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My My My It's a Beautiful Day

February 5th, 2012 at 04:09 am

Bought my first bulk pack of meat for the year, picked up lots of packing materials. $125.87 for what I expect to be nine weeks of good eating. Then $19.03 at Grocery Outlet, where we were told we saved $19.04. Saw a neighbour at Grocery Outlet. It makes me strangely happy to see neighbours, the ones with paid off homes, shopping cheaply. Like I'm not a complete weirdo, or I am weird in a way that is healthy.

Friday night I was half-crazed from noise abuse. I was going to go off on my lonesome for a dessert and a drink once my husband came home, but my dumb move was telling my son I was going to do this. So the family went with me, we did a puerile sci-fi MadLib that I wrote after quaffing a pear vodka/champagne combo, and spent three times what I'd have spent if I just skulked off alone.

Today I had my first full sleep in three days. Waking up without my eyes fried and tender was delicious. I will for sure read my African American novel.

Feeling more Girl Guide/Girl Scout today. I took out I (Heart) Trader Joe's Cookbook from the library, the Urban Homesteader and the BUST DIY Guide to Life. Bought triple superphosphate to scatter by the lilac tree and my sad rose bushes.

I wish I could open up here about what ails me.

Dead Pool Joke: Y'KNOW I'M NOT A BIG MOVIE GUY OR ANYTHINK LIKE THAT BUT I THOUGHT DON CORNELIUS DIED PLAYIN' IN THE GARDEN WITH HIS GRANDSON!

4 Responses to “My My My It's a Beautiful Day”

  1. snafu Says:
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    Curious about what cuts and weight are included in $ 125. bulk meat package. Is it a mix of beef, pork & lamb?
    Roasts, chops & ground? How does it break down to precisely 9 weeks? What is your menu plan? 2 adults/ 1 child?

  2. rob62521 Says:
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    We like to be reaffirmed, so seeing your frugal neighbors makes it feel right.

  3. My English Castle Says:
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    Hope you're doing ok, Paulette.

  4. PauletteGoddard Says:
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    snafu, the breakdown of my meat purchases is as follows:
    8 ounces sliced prosciutto
    4.75 lbs sirloin tip roast
    1.2 lbs veal scallops
    1 12 oz. Jamaican Ginger Beer

    Locker Pack #1
    6 lbs Cut-up Fryers
    5 lbs Rib Steak
    5 lbs Beef Roast
    5 lbs Ground Beef
    5 lbs Hot Dogs
    3 lbs sausage
    2 lbs Bacon
    2 lbs Lunch Meat

    the fryer I noticed wasn't cut up. Whatever. I have knives that can do the job. I have a whole chicken already, five chicken breasts, a serving of cod, enough sole to make two dinners. I also try for at least one vegetarian dish a week. 3-5 ounce servings of meat is my dinner aim.

    I don't have a precise meal plan and I'm aware having one would help. What I do is rely heavily on Leanne Ely's Saving Dinner for recipes involving chuck and round steaks and roasts, Cooking for College Kids for the ground beef recipes. I don't have a chest freezer, so 40 lbs of meat among frozen vegetables, fruits, ice trays, pounds of butter takes up much room.

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