I've been going to the butcher after I got disenchanted with the quality of colesworth meat for the prices they charge, so I thought initially "the butcher might be pricier, but there'll be better quality and less reason for (former chef of 40 years) Mr Peeler to whinge." Today I got 2 generous kg of beef mince, 2kg of good sized chicken wings, 2kg of good sized drumsticks, 4 large chicken breasts and a couple of enormous and beautiful looking thick rump steaks (one steak will almost feed the 4 of us) for a little over $70. This will feed us for almost a fortnight. I'm glad the kids love chicken! The flavour of meat from a butcher is beyond compare; I hadn't done it for ages, since the last butcher in my area closed (there used to be 3!) and the first time I did it again recently the family unanimously agreed that this is the way forward from now on, it is noticeably different. The Minipeelers wanted to come along. I said seriously? To the butcher? I hated all the bits of bodies and the weird smell when I was a kid, but I loved the fake grass the shop had in the window and the paintings on the window of a smiling cow. They weren't phased by it at all, and of course influenced the purchasing!

I also decided to order a Funky Food fruit and veg box (thanks to Melbaboutown for posting about it). I got a $50 box which is approximately enough to feed 4-5 people for a week, and I'm looking forward to my Wednesday delivery!