My garden finally got planted and that includes tomato plants which I usually plant with leftover fish scraps from the market when they fillet a fish for me. The fish didn’t get thawed in time for me to plant them with the tomatoes so I used the fish to make a fish stew instead. I… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
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Weekly Meal Plan
When it comes to what my family eats for meals, it’s a mixed up crazy food world in our kitchen. Pesto on quesadillas, Mexican lasagna, and the always a big hit: Mediterranean tacos- it's a virtual United Nations of flavors. With homemade hummus spread on pita bread, feta cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, onions, and a quick… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Frugal Grocery Shopping: Buying From Bulk Bins
Everyone always wants to know my method for frugal grocery shopping when they learn that I don’t make a practice of using coupons. The truth is there simply aren’t coupons for vegetables, fruit, and food purchased from bulk bins. Frugal grocery shopping can be achieved by purchasing items in bulk from the bins. These items… Continue reading Frugal Grocery Shopping: Buying From Bulk Bins
Homemade Granola Love
I love granola and especially this "no stir while you’re baking it in the oven" granola. For breakfast, as a snack, with yogurt or with ice cream - it’s all good. It’s really tasty with a smoothie poured over it in a bowl or with fresh fruit sprinkled on top. The best part is, I’ve… Continue reading Homemade Granola Love
Confessions of a Leftover Food Lover
I confess. I love leftovers. I plan for leftovers. Whenever someone says they don’t eat leftovers, I can’t imagine why. Serving leftovers is a night off in the kitchen. When meal planning for the week, plan to serve leftovers and you’ll become a leftover food lover. Follow these simple guidelines. Limit the serving time Only… Continue reading Confessions of a Leftover Food Lover
National Match-Up Day
Welcome to “National Match-Up Day” where drawers and cupboards that hold all of our plastic and glass food storage containers get cleaned out and organized. This (soon to be…) nationally recognized holiday will take place the first Monday of October, henceforth. Why October? This is typically the time when my food storage container drawer is… Continue reading National Match-Up Day
Homemade Pesto
Every September, I make pesto for our family to enjoy all year long. Once September rolls around and the kids are back in school, I can find a good chunk of time to spend in the kitchen. I used to do this project alone and it took all day long. Now, with two friends to… Continue reading Homemade Pesto
Frugal Grocery Shopping
To clip or not to clip; that is the question. It is often assumed that people who are frugal use coupons, coupons and more coupons. It is possible to be frugal and not use coupons for your grocery shopping needs. Unless it is the exact item you want, using coupons means you must spend money… Continue reading Frugal Grocery Shopping
Strawberry Picking Adventures
This was to be a post about my famous strawberry freezer jam. Unfortunately, the strawberries at the organic farm where we went to u-pick were slim pickings. The strawberries were in desperate need of sunshine to ripen them. Our family usually heads to Sauvie Island, just outside of Portland for our fruit and vegetable picking… Continue reading Strawberry Picking Adventures
Food Waste: Not Here
I’m amazed at the number of blogs whose main topic is food waste. Maybe I’m completely out of it (my kids would agree…), but I had no idea this was such a problem. We never have food waste. If food is not eaten, I freeze it. We rarely even have food go bad to the… Continue reading Food Waste: Not Here
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