Today we got up extra early (5am) and went to the markets. Because it's now summer and getting lighter early, there's always a lot more people at the markets when we normally go at around 7.30am, and it's too crowded. So this morning we got the pick of crop! I spent $42 (to be shared between BF and I - so $21 each). This is what I got: (all organic produce)
10 bananas
5 avocados
12 free range eggs
500g yellow squash
500g green beans
1kg strawberries
3 mangoes
7 nectarines
3 grapefruit
4 pears
1 large zucchini
4 potato
2 sweet potato
4 onions
1kg tomatoes
2 cucumbers
1 broccoli
1 large capsicum
1/2 kent pumpkin
4 large carrots
4 oranges
4 mandarins
1 lettuce
The mangoes, strawberries and avos made the overall cost a tad more, but I didn't need a lot of stuff this week. Overall I think I got a pretty good haul!
I have these items in my pantry: 800ml passata, 400g cannelini beans, rice noodles, pasta, rice, rice paper, herbs and spices, 400ml coconut milk, 800g diced tinned tomatoes, vegetable stock, risotto rice, lentils, lasagne sheets, flour, fresh garlic, fresh ginger, oats, coconut, sultanas, apricots, 400g baked beans, a tin each of beetroot and pineapple, 1 packet frozen spinach, filo pastry, shortcrust pastry, frozen peas, assorted frozen meat for BF, freshly made korma paste, laksa paste and tikka masala paste, sundried tomato pesto.
Any one have any good meal ideas?
grocery shopping, meal ideas anyone???
November 8th, 2008 at 09:47 pm
November 9th, 2008 at 12:41 am 1226191302
pasta or rice
diced tinned tomatoes
vegetable stock
fresh garlic
herbs and spices
zucchini
potato
onions
large carrots
This would make for a good breakfast.
oats
coconut
apricots
I personally like to add stevia, cinnamon, and rice or almond milk to my oatmeal.
November 9th, 2008 at 05:26 am 1226208405
- Smoothies (breakfasts)
- Pumpkin Risotto
- Tempura (lots of items you could use: capsicum aka bell pepper in the USA, sweet potato, zucchini, green beans, broccoli, carrots) --- you'd need oil tho
- White Bean & Spinach Soup
- Pear Crisp (it's fall here so that was what I thought of as soon as I saw the pears & oats)
November 9th, 2008 at 06:20 am 1226211613
also have: various sauces, cheese, parmesan, yoghurt, butter, milk.
November 10th, 2008 at 01:34 am 1226280864
You could probably do a riff on my favorite pasta recipe (involving warmed avocado!):
http://theppk.com/recipes/dbrecipes/index.php?RecipeID=2063
And of course some kind of curry! (Maybe a country-style curry with carrots, potatoes and/or pumpkin.)
November 10th, 2008 at 03:34 am 1226288078