Wedding Food Shopping

Well, as you know I didn't do the Saturday spending, because pretty much the only food I've been buying has been for the wedding. But I did save the receipts so y'all could see what was purchased. Normally I separate everything out by store, but I'm feeling lazy and have a lot of other stuff to do to get ready for Thanksgiving, so I'm just combining them into one long list.


$8.69 - chickpeas
$18.00 - pita (108 loaves that I didn't have time to make)
$13.08 - 17 pounds onions
$8.99 - 10 pounds basamati rice
$5.29 - 8 ounces shelled pistachios
$4.99 - 1 pound raw almonds
$6.59 - 1 pound shelled walnuts
$6.89 - 10-can arabic pickles
$8.49 - 4 pounds nabulsi olives
$4.58 - 2 28-ounce cans tomato puree
$27.16 - 8 kilos dolma (yeah, I was too busy to make these)
$17.99 - 2 kilos kalamata olives
$3.99 - ras el hanout
$4.78 - fillo dough (2 pounds)
$6.87 - 1 1/2 pounds peeled whole garlic
$17.98 - 2 kilos tzatziki (this was more efficient than me making the mast-o-khiar from scratch)
$140.42 - 34.51 pounds lamb shank
$1.79 - lemon juice
$28.66 - 6 pounds bulgarian feta
$4.09 - 5 pounds tomatoes
$2.45 - 5 bunches scallions
$3.96 - 4 bunches celery
$3.49 - 5 pounds carrots
$5.46 - 3 pounds cucumbers
$5.85 - 15 bunches parsley

I didn't notice this until I was typing it up, but it appears they didn't charge me for the 3 containers of mint. I think they're about $2 each, so next time I'm at Phoenicia, I'll mention it to them and have them add it in on that purchase. So let's call that an extra $6.

total: $366.53

My budget for the wedding food was $300, so I went a little over. But in the grand scheme of things, it's really not too bad at all. The wedding, including the judge and license cost a total of $658.53. I'd hoped to do it for a total of $500, but I can't really complain at all about going over by less than $200, particularly given that it was for the entirety of the wedding costs. So there you go!

Comments

  1. Congrats! And hey, now that your camera's back, maybe you have pics! :-P

    Happy Thanksgiving too!

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  2. Lol, true true. I've got some pics, but I'm waiting until all the disposables are developed before I really do a big post of pictures. I'll probably sprinkle some in soon though.

    And happy turkey day!

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  3. Good food brings people together. Finger food is best suited for all occasions, it is light and people love eating it.Keep posting!

    zonia

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  4. I agree, PCS; good food does bring people together. In lieu of finger foods, I served a full meal, buffet style. Thanks for the suggestion!

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  5. Thanks to you Allie and I am looking forward on it. :)

    zonia

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  6. Thaanks for sharing

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