Week in Review

This week did not go without some hitches, in fact, you could say that some of the stitching in the fabric needed darning but overall, I believe it ended on a high note.

We are still not sure what we are going to do once we run out of cat food. Who would have thunk that kitty kibble would be so hard to procure during times of duress? I have a few aces up my sleeve so I'm not giving up yet. As god is my witness, she will never go hungry again (but the solution will not be found at the store).

The other little tear in the fabric was Bill ran out of milk, which isn't the end of the world, but he wasn't happy. Half of his quick meals that he planned for April require milk. It will be interesting to see how he works this out. Additionally, he was at a meeting in the Marina last week and he had to ask his business partner to buy him a burger...to say the least, he was NOT pleased. I have to give him a ton credit for sticking with the challenge.

For me, this week has been ok. We still have fresh stores of veggies that I am able to cook with. If I haven't mentioned this yet, we inadvertently put a double whammy on the challenge because we are trying to eat healthy as well as not spend a dime. We are both trying to shed a few pounds, but in a healthy way, not crash dieting. When we run out of the fresh stuff, it is going to be challenging to find and make stuff that won't get us all gooey in the middle again. With that said, I highly recommend onions, garlic, asparagus (good in the fridge but bad on the wallet), bell peppers, celery and eggplant. That stuff has been in the fridge since March 31 and it is still good. The celery is not as firm, but it tastes fine when chopped up and sauteed with garlic, onions and olive oil.

We also discovered that when you are jonesing for some potato chips, if you thinly slice potatoes, lightly salt them and stick them in the oven, within ten minutes, you can have some delicious and nutritious ghetto chips that will sate your craving for something crunchy, salty and greezy.