Full disclosure, we had (homemade) pizza for lunch
There is something about Friday's that makes them perfect for take out.
The weekend is here, and its so much easier to have something delivered to you, then to spend the evening cooking, and the cleaning up after your cooking.
At our household, Pizza was becoming a Friday Night Staple.
I didn't like that.
Its expensive. Its unhealthy. I felt I could do better.
So I did
I replaced my pizza box for a veggie box.
Now every Friday morning, for less than what I was paying for pizza, a box of local, organic, farm fresh produce gets delivered to my door. The box comes with greens, and lettuce, avocados, potatoes, the best apples ever, oranges, beets, cauliflower, broccoli. Etc etc. Its a customizable box, so I try to remember to get on there and make sure that they aren't delivering any fennel or carrots to us. (Who needs so many carrots?)
It makes it difficult for me to happily go out to eat all weekend. How can I let all of that delicious produce go bad? So now, instead of getting some pizzas, or some burgers, or pho, or something else, that drains my bank account, swells my ankles, and makes my kids moody. I cook farm fresh veggie meals.
Today we had green beans with tomatoes and onions, roasted potatoes, and roasted broccoli with a little bit of parmesan cheese. I heated up some spaghetti sauce and pretended we didn't have ketchup.
And I still have lots of delicious veggies in the fridge. Mmmmmm.
My husband asked me if we were getting a "good deal" today. If I would "just" go to the grocery store, would it be cheaper?
Honestly, its probably a wash, their avocados are priced too high, their greens are given at a discount. One thing I do know. Its cheaper than pizza.
What about you? Do you eat out or in on Fridays?