I had to go to the grocery store today to get frozen spinach to finish the Minestrone Soup I'm making (recipe below!) While there I spend $15. Here's what I got:
WIC (gallon of milk, dozen eggs, 1 lb cheddar cheese, juice)
7 apples
6 bananas
sliced mushrooms
Sourdough bread ($2.50 w/ a $2 coupon)
gallon sized freezer bags (for storing leftovers)
and my one special purchase... Chocolate Chips.
All in all I did a really good job ignoring the impulse to buy things at the store, especially sugary foods. It was all I could do to just walk past the ice cream. I'll get my act together and make cookies with Ronan to calm my need for sweets. One good result of all this - I'm slowly dropping a bit of the baby weight. WOOT!
The Minestrone Soup I'm making is another heavily modified recipe. I think I just need a recipe to know where to start.. I just can't seem to leave them alone, lol!
Pantry Busting Minestrone Soup
Ingredients:
32 oz Beef Broth
14 oz Chicken Broth
1 (28 oz) can Crushed Tomatoes
1 (16 oz) can Kidney Beans (rinsed and drained)
1 (15 oz) can Garbanzo Beans (slightly mashed)
1 smallish Onion, chopped
2 c. Red Potatoes, cubed
1 c, Carrots, cut up
1 (10 oz) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1 c. Frozen Peas, thawed
1 Tbsp. Parsley
1 Tsp. Salt
1 Tsp. Oregano
1/2 Tsp. garlic powder
1/2 Tsp. Basil
1/2 Tsp. Marjoram
Directions:
Combine all but spinach and peas in a crockpot. Cover and cook on low for 8 hrs. Alternately, cook on high for 4-5 hrs. Stir in the spinach and peas and cook for another 30 min or so.
** Just a note: My potatoes took FOREVER to cook. Like 8 hours on high. I don't think that's a normal thing though, I think it's because they were from the CSA box. These potatoes were much denser and harder to cut than any other potatoes I have ever used. Then again, maybe it wasn't these specific potatoes and yours will take forever to cook too. Consider yourself warned, lol!
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