It's another edition of Grocery Budget Makeover! Alycia shares her situation and needs our help... I am a young professional who is single (no kids, spouse etc.) and somehow I spend around $200 per month on groceries. Part of the problem is that I shop individually for each meal and also that I usually shop after work when I haven't eaten since lunch! The other major … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2011
Spinach and Tomato Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Spinach and Tomato Stuffed Chicken is an easy weeknight dinner for your family! Oh please. Please. Please, for all that is good and right in this world. Please, make these. When I asked for spinach recipes last week, I had this one in the back of my mind to try as I asked. Last summer when on vacation with my family, I made for them a similar recipe that used sun dried … [Read more...]
What to Make When…Chuck Roast
This week's "What to Make When..." is all about the beef roast! My never pay more than price for chuck roast is $2.49/lb. I purchase one or two anytime I see roasts priced at that point. I've compiled a list of must try recipes for when you score your next beef roast deal!!! Beef Roasts Simple Sunday Beef Roast Beef Roast Marinara Beef Roast with Garden Carrots (or … [Read more...]
Price List – Organic Products at Costco
When I was in Atlanta, I had dinner with my good friend and Savvy Blogging co-conspirator, Crystal from The Thrifty Mama. As dinner came to a close, she mentioned how much she wanted to stop by Costco and create a list of the prices on some of their organic products. Well, I had nothing better to do, so I went with her (and her 2 kiddos) and wrote down the prices of all the … [Read more...]
Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies
When I was in Chicago last week, my sister-in-law took me to a favorite bakery in her neighborhood, Bake°. It is adorable, cozy little spot that reeked of butter upon opening the door. And when I say, reeked...I mean it in the most delicious way possible. I don't do much baking with real butter. So the smell of the buttery baked goods was deafening. (That is, if a smell can … [Read more...]
Reviving Dry Carrots and Dehydrated Celery
(Please pardon the iPhone photo.) A little trick I learned back in my early cooking days in the Dominican Republic... When you see baby carrots, carrot sticks, and celery stalks starting to dehydrate or go limp, all they need is a little water to revive them! Simply place them into a container with some water. When I have baby carrots or cut carrot sticks go … [Read more...]
Beef Tamale Skillet Dinner
This recipe is part of the latest 21 Gluten Free Meals from Costco Plan. The original recipe has been updated to include the ingredients from the Costco list, such as green pepper (pictured) for red pepper. The recipe is written as ONE skillet dinner. I would not freeze this recipe as is, but you could freeze it before adding the tortilla strips. Then reheat and add tortilla … [Read more...]
Healthy Eating…On the Road
In the past 5 weeks, I have logged over 4,000 miles in the car. A trip to Texas. A trip to Georgia. And a trip to Chicago and Minneapolis. 4,000 miles. (Just typing that makes my rear end hurt.) So while I was logging all these miles, I burned approximately 2 calories per hour. Except for the hour that I was driving "white knuckled" through some snow showers in Wisconsin. … [Read more...]
Mompreneur – Segment on FOX and Friends
A few years ago, I started a blog. A few years ago, I started advertising on this blog. A few years ago, I signed a couple of cookbook contracts. A few years ago, I turned this blogging hobby of mine into an official business. A few years ago, I became a mompreneur. When I started this here blog, I had absolutely no idea that it would transform my life in so many … [Read more...]
Gingered Pear and Blueberry Cobbler
First up in this year's Dessert of the Month... Gingered Pear and Blueberry Cobbler! I've made a number of cobblers and crisps in my day. I thought I'd stick to a baking concept that I was familiar with and experiment with flavors. I've never made one, or tried one, with these 3 flavor combinations. I bought 4 pears at the store last week, not really intending to use them … [Read more...]