Week 44, 2nd Trip This was a quick trip, mainly to get non-fat dry milk for my Thanksgiving pie. I ended up with some marked down yogurt. Yogurt .59 Yogurt .49 Yogurt .70 (I think, because being marked down it doesn’t say what it is) Nonfat dry milk 3.57 Tax .36 Total 5.71 The Oatmeal… Continue reading Week 44, 2nd Trip
It is my understanding that Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, may be doing a Food Stamp Challenge. If that is the case, I have plenty of experience and would like offer some advice and a shopping list that may be useful. Cory Booker is a vegetarian which makes it very easy for… Continue reading For Cory Booker
Week 44 11/18/12 Brown sugar 2lb 1.50 Pumpkin, can 1.50 Half and half 1.89 Avocado 1.99 Sweetened cond milk 1.99 Evaporated milk 1.19 Oats, bulk .58 Whipping cream 1.69 Milk 2.09 Mints .79 Tax .91 Total 16.12 Thanksgiving week! A short work week whoohoo! I was not completely sure what I was going to make… Continue reading Week 44 — Thanksgiving Week
Week 43 2nd Trip Peanut butter 3.25 Butter 1.99 Oranges 1.56 Tax .41 Total 7.21 Made a quick stop after work. Caught a few things on sale when I went in for coffee and dog food. Just one of those human things we all do. ~Julie
Week 43 11/11/12 Almonds 2.97 Wheat Bran 1.69 Yogurt .89 Half and half 1.49 Quinoa, bulk 2.99 Eggs, dozen 1.89 Ground turkey 2.75 Bananas .85 Tax 1.00 Total 16.52 As you may have read I did some end of the week shopping last week – so I’m good. I picked up a few things on… Continue reading Week 43
In making home cooking a priority in my life and making a budget work well, I have found it more and more necessary to simplify my kitchen and my relationship with food. By simplifying my kitchen I mean that I try to keep it a kitchen. As opposed to having anything else there like paperwork,… Continue reading Highlights
Week 42 2 Extra Trips I stopped at the market at lunch yesterday and on the way home. Bagels, 6 2.89Bananas, 4 .83Tortillas, 10 2.69Yogurt .99Tax .44Total 7.84 I had to stop at another market for dog food – hence, the third trip. Pineapple 2.49Cottage cheese 1.35Chocolate chips 2.50Mints .79Tax .43Total 7.56 This will add 15.40… Continue reading Week 42, Extra Market Trips
Week 42 2 Extra Trips I stopped at the market at lunch yesterday and on the way home. Bagels, 6 2.89Bananas, 4 .83Tortillas, 10 2.69Yogurt .99Tax .44Total 7.84 I had to stop at another market for dog food – hence, the third trip. Pineapple 2.49Cottage cheese 1.35Chocolate chips 2.50Mints .79Tax .43Total 7.56 This will add 15.40… Continue reading Week 42, Extra Market Trips
Week 4211/4/12 Additions:I came home with 4 servings of a Clam/Salmon Chowder my son made.Monday, I was given 3 pork tamales(fresh homemade) from the tamale guy who stops by to sell to our office.Wednesday, I was given 1 bunch of celery (hello peanut butter!) and about a quart of milk, from Kat at the Hunger Coalition. Thurs… Continue reading Week 42
I have been a little busy over the past week! Finally, I think I’ve got myself back together and refocused. Now, it’s time to organize every little piece of papern and relay the information I’ve got. Last night I taught a class at our local Hunger Coalition! I had an amazing time with Kat – I love… Continue reading Soups & Sauces…Stir in a little confidence
This has been a bit of an off week, due to the fact that I stayed with my son over the weekend in Astoria, Oregon. We had not seen each other since March and as you know, family is one of my concessions on my budget. Although, throughout this year I have not seen my… Continue reading No Rest For The Weary!
Week 41 10/28/12 Cream cheese 1.29 Bananas, 5 1.80 Lettuce, green leaf 1.49 Black beans, bulk 1.14 Lentils 1.89 Apples, 4 2.54 Milk 1.99 Avocado 1.99 Half and half 1.89 Bufalo Chipotle sauce 1.19 Sugar, bulk 3.36 Tax 1.23 Total 21.80 I think I may have made a personal discovery with beans as a sandwich… Continue reading Week 41
Week 40, 2nd Trip I made a quick stop on Friday – potatoes were on sale! Spaghetti .99 Whole wheat flour 1.42 Falafel mix 2.81 Cucumber .59 Potatoes, 10# 1.69 Tax .48 Total 7.98 Have I ever mentioned how much I love Falafels? A trip to LA nearly two years ago was the last time… Continue reading Week 40, 2nd Trip
Rediscovering simple ingredients – there is originality in seeing the old, familiar thing as something new. There are boundless resources for cooking – literally, hundreds of cooking sites full of recipes at our fingertips. I use the internet all the time for cooking; I look up something I want to make and there are usually dozens of… Continue reading Cooking To Call Your Own
Inspired Home Cooking 