Every Friday night I make homemade pizza.
I stop at the local market on the way home and pick up the crust, shredded cheese, and pizza sauce.
I usually still have a pound of ground beef in the fridge and I brown that up and make two large pies...one with beef, one plain.
We eat it for dinner on Friday night and then have whatever is leftover for lunch on Saturday and Sunday.
I've always thought of it as a frugal, fun, homemade meal.
However, I went and picked up the stuff today without any kids with me, which meant I was actually able to pay attention to what I was doing.
The ground beef cost $8.01. The shells, cheese, and sauce cost $21.95.
$30, my friends, is not a frugal meal.
I could take the family to a fast food place for that amount of money, or even order two pies, a soda, and 2 orders of cheesy breadsticks from Dominoes without having to life a finger!
So, I'm rethinking.
I am definitely going to see if my local ShopRite sells shells, and if so, if they are cheaper than at the market, although I am a big fan of supporting small business. I'm also thinking that I could buy a block of mozzarella on sale and shred it myself for cheaper. Pizza sauce, I'm sure they sell at ShopRite.
The question is...
If it turns out to be no cheaper or even just a little cheaper, do I delete it from our weekly line-up?
It is a fan favorite, but let's be honest, $30 is expensive for dinner, particularly when we are trying to not eat out more than once a week, and in that once a week, we are already spending $30, so it's kind of like going out to eat twice a week, but with me doing the cooking.
Follow?
I'm going to have to think about this one.
I stop at the local market on the way home and pick up the crust, shredded cheese, and pizza sauce.
I usually still have a pound of ground beef in the fridge and I brown that up and make two large pies...one with beef, one plain.
We eat it for dinner on Friday night and then have whatever is leftover for lunch on Saturday and Sunday.
I've always thought of it as a frugal, fun, homemade meal.
However, I went and picked up the stuff today without any kids with me, which meant I was actually able to pay attention to what I was doing.
The ground beef cost $8.01. The shells, cheese, and sauce cost $21.95.
$30, my friends, is not a frugal meal.
I could take the family to a fast food place for that amount of money, or even order two pies, a soda, and 2 orders of cheesy breadsticks from Dominoes without having to life a finger!
So, I'm rethinking.
I am definitely going to see if my local ShopRite sells shells, and if so, if they are cheaper than at the market, although I am a big fan of supporting small business. I'm also thinking that I could buy a block of mozzarella on sale and shred it myself for cheaper. Pizza sauce, I'm sure they sell at ShopRite.
The question is...
If it turns out to be no cheaper or even just a little cheaper, do I delete it from our weekly line-up?
It is a fan favorite, but let's be honest, $30 is expensive for dinner, particularly when we are trying to not eat out more than once a week, and in that once a week, we are already spending $30, so it's kind of like going out to eat twice a week, but with me doing the cooking.
Follow?
I'm going to have to think about this one.