What's for Dinner? - 3/23/26, Mon.

McDonald's

I think I will have to create a label for fast food, because I know I tend to eat too much of it. I was busy today running around doing paperwork and all manner of adulting tasks, so I forgot to eat lunch. I grabbed McDonald's about 4:30, and then I actually wanted it making a cheese quesadilla as an evening snack.

My youngest was at the babysitter's house again tonight, and I finally did some gig work for a few hours. With prices continuing to rise, the only logical way to order food at all, is through an app where you get points. So tonight I used the online coupon to get the large fries at $1.99. So with the iced tea and tax the total was $4 exactly. That I shamelessly went back in line, and used 1,500 of my points to get the cheeseburger for free.

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What's for Dinner? - 3/15/26, Sun.

Artichokes Since my parents have been getting older, it's been my goal to see them every other weekend, when my sister drives up. This morning I joined my BF for breakfast, and he made steak & eggs. When I got back to my parent's house, we were working on a sorting project of eBay clothes. So we did a McDonald's run. Then my younger daughter and I got home about 5:00, and I wanted a super simple dinner. So girl dinner it was, since tonight is a school night. The artichokes I got at Grocery Outlet, and I think they were 3 for $4. Then I also pulled out a tray of spamacopia from the freezer. That was free, because my mom bought an extra box of it from Costco. 😇

What's for Dinner? - 3/14/26, Sat.

Corned Beef & Cabbage Tonight, I'm at my mom's house, which means my sister cooked. 😇 I'm actually not a fan of cooked cabbage. But my sister for a small package of brussel sprouts that needed to be used up. So the question if the century, is what do you put on your corned beef? We are team ketchup here.

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