on Nov 19, 2009Hey - microblogging! Just ate a not-so healthy supper of chicken nuggets and french fries. I hope to start blogging about healthy eating on a budget soon. It's not easy, or cheap, but it's necessary, right?

Upcoming
on Aug 15, 2009 in 100-Mile Diet jerky One Tomato Project pineapple jerky Hi everyone - once again I've had a long hiatus from my poor, neglected blog! I thought I would give a quick update, though, to let you know I haven't completely disappeared. First up, the very cool guys and girls...

More real grocery bills
on Apr 12, 2009 in The $35 per week grocery challenge $35 per week grocery challenge food grocery bills Well, on a good note, I haven't really been to the grocery store since the beginning of the month! That's probably more because of lack of time as opposed to any real will power. I have three 'bills' today -...

2 more real grocery bills
on Apr 4, 2009 in The $35 per week grocery challenge $35 week grocery challenge budget food grocery bills shopping Okay - two more grocery bills. One was a March 31 last minute run to the grocery store before class. Remember the first rule of grocery shopping on a budget - DON'T SHOP WHEN YOU'RE HUNGRY. Ugh. More on that...

Samosas made from Egg roll wrappers
on Apr 3, 2009 in Supper Tonight food samosas Okay, so these were not traditional samosas. There's a story here, as usual. I had to make supper for the kids, and I decided to make something from some leftovers in the fridge. I dug around for a while, and...

More real grocery bills
on Mar 26, 2009 in The $35 per week grocery challenge $35 week grocery challenge budget cooking eating for less food groceries pantry stocking Apparently I have a hard time resisting the grocery store! Here's 2 more of my grocery bills, although both are somewhat of a stock up trip. Chicken breasts were on sale for $2.99lb (skinless, boneless), and 3lbs of Parkay Margarine...

My real grocery bill
on Mar 21, 2009Okay, so I like to brag about spending next to nothing on groceries, but I thought I should actually keep track of what I *really* spend. I am on a budget - I think we all are - so let's...

Artisan bread English Muffins
on Feb 23, 2009 in Breakfast General Miscellaneous Muffins The $35 per week challenge $35 week challenge artisan bread bread cheap easy english frugal muffin refridgerated dough I really am on the Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day kick right now. I can't stress enough how easy the bread is to make, and how great it turns out! I typically use the Light Whole Wheat recipe...

Budget cooking 1
on Feb 19, 2009 in Miscellaneous Supper Tonight The $35 per week challenge cheap meals food frugal homemade lasagna recession cooking No picture yet, but I might take a picture of the salad tomorrow when the lighting is better. I thought I'd post what we (the kids and I) had for supper tonight, with a cost break down included. It's become...

Meat Pie
on Jan 29, 2009 in Miscellaneous Supper Tonight The $35 per week challenge $35 week challenge cooking food frugal meat pie simple supper This recipe started out as the best of intentions to make a tourtiere for the site. However, after I started cooking the meat and onions I realized I didn't have any of the spices needed to make a tourtiere. So...