It’s been just a bit over a month since our last monthly grocery haul so Lisa and I headed to the city on Wednesday to stock up again. As always, we enjoyed our time together while accomplishing an important task. We started out with a quick stop at the local farmers market so I could pick up some local peaches and then we headed off to Oklahoma City. After a nice lunch at TapWerks in Bricktown we were ready to get down to business. 

July 2017 Grocery Haul

If you follow me and/or Lisa on Instagram you likely saw some of our pictures from this trip. We try to remember to take a picture at each stop. I’m sure people think we are weird. And perhaps they aren’t that far off the mark. Oh, well. We actually enjoy these monthly excursions together and it’s nice knowing that we are well-stocked for the month.

 

Here’s what I bought this time:

Local Farmers Market

• basket of locally-grown peaches

Total: $8.00

 

Akins

• puffed corn
• quinoa
• 2 dark chocolate coconut bars (for my mom)
• 2 pints blackberries

Total: $16.48

 

Sprouts

• fresh pineapple
• basil plant
• minced garlic
• red grapes
• yellow onion
• red onion
• bananas
• sweet potatoes (4)
• small white boiler onions
• apricot preserves
• black pepper popcorn
• white cheddar popcorn
• Dijon mustard
• chicken broth (2)
• mineral water  (2)
• cereal
• crushed tomatoes
• whole San Marzano tomatoes (2 cans)
• garbanzo beans
• chocolate chips
• sweet red chili sauce
• pasture butter
• sliced cheese (3 packages)
• wild boar sausage (2)
• bag of ice

Total: $103.56

 

Natural Grocers

• hummus
• chocolate truffles (4)
• dark chocolate bars (2)
• corn tortillas
• pita bread
• peppermints
• golden raisins
• dozen eggs
• dates

Total: $34.91

 

Trader Joe’s

• corn and chili pepper salsa
• cereal
• romaine lettuce
• lemons (8)
• crumbled feta cheese
• lemon pepper with grinder (for my mom)
• fresh mozzarella
• crumpets
• baguette
• tortilla chips
• cherry plums (new fruit variety!)
• birthday card
• yellow roses
• purple stock (flowers)

Total: $44.21

 

Whole Foods

• patchouli goats milk soap (2 bars)
• Euro-style butter
• cream cheese
• yogurts (7)
• flour tortillas
• fresh, in-store made chicken sausages (3)
• grapes
• baby spinach
• cherries
• cherry tomatoes
• artichokes (2)
• apricots (2)
• red bell pepper
• creole tomatoes
• Voss brand water (2 in glass bottles – I want the bottles to refill at home)
• panko bread crumbs
• chickpea crumbs
• split loaf of Tuscan bread
• bag of ice (it was nearly 100 degrees!)

Total: $81.10

 

Grand Total: $288.26

 

And here is what all that looks like spread out on my kitchen table:

 

A few notes about my purchases:

You may have noticed that the only meat I bought was the boars head sausage (it was on sale for $1.99 a package instead of over $7!) and fresh chicken sausages (on sale at Whole Foods). I already had three packages of chicken, a pork tenderloin, a couple of packages of grass fed beef, a round steak, bacon and some sausages for the grill in the freezer. Oh, and a turkey breast! Not only do I want to use these items already on hand, but we are also going to be eating less meat and more fish. Our local Aldi’s has a good selection of sustainably caught seafood so I’ll be picking up a couple of packages a week. I didn’t buy milk because I can get organic milk at Aldi’s.

I was also well-stocked on various types of pasta, white and brown rice, lentils, various types of beans, farrow and couscous – all of which we will eating more of as we transition to a Mediterranean diet. I did buy some quinoa for a recipe I want to try.

Aside from a few random items, dark chocolate (I’m cutting way back on sugar but allowing myself a tiny piece of dark chocolate per day), and cheese, the bulk of my purchases were fruits and vegetables. We’ve always eaten a fair amount of produce but I’m upping those quantities even more. I’ll need to purchase more throughout this next month but I should be able to get what I need at the farmers market.

 

 

 

Here we are just before heading out on our shopping adventure:

 

After shopping five stores in 100 degree heat we didn’t even consider an “after” selfie – ha!

Here’s what the car looked like after our final stop, though:

 

 

A Prius holds a lot more than you might think!

 

I cleaned out the fridge and organized the pantry before this trip. Would you like to see some pictures? 

 

The refrigerator is packed! I’ll be cutting up that pineapple tonight and making a big fruit salad which will free up some space.

 

The top portion of our pantry. It’s hard to tell from the photo but this built-in pantry is very deep so there’s a lot more in it than what you can see here.

 

The bottom portion of the pantry has pull-out drawers. This is where I keep things like pasta, rice, beans, lentils, crackers and chips.

 

I didn’t take a picture but that center section of the pantry holds the microwave and boxes of cereal. In addition to this pantry, I have a baking center with two cupboards for baking ingredients, a cabinet for teas, coffees and some alcoholic items that we tend to use in the kitchen such as Bailey’s for David’s coffee, whiskey and cognac that I cook with. By the stove I have an upper cabinet devoted to herbs and spices. I also have big buckets in a nearby storage closet which hold bulk items such as oatmeal, beans, wheat and sugar. One of these days I’ll get all of these sorted at the same time, take photos and share them all with you. Stay tuned but don’t hold your breath – ha!

 

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