Fatoosh Salad

The hubby and I tried out a new restaurant a few weeks ago, and one of the items on the menu was fatoosh salad. The fact that the hubby not just tried it but actually liked it was enough for me to want to make it at home as soon as possible!


2 pita breads
8 leaves romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
2 green onions, chopped
1 cucumber, chopped
3 tomatoes, chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons sumac
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Feta cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Toast pitas 5 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven until crisp and break into bite size pieces

In a large bowl toss together toasted pita pieces, romaine lettuce, green onions, cucumber, tomatoes, mint and parsley

In a blender, combine the garlic, sumac, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper and blend until smooth

Pour dressing over salad and crumble as much feta cheese ontop of the salad as you like

Grocery Deals

This week the hubby really wanted to go to HEB as he prefers to buy meats there, and we were starting to run a little low so no Kroger this deals this week.
I don't really mind though, as we were out of fresh fruits and vegetables and they are definitely cheaper at HEB and there really wasn't any deals to be had at Kroger that interested me. My total is obviously higher this week, but that's okay.


Shelf: $93.21
Spent: $70.42
Saved: $22.79



5lbs russet potatoes $2.49
2 baking potatoes $1.82
2 sweet potatoes $1.22
5 roma tomatoes $1.48
Cucumber $0.59
Curly parsley $0.79
Fresh mint $1.19
0.43 lb fresh green beans $0.68
Green onions $0.69
3 jalapenos $0.11
Fresh ginger $0.20
2 nectarines $1.53
Pineapple $3.99
2.24 lbs red grapes $2.24
3 red peppers $2.37
Green pepper $0.58
Organic celery $1.29
Romaine lettuce $1.49
Butter $1.94
Country crock $2.27
String cheese $3.68
Kraft singles $1.99 (free after instore coupon)
Shredded cheddar $1.50 (free after instore coupon)
Pie crust $2.29
Flour tortillas $1.79 (free after instore coupon)
English muffins $1.99
Oroweat sandwich thins $3.19 ($2.19 after $1 coupon)
Hamburger buns $0.99
french baguette $1.69
Bread flour $2.99
2 x canned chicken $1.98 ($0.48 after 2 $0.75 coupons)
2 sun crystals boxes $3.98 (free after 2 $2.00 coupons)
Glade diffuser $4.69 ($1.69 after $3 coupon)
2 surf laundry soap boxes $9.38 ($3.38 after 2 $3 coupons)
6 ground chuck patties $5.05
Chuck roast $5.50
Short ribs $5.89
peppered bacon $5.89


See other grocery deals at The Grocery Cart Challenge

Menu Plan Monday

Monday: Pierogi lasagna, fresh green beans and salad

Tuesday: Armenian beef kebabs, fatoosh salad, hummus and pita bread

Wednesday: Mango chutney short ribs, mashed potatoes and corn

Thursday: Pepsi pot roast

Friday: Going out to eat

See other menu plans over at Organizing Junkie

Chicken Tikka Masala

I just love curry and Indian food, and here's a recipe for one of my favourites:



Ingredients:

2 lbs chicken breasts,cubed
1 tbsp. ground turmeric
4 tsp. garam masala
6 cloves garlic, crushed
1 2 1⁄2" piece ginger, peeled and chopped
1 jalapeno, chopped
1 28-oz. can whole peeled tomatoes, undrained
1⁄4 cup Greek yogurt
Kosher salt, to taste
6 tbsp. butter
1 tsp. coriander seeds
1⁄2 tsp. cumin seeds
1 tbsp. paprika
2 small yellow onions, finely chopped
1 cup heavy cream

1. In a blender puree turmeric, 2 tsp. garam masala, garlic, ginger, jalapeno, and 1⁄2 cup water. Put paste into a bowl. In the same blender, puree tomatoes. In a bowl mix 2 tbsp. paste, chicken, yogurt and salt. Marinate for at least30 minutes. Bake chicken at 350 for 20 minutes or until done.

2. Heat butter in saucepan over medium-high heat. Add coriander and cumin and toast 4–6 minutes. Add paprika and onions, cook until soft, 6–8 minutes. Add remaining paste and brown for 5–6 minutes. Add tomatoes, cook for 2 minutes. Stir in cream and 1 cup water, boil. Reduce heat and simmer until thickened, 6–8 minutes. Stir in remaining masala and chicken. Serve with rice, naan bread and mango chutney.

See other recipes at The Grocery Cart Challenge

Naan Bread

This recipe for naan bread comes from Jeena's Kitchen curry just isn't the same without naan bread and this recipe is quick and simple to make and tastes great!


2 cups bread flour
3 Tbsp plain yogurt
1 Sachet instant yeast
1 Tbsp oil
1 tsp Salt
1 + 1/2 tsp Sugar
1/4 cup Milk
drop hot water

Mix all of the dry ingredients in a large bowl.

Make a little well in the centre of the dry mixture and add the oil and yogurt - do not mix yet.

Take the milk and very carefully pour in tiny drops of hot water until the milk is tepid (warm not hot).

Add the milk little by little into the flour mixture until you get a dough - knead very well.

Cover the bowl with a clean damp tea towel or plastic wrap and keep in a warm place until it doubles in size.

Knead slightly and cut the naan bread dough into pieces and roll each piece of dough into an oval shape.

Place naan breads onto a greased and floured baking tray and place into a hot oven at 450 for 5-10 minutes until cooked.

Grocery Deals

I did not do as well this week as I did last week, and even though I saved 87% it should have been better, but a number of loadable coupons did not come off and some of my free coupons were entered at the wrong price.



Shelf: $101.91
Spent: $12.58
Saved: $89.33
Pct : 87%





3 x pepsi
10 x fruit20 water
capri sun
kraft dressing
kraft bbq sauce
heinz gravy
3 x libbys canned veg
ritz crackers
ritz crackerfulls
2 x shells and cheese
2 x shells and cheese cups
2 x spam (was free with coupon, so I got it for my dogs!)
3 x beechnut
2 x minute maid frozen novelties
2 x nut clusters
6 x buitoni pasta
4 x old el paso taco seasoning
2 x jello
9 x chef michael canned dog food
4 x chef michael dry dog food
carvers dog treats

We also stopped at target to get the last of the free dog food and some great glade deals. I did 3 seperate transactions, so I stacked the receipts for the picture, but I combined them all for the totals. I made a slight mistake at Target and forgot to hand over one of the peelies for the glade sense and spray so my total should have been around $3, instead it was $5.



Shelf: $97.76
Spent: $5.89
Saved: $91.87



3 x chef michael dry food
3 x chef michael pouches
3 x glade sense and spray
3 x glade candles
2 x glade lasting impressions
2 x glade reed diffuser

See other grocery deals at The Grocery Cart Challenge and The New Frugal Mom

Menu Plan Monday

Monday: Chicken fettucine alfredo with fruit salad

Tuesday: Cheesy beef enchilada soup

Wednesday: Chicken tikka masala with rice and naan bread

Thursday: Tacos

Friday: Going out to eat

See other menu plans over at Organizing Junkie