I have been an official “chicken farmer” for over ten years now. The problem? Three of our five children have declared “No More Eggs,” and I have had to get creative with my ideas for this most perfect food. Imagine [...]
Breakfast Ideas – No Food Waste Week
May9
No Food Waste Week was a huge success in our home, minus the fact that I haven’t updated a post with all my suggestions and your wonderful ideas, but don’t worry, I am still writing it. I went the entire [...]
No Food Waste Week
May3
We’ve all done it. We clean out our pantry, and find boxes, bags and cans of food that are well past their expiration date, so we throw them out immediately. The wilting produce in the fruit bowl? It’s just easier [...]
Rising Produce Prices? What’s Your Plan?
Apr29
Incorporating whole foods and produce into our daily diet is continually getting more expensive as gas prices rise, weather disasters occur, and a general downfall in the economy continues. Is this rise in produce prices affecting your meal plan? Are [...]
Kitchen Tips: Easy and Odd Ways to Save Money in the Kitchen
Oct11
Last week, I shared some of my top money saving tips that make a difference in our food budget. You all joined in with some of your favorites. This week, I thought it would be helpful to share some kitchen [...]
Budgeting for Food
Oct5
For most people, the quickest way to see a tangible difference in their pocket book is by examining personal food expenditures, and attacking that aspect immediately. Why food? Because unlike other fixed income expenses that are consistent every month, such [...]
Need an Idea for Your Extra Coffee? Iced Coffee
Sep5
Forever, I will declare my love of a good morning cup of coffee. Starbucks brewed fresh in my coffee maker saves me hundreds of dollars that can be used for other things. Yet most days, I always have a little [...]
Thrifting…for Food? It’s the Best!
Aug3
Time with special girlfriends is a rarity, but quality moments with my sister in law are virtually nonexistent. So when we had a home school conference scheduled right around the corner from one of my favorite destinations, it quickly turned [...]
Picking and Freezing Blueberries
Jul22
Picking blueberries in July is one of our favorite family traditions, or should I say “the girls and I love our favorite family tradition”. My big boys have grown out of their desire to sweat in the NC summer sun [...]
Grilling in Bulk – C.O.S.T Cooking
Jul1
Sizzle your way to fantastic summer meal plans by firing up the grill and letting it do the work for you. Typically, we all love summer grilling because it keeps the heat out of the kitchen and allows us to [...]
Lower Your Grocery Budget by Tracking your Food Expenses
Mar9
If there’s one way to begin decreasing your grocery budget, as well as being accountable to some kind of meal plan, it’s by agreeing to blog about your kitchen activity nearly every day for an entire month. (See below for [...]
Eating from the Pantry, Freezer and Fridge
Mar6
Many of you joined me in January as I ate from our pantry, freezer and fridge for the Pantry Challenge. We successfully ate for $150 by using what we had on hand. Well, it wasn’t my intent, but the same [...]
Save Money by Cooking Creatively
Jan18
Saving money by cooking creatively and sticking to a really small budget is a talent that every one can learn. The more accurate question is “Do you really want to?” Unfortunately, these suggestions will not be of help to those [...]
Stir Crazy Popcorn…Healthy Snacks
Jan8
Finding food to eat during our Pantry Challenge will not be a problem this month, but getting my childrens’ hands on snacks in a timely manner requires some creative thinking. My favorite popcorn popper EVER, Westbend’s Stir Crazy Popcorn Popper, [...]
Save Money on Groceries by Eating from your Pantry
Dec28
Life was hectic when we arrived home from our time in Florida.
I hadn’t gone grocery shopping and had no desire to prioritize it. We had frozen milk, meat and veggies all waiting in the freezer, so I went a complete week without grocery shopping after having been gone for ten days. I seriously didn’t think it could be done, but it was, and our monthly grocery bill was nearly non existent.
Now, I have been challenged to an “Eat from your Pantry” month with my good blogging friends. The encouragement it to attempt to avoid grocery shopping as much as possible, eat out of the pantry, freezer and fridge and get creative when my children say, “Mom, there’s nothing to eat.”
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