Nov 2
a Hoosick Farms roast chicken, considerably abused
I’ve been working till six or seven most nights. It takes me about forty minutes to get home. I have a dog. For anything involving more than a quick fry, this demands the following routine: get home. Get dinner going. Walk dog. Feed dog. Finish preparing dinner. Feed dinner to self and girlfriend. Do dishes. Write something.
All you parents out there, feel free to start laughing.
Last week, blogger Sarah McColl was brave enough to participate in the first ever Fifty Bucks a week Challenge. And it turns out we could all learn a few things from Sarah. Not only did she stay under budget spending only $44, she made beautiful dishes including Curried Chicken and Cauliflower, Butternut Squash Bisque and Stamppot with Kale—all while house sitting, no less!
Sarah had recently cut her grocery budget anyway, but as previously mentioned was worried she wouldn’t be able to get the “eating well” part down. But I never doubted her and she proved me right, employing a little something I like to call 1 Girl, 1 Chicken (if you don’t know the reference, be glad).
Sep 9
As you may already know, I realized pretty early on that this project made me a smarter spender—not only at the grocery store, but in life. I just didn’t know how much smarter until Adam, Cari and I decided to go on what I thought was a much-needed hiatus.
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…because I was consuming a lot of it! Up until Sunday, I was pretty sick with something resembling The Consumption. And let me tell you: being sick does wonders for a food budget. Read the rest of this entry »
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