It was another great week eating local and I could totally get used to eating this way. Now, if I could just get the boys to eat soup, salad and stir fry all the time… life would be easy. 😉 I didn’t buy any milk last week {because I’m still not drinking hot tea} nor Read More >>

So. Last week was totally different than all the others in my “eat local challenge” I’ve been doing this month. For starters… I stopped drinking tea. Which meant, I didn’t need to buy milk. So I basically had an extra $4 to spend in my grocery budget this past week. I didn’t stop drinking hot Read More >>

In a nutshell, last week was pretty awesome food wise. I’m having fun with my Eating Local Challenge and seriously look forward to my visit to the farmer’s market each week. The new kids on the block this weekend were strawberries, hot house tomatoes and cucumbers. There was also a vendor offering snap peas. How cool is Read More >>

So. This whole cooking for one thing… I haven’t really figured that out yet. 😉 It took me 3 1/2 days to finish the quiche I made last week and as many days to finish the ham and bean soup. I suppose I could have frozen the extra portions but I don’t have any storage containers Read More >>

So. That whole “no spend challenge” I did in April…. it was totally planned. Because really, how else was I going to buy groceries and fill the fridge for the boys while I was away? I’ve been married almost 22 years and if there is one thing I know for sure…. it’s that my husband does Read More >>