Week 28 – Market Trip7/29/12 English muffins 1.99Bulgur wheat, bulk .97Granola, bulk 2.80Cheese, 1lb 4.89Half & half 2.39Milk 1.99Yogurt, plain 2.59Corn tortillas 1.99Total 19.61 I am on a yogurt parfait kick, I have to have one practically every day. And right now I have blueberries and peaches which will make amazing parfaits! The corn tortillas are… Continue reading Week 28 – Market Trip
Week 287/29/12 Food Co-op! 2 lbs. baby carrots, bagged1 pint grape tomatoes3 small mangoes6 red potatoes6 oz. blueberries5 lg peaches5 white plumbs2 med red bell peppers3 lbs red grapes1 lg head romaine lettuce1 lg English cucumber 1 cantaloupe Total 15.00fee 1.50 With all of this, plus what I have in my garden, I’ve got the… Continue reading Week 28
Week 27, 2nd, 3rd TripsThis week was a highly stressful one, it took all I had not to buy a bunch of chocolate and just go for it. But, I did make a 2 trips on the same day, and I learned a lot in retrospect. 2nd tripDemi baguette 1.59Chocolate, dark organic 2.37 (shared, but, mostly for… Continue reading Week 27, 2nd & 3rd Trip – One Stressed Out Day!
Week 277/22/12 Bananas 1.90Milk 1.99Peanuts, bulk 2.02Pinto beans, bulk 1.96Mango 1.89Broccoli .73Plums 1.38Avocados, 2 for 3.00Eggs .99Evaporated milk 1.29Ground beef 3.59Honey 4.95Tuna, lg can 3.19Tomato paste .69Tomatoes, canned, diced .79Chicken breasts, 4 boneless 7.53Total 37.89 I could’ve kicked myself this week when I forgot to sign-up for the co-op. I got home late Sunday night, got… Continue reading Week 27
Food Insecurity is hunger. I suppose food insecurity sounds politically correct. But, why do we need a word like hunger to sound politically correct? Do we not want the people who are hungry to feel bad about being hungry? I’m torn. I want people that need help to be able to ask for resources to… Continue reading Home Cooking as a Humanitarian Act
Week 26 7/15/12 Officially, the half-way mark or high water mark of summer! However you want to say it; I’ve been on this project for 6 months as of this week. And, I have a surprise for you: I’m not shopping this week. Nope, I was away for 3 days and 3 nights. I have… Continue reading Week 26
And you probably feel the same way I do! I had a great 3 day get-away to my nieces wedding reception in rockin’ Caldwell, Idaho. The night I got there it had barely cooled down from 108 degrees. Thank God for air conditioning, in the car and house. It was a beautiful party with lots… Continue reading My Vacation Wasn’t Long Enough
Week 257/8/12 Raisin English muffins 1.89Eggs 1.69Milk 1.99Half and half 2.39Tuna, lg can 3.19Brown sugar 1 lb. 1.29Yogurt, plain 32oz. 2.59Evaporated milk 1.29Pasta, penne .98Peanut butter 2.89Cheddar cheese 2.79Tomatoes, canned, diced .79 Total 23.77 There’s one thing for sure: We’re having a heat wave. It is hot, hot, hot!!! I’ve got 3 fans going now…and… Continue reading Week 25
Week 247/1/12 Chocolate chips, bulk 2.18Walnuts, bulk 2.52Yeast 2.49Chocolate almond milk 1.99Wheat tortillas 3.99Mozarella 1.79Chocolate syrup 1.99Milk 1.99Sweetened condensed milk 2.19Tomatoes, diced, canned .79Tomato paste 1.29Ground beef 4.01Stew beef 2.85Neufchatel, cream cheese 1.79Total 31.86 I don’t need to go to the food co-op every week – I still have bananas coming out of my ears! The… Continue reading Week 24
Inspired Home Cooking 