Well, I hate to say it but I went over budget again this week. While we were away The Girl picked up our case of Zaycon chicken {free thanks to credits} and I totally forgot about it until I opened the freezer in the garage and found it. The chicken is now thawing in the Read More >>

Even though I tagged along on the HH’s business trip last week and was fed for nearly 5 days straight, I still managed to buy a few groceries. The Girl and I ran errands on Saturday and picked up all her favorite goodies at the local stores. We did stop at the farmer’s market in Read More >>

When I came home from being on the east coast for 7 weeks I opened the fridge and was baffled at what I saw. An entire 5 pound bag of carrots was unopened. As were the clamshell of apples and 2 tubs of chicken tortilla soup I had bought for the boys before I left. Read More >>

Last week I didn’t buy any groceries but instead tried to use all the food I had purchased from the farmer’s market I had in the fridge before heading home. I cobbled together simple meals with what I had on hand and ended up wrapping 3 slices of wheat bread, 4 slices of pumpkin bread Read More >>

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 >>