I’ve realized that home cooking is a constant inconsistency, due to the fact that I buy what’s on sale and what goes along with my budget. I take a list – always, but when it comes to produce and meat, I buy what’s on sale that day. My list will consist of things I need… Continue reading Learning to Love the Inconsistencies of Home Cooking

There’s one thing I’ve found with this project – there is personal growth learned from living within your means. Living on a budget I think is something that should happen in more households. One thing that is for certain, and I’m not a big fan of the word certain – because I think life in… Continue reading Personal Growth and Coffee Comfort

Sometimes, with something like cooking, you get ideas and see things done in many different ways, which can be very inspiring. I first learned about using meat as more of a flavor from an old cookbook called Jane Brody’s Good Food Book. She was a big believer in adding whole grains to her diet to add fiber and… Continue reading Stretching Your Meat Dollars

I admit, I am chocoholic. No doubt about it. I haven’t had chocolate for a while and wasn’t really thinking about it. Then all of a sudden today, I about lost it. I just wanted chocolate cake. I was thinking about it at work and not only made a mental note, but a total taste… Continue reading Chocolate Cake…It’s What’s For Dinner

Luckily, I got back to work. I got my old job back, and although its a temp position, I have my hopes to secure a position with the company. All I can say is We Shall See. I’m sticking to my project, even though they offer lunch on Friday for the employees. I’ve committed myself to… Continue reading Talkin’ Food At Work

Not everything in life is fun or instantaneous and sometimes when you get past the novelty of starting something new, the work and the time you put into it can be as rewarding as the finished product. Time put into something – your time – into work, play and daily living is all about care and effort… Continue reading Eating On A Budget Is Not A Novelty

Everyone needs food. Everyone must eat. Everyone must cook.In some way or another everyone should contribute to the meal. From a young age, too. Just part of the process of life. Participation is something we’ve lost touch with. To make a generalized statement that cooking is only for certain people in a household, makes me… Continue reading Everyone Must Cook!

When we’re close to the things that mean something to us, we are connected to them. Distractions, loss of focus of what matters make us disconnect and get us off track very easily. Our homes, our relationships with family and friends and the food we eat all keep us grounded and give us a direct… Continue reading Distracted?