What's for Dinner #125 - the Fresh Start Edition - January 2026

[LindaWhit]

@cookiemonster21

So it’s my goal in 2026 to eat out LESS and cook MORE.

Welcome to the WFD thread! You’ll get lots of great ideas from those who cook and post here.

There’s also a budgeting thread here that might be helpful.

Tracking household grocery expenses - what do you spend?

What do you spend on groceries now? We keep a budget book for tracking household expenses and every few months I total those by category. The groceries category includes paper products and soap, and excludes meals out and alcohol. Just 2 adults in our household and “grocery” costs took a huge leap June- August, and averaged $160/week (it had been around 100 - 110 for a couple of years). I know that included quite a bit of restocking the freezer with salmon and chicken for future meals. And…