My bread baking on Saturday was completely annihilated by Tuesday
so I made three more loaves of the Steakhouse Brown Bread. It is now my family's very favorite.
I went to Fred Meyer twice last week. The first time was on Tuesday to get
mayonnaise as we were running low (and it was on sale) and to check out the
pork roasts on sale for 99¢ a pound. I bought
a 7# roast and picked up canned tomatoes and pasta on sale too. After some thought I decided to go back Saturday
morning for more mayonnaise, canned tomatoes and another roast for the freezer. While there I picked up produce for salads
and found onion bagels in the markdown bin for my youngest. They are her favorite.
I found a gorgeous and
nearly new Saks Fifth Avenue sweater on eBay for $7 because the hook and eye
was missing from the bottom and the owner said she didn’t sew. I happen to have a package of hooks and eyes
so it is no problem whatsoever for me to fix it. I love the style and luxurious feel of
it. The shipping was only $4 so I ended
up with this lovely gem for only $11 plus a hook and an eye. I can only imagine what she must have paid
for it originally. I'll bet it was a lot
more than $11.
Early Thursday morning I put the 7# roast in the slow cooker on
high and let it cook all day in its own juices.
When I got home from work I had to reset the cooker because it hadn't
hit the fall apart stage I was looking for yet.
It cooked all evening.
When the roast finally was done I divided it into thirds with
plans for future meals. One third went
into my medium sized slow cooker with BBQ sauce from the pantry for pulled pork
sandwiches. The rest was packaged for
the freezer.
I used rolls from the freezer for the pulled pork sandwiches. I was glad I had put them up last time I made
rolls.
A quick stop in at Albertsons provided us with 4 packages of
cheese on sale for $5, two pounds of bananas at 49¢ a pound, four boxes of
facial tissue on sale for 75¢ each and a package of raisin bagels from the
markdown bin for 99¢.
I updated my pantry list and started a new grocery list for March.
I printed off six online grocery coupons using scrap paper. I used one coupon for cat treats that were on
sale.
I ran a load of laundry using both soap and fabric softener I
rinsed from empty bottles.
Saturday's bounty. |
I washed out 2 one gallon Ziploc bags and a quart sized one too to
reuse.
I signed up for a free sample of Fancy Feast cat food for my old
man kitty.
Friday evening my youngest made a quart of homemade vanilla ice
cream. It was delicious! I have to tell you she is getting really good
at making ice cream.
How was your thrifty week?
Your sweater is beautiful and a steal!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I will really enjoy it.
DeleteLove your sweater. Great find.
ReplyDeleteYou found some good deals.. and the rolls look devine.. I just love the steakhouse bread. yummy.
That bread could be my undoing. We can't seem to get enough of it. :)
DeleteCould you share the recipe for the ice cream? I have one of those makers that I never use because I haven't found a recipe yet that tastes good.
ReplyDeleteYes. I will post it here on the blog soon.
DeleteI am crazy about that sweater! I would have snagged it up too! Great deal!
ReplyDeleteYou had a really good week. Pork roast at 99¢ a lb- Nice! Your brown bread always looks so good- my stomach growls whenever I see your pictures of them. :)
You need to make the bread, but I warn you. Once you do you'll have a hard time staying out of it. :)
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