Aldi Haul & Stuff I Ate

Hey everyone, I hope you are all well 💚 I'm happy to say that we did get to Aldi this weekend and I have a haul to share with you. I went in with the goal of kind of stocking up on some stuff that is a great deal there and I think I did well with that. I found some fun stuff and now the freezer is packed and it's nice to have some things to fall back on when I'm not feeling like cooking or doing anything. I also finally worked on decluttering and cleaning out my living space. I still have a lot of work left to do but it feels great to have a lot of it behind me. Tonight is the first memorial for Doug so I'm working through a lot of emotions right now and I have a lot of anxiety about it as well. I know it will be fine and I'll meet a lot of great people but it's one of those things where I just don't know what the vibe is going to be and I'm just hoping that I'll be able to keep it together better than I did at the funeral.

Anyway, let's check out the Aldi haul as well as a few things I've been eating.

These are some grocery items that I grabbed because they were a good price. I love those veggie chips and they are a great price at Aldi so I grabbed a bag. I got two flavors of triscuits to have with hummus, green pea crisps, roasted garlic bagel chips and a beautiful loaf of sourdough.

The stuff I really stocked up on is the vegan chick'n patties. These are my favorite meat substitute and since I don't get to Aldi often at all I grabbed 3 boxes 😳 I got one box of the soy protein burgers because I thought they would be like boca burgers? I don't know but those are always good to have on hand in case I go to a BBQ. I got some beautiful strawberries, a container of cream cheese, brownie batter hummus (!), an avocado, sliced mushrooms and curly fries (because why not!).

So that is my haul. I got some pretty good stuff and am glad I was able to stock up on the more budget friendly easy meals that I can grab when I'm just not feeling like cooking. It was also nice to just get out with my mom and take the ride out there.

This meal was so damn good you guys. I made a flatbread wrap with hummus and grilled veggies (mushrooms, zucchini and onion) and had some "steak fries" on the side. The fries were actually really thin and most of the pile ended up getting thrown out because they were little burned pieces. They look normal in the pic but they were definitely not normal steak cut fries.

Another version of this meal. More grilled veggies, hummus and flatbread with some dolmas. So good.

Honestly I just took a picture of this peach to show you my amazing nail polish 😂 I am a huge fan of Zoya because they are vegan and 5 Free. They are pricey but I tend to purchase mine on Black Friday when they are on deep discount. This is one of their Pixie Dust shades with is glittery and textured and it is stunning and holographic and everything I need in my life right now. The Pixie Dust shades are a bitch to take off but so worth it. I need to get the black one for sure.

I have a random question for you guys. MoFo is in August this year and I would really like to participate but I'm having a hard time picking a theme! Is there anything that I do on here that you would like me to focus on? Is there anything that you think I should explore further? I saw their prompts and while they seem fun it feels unrealistic for me to be able to create all of those meals and recipes while on a budget and working full time. I'm definitely open to ideas if you have any!

So that is what I have for you today. I'll be back on Friday with more vegan deliciousness and hopefully I'll have some 4th of July eats to share. I don't know what I'm doing yet, if anything. Do you guys have plans? Let me know.

I hope you all have a great week. I'll see you Friday 💚