We had lots of leftovers too, since I always make twice as much for holiday dinners, as often we get extra guests that get invited at the last minute. We had more than enough for a leftover night this evening for our dinner, so we actually got two dinners for that $16.99 too.
I froze the ham bone and drippings to use to make a big pot of beans another day, and there is at least about 4 cups worth of ham that I can chop up and throw into zip lock freezer bags to use for casserole style dishes down the road as well.
We considered buying a ham, but the price was just too high, and we had some things on hand that we could make. All that we purchased especially for the meal was the cauliflower and the swiss. We did pretty good eating for less all weekend. Sat was my wife’s birthday, one of those big ones that mark a new decade, so a very special meal was in order on Sat. too. We had been holding a sizable gift card for a while and we used it for the B-day meal. Like yourself, we have limited funds availble due to being a single paycheck household and ongoing medical expenses.