We’ve had a
couple of dilemmas this week, but so far, the first week of the 30 Day No
Restaurant Challenge has gone fairly smooth. The first dilemma was the
filet-o-fish crisis, which we solved with some awesome fish sandwiches at home
this past Sunday. The other was on Friday. What happens when a family member
offers to pay for dinner? We spent Friday early evening with my boyfriend’s
brother-in-law and niece at the mall. The brother-in-law asks if we’d like to
grab something to eat in the food court while we are there. *DILEMMA* What do we
do?? Well, we told him about our challenge and that the point of said challenge
is to not spend any money eating out so we can not only save money but prove
that we can make some pretty awesome food at home. The brother-in-law offers to
pay so we won’t break our challenge. Needless to say, I wasn’t sure what to do,
so I called my mom. Mom is the key to a great many decisions I make, as she is wiser
one than I. She said, and so did my dad, “Well, if the whole point is to save
money, and you aren’t paying for it, I don’t see a problem with it.”
I wasn’t
very hungry to begin with, so I declined anything but an Orange Julius, which I
love and haven’t had in a long time, and the boyfriend enjoyed a nice fast food
dinner with his brother-in-law. We decided that spending time with our families
is more important that refusing just because I am writing this blog. In the
end, I didn’t end up spending any money and neither did the boyfriend, which is
the whole point in the first place. Family is more important than anything in
the world to us.
We didn’t
end up having a traditional date night this weekend, but I’m finding myself
satisfied with the weekend I had being with the boyfriend. I also spent some time with the boyfriend’s
sister and sister-in-law on Sunday, so that ended up being the thing I looked
forward to this weekend.
Other than
the filet-o-fish and family food court dilemmas, this has been a great week. We’ve
made some really great meals at home from things we already had in the pantry
and went grocery shopping yesterday for some extra fruits, veggies, meats and
other things to supplement our pantry. Below, I’ve put our menu for the past
week. I’ve learned that having a menu planned for the week, even if you decide
to switch days around or have leftovers one night instead of cooking, makes for
a much easier meal cooking experience. You aren’t worrying about what to make
or asking each other and saying “I don’t know.” There’s a decently set plan, which
keeps the “I don’t know” from turning into a “Let’s go to Taco Bell.”
Our menu
for the past week:
Sunday 2/19: Filet Mignon wrapped in
Bacon, Baked Potatoes, Broccoli
Monday 2/20: Cheez It Chicken, Baked
Potatoes, Broccoli
Tuesday 2/21: Red Beans & Rice (In
Honor of Mardi Gras!)
Wednesday 2/22: Pierogies with Butter
& Onion Sauce, Broccoli
Thursday 2/23: Leftovers
Friday 2/24: The Boyfriend’s Meal was a
food court meal paid for by his brother-in-law. I ate a small snack when we got
home since I wasn’t all that hungry to begin with.
Saturday 2/25: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
& Texas Toast Garlic Bread
Sunday 2/26: Fish Sandwiches, Baked
Potatoes
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