINING OUT budget. I’ve already given up Starbucks this year and I’m doing well. I had Starbucks last Valentine’s day from the hubs and thats it. I still drink coffee but I make it at home. I’m excited and looking forward to this challenge!

:)
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Food This Week!

Another great week of yummy food for us! I wasn’t able to follow my meal plan/menu this week.  I’ll probably prepare some this week like the calamari salad (I already have all of the ingredients). Hubby made Soufflé pancakes this morning, and it was good! No left overs (we’re little pigs when we like a certain dish!). He found the recipe from the Food network website and he’ll  make it again in the near future (probably next weekend again). It’s been a great weekend for us, we watched Toby Mac’s Hit Deep Tour concert yesterday at the Key Arena and it was awesome! I will probably post about it later this week. Today we just stayed home and relaxed,hubby watched his favorite tv shows and I’ve been reading most of the day! I finally got a library card and rented books and downloaded ebooks. Anyways, here’s what we ate this week:

Hubs requested chicken wings this week. I also made caprese salad
Hubs requested chicken wings this week. I also made caprese salad
chicken wings Inasal style for me
chicken wings Inasal style for me
made a big pot of chili! half is already in the freezer for future use
made a big pot of chili! half is already in the freezer for future use
chili fixins!
chili fixins!
perfect this time of year
perfect this time of year
homemade kale chips
homemade kale chips
shrimp pasta
shrimp pasta
steamed broccoli
steamed broccoli
banana nutella french toast
banana nutella french toast
Souffle Pancake with banana and blueberries
Souffle Pancake with banana and blueberries (hubs made this morning)
I added chocolate and maple syrup
I added chocolate and maple syrup
chili dog for sunday dinner
chili dog for sunday dinner
brussels sprouts to go with our hotdogs
brussels sprouts to go with our hotdogs
Riley checking out the books I got from the Library
Riley checking out the books I got from the Library
my fur son the ultimate lap dog
my fur son the ultimate lap dog

 

 

Food This Week!

We are watching The Walking Dead and the NBA all star game this weekend while I’m writing this quick post. Just having a relaxing Sunday evening with the hubs and Riley (our puppy). We had a good meal this week, especially yesterday because we had a nice dinner at this fancy Seattle restaurant (Il Terrazzo Carmine) and all of the food was delicious! I wish I had a decent camera with me because all of the pictures I took were pathetic! Here’s the food we had this week (these are pictures of just some of our meals, sometimes when I’m too hungry I forgot to take pics!)

Mac and cheese,salad,mushroom and blue cheese crostini (macandcheese from Costco)
Mac and cheese,salad,mushroom and blue cheese crostini (macandcheese from Costco)
danggit,itlog maalat,chicken adobo
danggit,itlog maalat,chicken adobo
maranay/fish cake
maranay/fish cake
breakfast I prepared for Hubs (sausage,eggs,hot chocolate)
breakfast I prepared for Hubs (sausage,eggs,hot chocolate)
kimchi,filipino beef steak,cantaloupe
kimchi,filipino beef steak,cantaloupe juice
VDAY dinner:chicken cordon blue,mac and cheese,roasted brussels sprouts
VDAY dinner:chicken cordon blue,mac and cheese,roasted brussels sprouts
slow cooker chicken adobo
slow cooker chicken adobo
weekend breakfast:eggs,sausage,coffee
weekend breakfast:eggs,sausage,coffee
sunday dinner:chicken adobo,ampalaya
sunday dinner:chicken adobo,ampalaya

Our DInner last night (IL Terrazzo Carmine):

calamari,carpaccio
calamari,carpaccio
Osso buco!
Osso buco!
Hubby's food:duck something
Hubby’s food:roasted duck in wild cherry sauce
risotto and scallops
risotto and scallops
cream brûlée
cream brûlée
menu this week (i hope I can stick to this)
menu this week (i hope I can stick to this)