Eating Well, but Spending Less....

One thing I am constantly asked is "What are you spending on groceries?"  Yes, I am a food blogger, and yes, I make three meals a day, but most people are surprised to find out that I have a $50 a week grocery budget.  The reaction you may be having is probably something like this "…

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Blanching 101

Have you ever read a recipe and saw the term "blanch" and thought to yourself "What on earth?"  Yeah, I did too.  So I thought I would show you how to do it step-by-step and tell you why it is important.  Blanching by definition is simply boiling a food, usually a vegetable, f…

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Thai Chicken Noodle Bowl

I have a new food addiction...THAI!  The only problem with that is that the nearest Thai restaurant is about an hour and a half away.  Therefore, I have had to get a little creative in my kitchen.  It has been so fun experimenting with new flavors and techniques.  Recently I came up with this dis…

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Coupining with Alicia Week 4 How Do I Do This?

Welcome back! This week we are going to dive into the third question. How do I use them? It is important to understand to make coupons work for you, not you working for coupons. I am not going to go over matchups and coupon lingo. There are so many resources out there about these topics that I wou…

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Made From Scratch Potato Chips...

Last night was grocery night.  As soon as Studhubs gets off work, we load up in the truck and head to our favorite grocer. On nights like this we USED to just run through a drive-thru and grab something to eat, but this year we are trying to be more frugal, so I decided to do sloppy joes and chips…

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No Electric Warmer Required...

Growing up, my mom had a pretty big group to cook for.  Once problem she, and even I, encounter was how to keep breads, pancakes, waffles, French toast, etc. warm while you make the next batch.  Many of you would turn to electric warmers, or just eat it cold, but you don't have to.  What if …

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Emergency Buttermilk...

 Have you ever been in the middle of making a recipe and discovered "OH NO!  I NEED BUTTERMILK!?!  I DON'T HAVE BUTTERMILK!"?  Yeah, me too.  There was a time when I would have just thrown everything out and ordered pizza, but not anymore! The other day I was watching a program on t…

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