A couple weekends ago, I was out of town with my mom. While we were out and about, we stopped at the Walmart to pick up a few things and made an impulse purchase. We found these in the main aisle:

Ohhh yeah…. Strawberry Milkshake Creme Oreos. Of course we couldn’t pass those by without trying them. I’m not a huge Oreo fan, but these were pretty good! It has a good strawberry flavor without being over powering, and the filling is creamier than in regular oreos. Pick some up if you see them at the store… Limited Edition, so who knows how long they’ll be available!

Do you know what this means?? Well, yes, it means that I am considerably more broke than I was just a couple of hours ago… but it also means that I will be cooking soon! Tomorrow night, I’ll be making quick Sloppy Joes. Since I’ve already blogged about those, this is probably all you’ll hear about that. Sunday though, I’m planning on making dinner for my mom and her husband. I’ll be making my very first lasagna, and my favorite salad. So be looking for posts on those at the beginning of the week.
I’ll go ahead and confess now though– I cheated and got oven-ready lasagna noodles. I also got the ingredients for a cookie recipe that I found on the internet. They sound really good, so hopefully I’ll find the motivation to make them for Thanksgiving.

The plan for today is to balance my checkbook so I know how much money I’m working with, and to put together a shopping list for the grocery store. I can’t even make a peanut butter sandwich with the ingredients I have on hand!
Grocery shopping is always a challenge for me because I don’t plan ahead as to what to make for meals. That tends to leave me a little lost as to what I need to buy. I make a list out of the ads or things I know I’m out of, but I have to make as comprehensive a list as possible. If I don’t, I will walk up and down the aisles and come home with things for one meal, and a bunch of junk food! It’s also challenging for me because I live by myself, so a lot of things go bad before I get the chance to use them, and that’s frustrating for me.
Today I’m going to get the ingredients for Johnny Marzetti and Taco Salads. I know, Taco Salads aren’t exactly branching out, but they save and heat up really well. That’s important when you’re living by yourself– you always end up with a lot of leftovers!