Food Budget

Do You Buy Organic?

Have you watched Food, Inc yet? The documentary exposes the changes in the food industry since the creation and prominence of fast food restaurants like McDonald’s. Filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our … Read more

Joining the Eat From the Pantry Challenge

In an effort to eat down the contents of our overstocked pantry and save a little money on groceries I’ve decided to join Money Saving Mom’s Eat From the Pantry Challenge this January. Our pantry is stuffed to the brim with a whole host of products I bought over the last few months for cents … Read more

The Penny Pincher’s Pantry

Bored out of my mind and stuck in a never-ending, over-the-phone survey last night I started flipping through the November issue of Ladie’s Home Journal. Much to my surprise, (I’ve only read the magazine a few times before), I and came across a couple of interesting articles. My favorite was a two-page write-up called The … Read more

Expanding My Cookware Collection

Every so often companies contact me requesting product reviews on One Frugal Girl. In all due honesty I tend to turn down the majority of requests. I just wouldn’t feel right blasting my readers with reviews and advertisements. My goal is to document my own frugality and fiscal awareness, not to convince my readers to … Read more

Three Ruined Dinners in Two Nights

It started with an innocent mistake… I started defrosting chicken in a bowl of cold water and forgot to place the bowl in the refrigerator before going to bed. I wasn’t willing to risk eating rotten poultry so the chicken went directly into the trash. I pulled another package out of the freezer and placed … Read more

Experiments in the Kitchen

It seems like I haven’t written much about cooking lately, but I’ve actually been experimenting quite a bit since I got back from vacation. Over the past few weeks I’ve made a couple of new recipes including an outstanding egg salad recipe that tasted like deviled eggs. I’m not a huge fan of mayonnaise, (OK … Read more

My Latest Purchase

This weekend my mom and I found the perfect gadget for tailgates. A small, 3 quart crock pot complete with carrying case. On Saturday I made the most delicious batch of chili complete with beef and kidney beans, but I couldn’t figure out a good way to keep it warm. I’m super excited to bring … Read more

I Must Remember to Pack Snacks in the Car

My home and my office are roughly 30 miles apart. If I leave work at just the right time, run into very little traffic and drive a bit faster than the posted speed limit I can get home in roughly an hour. If I leave too late, run into a standstill on the beltway or … Read more

A Very Cheap Vacation So Far

I’m still on vacation and haven’t spent much time on the Internet since I arrived. For the most part it’s been an unbelievably peaceful vacation and I definitely do not want to return to work anytime soon. Luckily I have one more week before I have to return to the real world. Today was a … Read more