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The author of the Coupon Mom’s Guide to Cutting Your Grocery Bills in Half recommends saving money by purchasing fruit and vegetables in larger quantities. For example, buying bagged apples rather than purchasing them individually and buying a 10-pound bag of potatoes rather than the 5-pound bag. Up until this point I’ve always been a … Read more
While I typically freeze meat and poultry I rarely freeze other mainstay ingredients like milk or eggs. I’m concerned that these types of ingredients won’t taste the same after refreezing. So when my friend, R, mentioned freezing orange, lemon and lime juice in ice cube trays I was intrigued. She said it’s the perfect way … Read more
As I reduce my use of preprocessed, pre-made products I find myself preparing more and more simple salads. I eat salad at least once a day and sometimes two or three times. Salads are a great way to squeeze extra produce into my diet, while simultaneously cleaning out the random items leftover on my refrigerator … Read more
After spending a few extra days out west it certainly feels good to be back in Maryland. There really is no place like home. I took a little time tonight to add up our travel expenses and realized we spent very little while we were away. Before our trip I cooked a hodgepodge of recipes … Read more
If you’re vegan or vegetarian than this post certainly won’t apply to you, but if you eat meat and poultry you should read on. I’ve found the best way to stretch my food dollars is to rethink the way I cook. I grew up with three food groups on the plate: meat, (in my case … Read more
If you cook at home fairly frequently you’ll find that isn’t too difficult to cook extra and learn to love leftovers. In fact, before long you’ll find yourself saving money and feeling much less stressed at dinnertime. While tip #1 helps you avoid fast food and restaurant bills, tip #2 ensures that you actually eat … Read more
About a year or so ago my friend M asked me for a list of frugal tips for busy people. I’ve thought and thought about this topic and I must say that I’ve found in nearly impossible to jot down my ideas on the matter. The fact is that frugality can take quite a lot … Read more
After watching Food, Inc roughly ten days ago I asked readers for their input on purchasing organic products. I’m happy to report that the comments on that post convinced me to pursue a more organic lifestyle. I discussed the goal with my husband and began my quest this week. Unfortunately, the chain grocery store closest … Read more
Last week I managed to cook three new recipes using staple ingredients from our pantry. Among the list were chicken orzo, old fashioned chili and chipotle chicken soup. All three of the recipes were adapted from this month’s Taste of Home magazine. So without further ado here are the recipes:Chicken Orzo 1 lb chicken breasts … Read more
I took my first trip to the grocery store late last night. I bought onions (red and yellow), lemons, lettuce, carrots, lunch meat (turkey and cheese) and milk, which were all in the list of items I planned to buy when I started this challenge. I also purchased juice and bread, which were not in … Read more