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I'm hungry. I want pancakes. But not just any pancakes.
I want THESE PANCAKES. They're whole grain oatmeal pancakes.
Mhm--I see that drool seeping out of the corner of your mouth.
About to go to the store to get a few things. Want to know how Cole grocery shops on a budget? Read on...
- milk - probably almond milk. It lasts longer than regular milk, and it's better for you. Get the vanilla flavor and thank me later.
- nutmeg - for the pancakes, but super awesome to have on hand anyway.
- fruit - 2 or three different kinds. I like to get bananas, strawberries, and some other kind of seasonal fruit. Bananas are cheap as anything, strawberries are often on a buy 1 get 1 sale, and maybe a plum, pear, or peach. Grapes are also in season, but they don't go as well in fruit smoothies.
- avocado - just one, and if it's more than $.60, you're overpaying. (Find a 3 for $1 sale)
- veggies - a couple of cheap ones, like a broccoli head, mushrooms, and a bell pepper (I've got my eye on THIS RECIPE for this week. It looks like it'll be super easy to take and reheat for lunches. Yes, I think like that. You should too. It makes your life significantly more college-affordable.)
- lunch meat - because I wanted an omelet today and I couldn't have one because all I had was egg and cheese and that's not exciting enough for me. Hi, I'm Cole, and I'm an omelet diva.
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Just got back from the grocery a few minutes ago. It was raining. It was the least cute I've looked at the grocery, possibly ever. I did some probability stats before leaving and found that the odds were very slim that I'd see anyone I knew because 1) it's raining 2) it's homecoming for TCU 3) it's Saturday afternoon. And for once, stats didn't fail me! There were LOTS of people there (probably some acting agents, future employers, and such) but no one that I recognized.
I got out of there having only spent $22.87.
I got all things mentioned above, plus 2 different kinds of pasta and a container of parmesan.
Ima chalk that one up to an epic success. Shoutout to my Kroger card.
Also, the pancakes are being cooked even as I type this. I multitask like a fool.
They far exceeded my expectations, much thanks to this little addendum that I discovered: one food guy's pancake breakthrough! It is indeed a breakthrough. If you separate the eggs and whisk the egg whites to soft peaks, and THEN add the egg whites after you've added everything else, you are actually no longer making pancakes but little patties of heaven.
It's true. I know because I've eaten two in the process of cooking them. My taste buds do not lie.
I'm going to take some to the boyfriend as a peace offering for being late, but considering the fact that my peace offering is a warm, banana-filled, light and fluffy, stack of heaven patties, I think I'll be forgiven.
These are so good, they make the dripping sound of the leak in my ceiling sound like background music. Now, THAT is a good pancake.
Wow! I'm so glad you liked the pancakes! I made them yesterday morning with blueberries and they were great!
ReplyDeleteThey were DELICIOUS. I halfed the recipe, but kept all the nutmeg. It was a fabulous choice. I get crazy like that sometimes. Bananas were also involved. Fun fact: banana slices don't look pretty when they're reheated the next day. But they still taste awesome.
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