Catching up

On Tuesday I had to drive to Henderson, about 90 miles, for business. I ate twice out. I purchased a salad at Trader Joes for lunch and later just before heading home I had a slice of pizza with drink at Sam's Club in Bullhead City. About $6 for both.
Before I left I put in the crock pot some split peas, carrot, onion and celery stalks with chili pods and lots of water to cook up some split pea soup or dahl if you will. I let that cook all day while I was gone.
This week I purchased with my coupons 40 cans of hormel chili and 20 bags of Nabisco whole grain crackers. The 40 cans of chili cost $9. with sale and coupons. The crackers were .75 cents a box. Yesterday, I reorganized my food storage and got the shelves all lined up and filled in. I'm feeling very good about my food storage.
Yesterday, I checked the sales and saw that one of the local grocery stores is having $5 off chef boyardee pasta when you buy 10 cans. I got on line and purchased 20 coupons for $2.00 of chef boyardee pasta $1.00 off 3 cans. I will purchase 30 cans of pasta for $8.00 for my food storage with these coupons this week. I think this is as good as money in the bank.
I purchased a 6 pack of tomato plants and 2 , 9 packs of brocolli plants for $10. This will jump start my garden as these plants will be ahead of the seeds I've planted. The brocolli had at least 12 plants in each pack. I love brocolli and the leaves are edible too for greens. Today I want to get them planted before the rain comes this weekend.
At the supermarket I looked on a 1# bag of rice and found that my rice that I buy in bulk costs me .15 cents per cup of uncooked rice. That makes it .15 cents for 3 cups cooked brown rice. Very thrifty. Yesterday, I had a cup of brown rice with dahl on top for lunch and then a large salad later with steamed brocolli and carrots for dinner. I feel quit full with the 1 slice of pumpkin bread. OH, and I learned that canned pumpkin is now selling for over $2. a can. I'm so glad I have quit a few cans still in food storage that I got for about $1. each. Next year I will either grow them or buy a bunch when Walmart has them for sale at Halloween for $1.00 a pumpkin.
Got to get out and do the planting.