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9 Cents
That’s how much is left in the grocery account after shopping last week. I feel blindsided by my own self. I must have gotten sidetracked. Between my grad school application, worries about money, questions about my career path, and perhaps … Continue reading →
Breakfast Update
I’ve decided to implement an interim, two-pronged strategy regarding breakfast: 1) more food to begin with; 2) better snack options. For instance, this morning I made the anticipated bagels and cream cheese but also cooked up a pot of oatmeal … Continue reading →
The Steel-(Cut Oats) Trap
I made a wonderful, hearty breakfast yesterday morning: steel-cut oats, cooked slowly overnight in a bain marie, served with milk and pancake syrup on the side. Ah, the joys of waking up to a warm, nourishing meal and sending everybody … Continue reading →
Thanksgiving Meal Break-Down
No, not like that…I got through the holiday just fine. But sometime on Thursday afternoon I realized that I should Thanksgiving Meal Break-Down have been keeping track of what I was making, what went into it, and where those ingredients came … Continue reading →
In All the Excitement…
…over the maps I had forgotten to post last week’s menu. So, without further ado, here it is: Close inspection will reveal some interesting information. First of all, you can almost tell from here when we went grocery shopping-right … Continue reading →
Glad that the Week’s Over…
…although Halloween was great fun. It’s our family’s favorite holiday, and we had a really good time. All the candy and some of the pumpkins were outside the regular food budget, so if I can get some use out of … Continue reading →
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Tagged breakfast, budget, dinner, groceries, jack-o-lantern, menu
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Disappointment
I was so excited about biking over to the next town to get groceries this morning! I’d been itching to get out and ride for a few days, and I really want to be more deliberate about Doing the Right … Continue reading →
Last Week’s Menu
Here’s what we wound up with for last week:
Another Week Begins…
One tricky aspect of “thinking like a restaurant” and making the menu before the grocery list is the front-end thinking it requires, and sometimes the ol’ gray matter isn’t quite up to the task. Last week’s went pretty well, I … Continue reading →
A Quick Update-Budget etc.
Last week got all screwed up, and we made a couple of late-week stops here and there, and right now we’re looking at $240 left in the food budget for the month. Considering that the beginning balance was $529, we’re … Continue reading →
