A few weeks ago I posted a blog (here) about eating well on a budget. In it I stated that our weekly grocery budget was $80. I found out later that it was actually $60. Because of my mistake, (my husband and I had discussed it, I just forgot and kept spending what we normally [...]
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Jun 2010
Shawn and I recently celebrated our five year anniversary by dinner out at Heirloom, which is in North North North Scottsdale. (ha ha) Shawn picked the restaurant because they try to stick with as many local ingredients as possible, as well as stay seasonal with their menus. The menu changes monthly depending on what’s available [...]
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Jun 2010
Sorry I’ve been neglecting you, blog! But life has a way of getting busy and I’ve been feeling a little less than motivated. However, I’ve found when I’m not feeling motivated, sticking to my routine always helps me. For instance, I am a morning person. I naturally wake up at 530am whether I want to [...]
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Jun 2010
If you would have talked to me about baking without eggs or butter a year or so ago, I would have probably wrinkled my nose at the thought! But something changed when my youngest (who was nursing) was diagnosed with mysterious food allergies and I had to cut out dairy, nuts, soy, and eggs from [...]
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Jun 2010
The composting is going very, very well! These pictures might be a little gross, but it’s great – all this waste that would have gone to a landfill is being recycled in our backyard to make food for a future garden! A look inside the bin! (This is four weeks into composting.) Recognize anything? (hint: [...]
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Jun 2010
This week has been fun! Sunday we had a potluck dinner so I made a pasta salad. I wanted to experiment with a creamy sauce (normally I just do olive oil), so I blended: 20 fresh basil leaves (from our CSA)20 sprigs of italian parsley (from our CSA)the juice of one lemonabout 1/4t salt1/4C mayonnaise1/4C [...]
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Jun 2010
So many times you hear that it’s too hard to eat healthy because it’s too expensive. I refuse to believe that! We’re a family of four – my husband, myself, a 3 year old boy, and a 1 year old girl. Like any family, we have a limited budget for food. When we decided to [...]
