I recently began tracking my expenses and have been able to see how much money I spend on eating out. My challenge is to see how many days I can go without buying any food that is not part of my groceries. No running to the burrito shop on lunch breaks, stopping for a slice of pizza on my way home, or dining out. For now I will see how many days I can go, and establish a solid goal later. I'll use this blog to motivate and tally the days. I hope to post pictures of good meals that I make, online coupons that I find, and things that I learn!

Monday, August 16, 2010

Day three


Had a nice breakfast on-the-go of oatmeal with honey and sea salt. I forgot to grab something for lunch when I came home to let out the dog (dog sitting) today. Usual trap to buy prepared food! Was able to make it through the rest of the day with drinkable yogurt in the fridge at work, some sesame sticks, and a plum courtesy of Ashley. Was able to make a quick dinner of brown rice, frozen shrimp and broccoli. (See picture). I have found that having some already cooked rice in the fridge makes it easier to cook when you are needing to make food quickly. The sauce that I smothered this dish in is one of my favorites, and is really easy. It's become one of those that I don't really measure, but here is a guesstimate if anyone is interested in making it:
2 Tbs tahini
1 1/2 Tbs olive oil
1 clove garlic
half a lemon
2 Tbs water
1/2 tsp salt (or soy sauce)
1 tsp honey (or agave, or something sweet)
dash of cayenne

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