Pineapple upside down cake
on Jan 3, 2009We had to bring a dessert for our church's New Year's feast. I'd been in the mood for a pineapple upside down cake so made that. As usual I over estimated how much batter I needed so I'm writing down the revised recipe. Then remembe

Time to start anew
on Jan 3, 2009With the beginning of a new year I'm hoping to start up here again. With all the hullabaloo of the holidays I lost track of how much was spent on food, so we're starting over again. I don't see myself going grocery shopping until the nex

Another day out, another day into the stores
on Nov 26, 2008 in Shopping I dropped Michelle off and intended to run to the dollar store to buy a bag of rice for the mexican dinner I'd planned on for that night. I know $1/lb is a steep price for rice but figured that would be a cheaper option then running into Walmart. I

Menu...November 23 - 29
on Nov 25, 2008 in menu I have NO idea what I'm making for tonight's dinner, much less the rest of the week. I'm glad this makes me think about it so I don't have to deal with "What's for dinner?" all day long, everyday. Sunday... Church pot

Catching up on the numbers
on Nov 25, 2008 in Shopping I went shopping last Thursday and then again on Monday. Unfortunately I lost a few of the receipts. The walmart I needed because I'd also bought a bunch of nonfood things so can't just use the receipt. Fortunately I THINK I remember everythi

So how did the week fare?
on Nov 23, 2008 in Shopping revision As I predicted...I didn't follow the rest of the week's plan. The roast took way too long to defrost in the fridge and is still waiting for me to cook it. Probably for Sunday night dinner...Monday at the latest. Saturday wasn't a comple

Walmart 11/16
on Nov 19, 2008 in Shopping 3.22 Bananas - $.48/lb1.64 Pt heavy cream4.90 2 gallons 1% milk4.70 2 gallons skim milk3.88 gallon orange juice1.02 3 half pint cartons strawberry milk (for in car)2.28 GV raisins .84 GV mustard .50 chili powder .50 ground red pepper1.00 black pepper...