Hello everyone and welcome back to another blog post on ~Foodie with a Passion~! Happy Saturday everyone and I hope you’re having a great weekend so far. We are right back on schedule after my goof-up yesterday 🤣 As per usual we have a TJ haul today, and I even did a quick trip to Costco. So before we check out what I got, remember to click the subscribe button so you don’t miss another Foodie Fun 🤩
Alrighty! So TJs was pretty scarce today. I didn’t get to pick up a couple of my key ingredients for my meals that I planned for next week. Even one of the freezer bins is as completely empty. I’m not sure if they were taking inventory or what but that was the emptiest I had seen on the shelves.
- Baby Spinach – for Tuscan Chicken but unfortunately my usually sun-dried tomatoes weren’t available. It seems like the jarred one in oil was processed on the same equipment as tree nuts so I passed on it
- Romaine Lettuce – I want to do lettuce cups this week with bone-in short ribs; kind of like an at-home Korean BBQ
- Baby Cremini Mushrooms – I already sautéed half of the package last night when I made steaks. I think I will just add the rest to the Tuscan Chicken. I’m going to just use regular tomatoes in the fridge in place of those sun-dried ones
- Red Potatoes – I used up the rest of the potatoes that were ink the fridge so I picked up another bag so I can do Shepherds Pie next week
- Bananas – I’ve been doing half a banana before bed to help me get enough carbs to keep my blood sugar up during the night
- Avocados – I’ve been on a avocado kick so I went ahead and picked up a bag
- Red Onion – I was completely out so I picked one that was in mint condition
- Zucchini – I want to cook these off with the kabocha squash when I do the beef short ribs
- Personal Watermelon – and this week’s main fruit. I’ll still go to Publix to pick up my berries for the week too
- Garbanzo Beans – third week of making roasted beans; I hope I don’t get tired of it 🤣
- Smoked Paprika – what I wish I had last week when I made chili. Now it’s in my spice cabinet so I don’t have to go buy any
- Cayenne Pepper – same with this one too. My chili definitely needed a dash of this
- Parmesan Cheese – for the sauce of the Tuscan chicken and maybe I’ll actually make some more Alfredo sauce for something in the near future
- Heavy Whipping Cream – I picked up a back up whipped cream since I’ll need it for the Tuscan chicken sauce and mashed potatoes for the Shepherds Pie
- Chicken Tenders – and the chicken for the Tuscan Chicken
- Chicken Stock – I hadn’t bought these since getting down here. I did the math and buying a case was definitely cheaper than picking up a carton every time I needed it
- Spam – I was down to 2 cans in the pantry so I went ahead and picked up another case. Side note the prices went up by about $3 for spam. I think I’m going to make Brekky Bowls for next week’s breakfast prep with spam, eggs and cheese
- Beef Snack Sticks – I couldn’t find the chicken sticks so I decided to get these for me since I’m in dire need of higher protein snacks now that I’m in the second trimester
- Canned Chicken Breast – I want to make cream cheese chicken roll ups with veggies. That’s probably my lunch for today. I’ll take a tortilla, spread cream cheese and a little Mayo and add cucumber, tomato and lettuce with chicken and wrap it up
And there we have it! Let me know in the comments below what you picked up at the store this week for your meal planning and until then…signing off!
~ Foodie with a Passion ~ 