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Treasure hunting in the kitchen
Day 2, £10 Lunch Week Challenge
To make up for yesterday’s failure, I was determined to spend absolutely nil moola on lunch today. So I hurried back home for a quick peek in the fridge, fearing an empty sight followed by a distinctive, sour odor… I don’t usually stock up on much and if there’s anything at all to be found, it’s usually way past the expiry date.
Time is money, but I think that the most important lesson I’ve learned from my Oola Moola challenges it that Planning = Moola! A number one rule for being clever about money is always plan ahead.
Thankfully, my fridge was not completely empty. I found:
4 small cherry tomatoes
1/4 full box of feta cheese
A little bit of lovely, leafy & still edible spinach (does it make you think of Poopeye too..?)
1/2 avacado
1/2 red onion
Some grilled chicken pieces
A nearly empty bottle of Honey Mustard salad dressing.
Perfect! “Many brooks make a great river” says a Norwegian proverb, and the same is true for food - my small leftovers have become today’s lunch meal.
In no time at all, I put together a salad. I put the dressing in a separate little container to avoid the salad from being soggy by the time it’s time for lunch.
More treasure hunting: I couldn’t believe my luck when I found two, lonely and forgotten pieces of chocolate in a bowl, and a can of diet coke left behind by a friend this past weekend.
That’s lunch all set for today, with dessert:) And I’ve spent absolutely £0 of my £10 budget.
I’m back on track!
Spent today: £0
Spent so far: £2.75
Budget left: £7.75
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New Challenge: Lunch for a week under £10?
Oh dear. It’s come to this. I’m being challenged to spend no more than £10 for my lunch meals next week.
I must admit I’m of the lazy sort - I don’t spend much time thinking about what’s in my fridge at all. Not even on the weekends… An empty fridge is all fine with me! The only thing I stock up on is dog food - otherwise, I’ve been a classic type happy-go-lucky coffee bar lounger who haven’t worried much about dropping my hard-earned moola on the counter in return for a cappuccino, a sandwich or a salad and an interesting people watch. Question is - are people like me being punished for our sins?
You bet. I’m spending £35+ on lunch every week. Ouch. £35 a week is £140 a month.. which is £1680 a year!
Well, obviously, if this sounds like you too, then you and I really have got to do something about this… So I am cooking up a plan for next week. How does the following menu sound:
Monday: Lemon rice and Chickpea salad
Tuesday: Chicken Couscous salad
Wednesday: Dinner leftover day! Could it be…. Lasagna..?!
Thursday: Running out of inspiration. I might pick something from this amazing Flickr “Brought my lunch” group…or maybe you’ve got some ideas?
Friday: Surely, I’ve been a good girl if I’ve still survived by now. That’s gotta be rewarded by a Cuban Sandwich -the ultimate lunch for hardworking people. Yum.
Cuban Sandwich by star5112 at Flickr
Now the next step is to get to the store and find the ingredients. The Cuban Sandwich is bound to threaten my budget, but I’m not willing to let it go!
Got any tips and advice? Know of any useful sites for lunch ideas? It’s not to late to let me know:)
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