by Karen on December 14, 2009
It’s the final full week before a four-day holiday weekend. That doesn’t really make Monday less painful, though, does it? Holiday spending has really kind of wrecked our budget. Blerg. We’re trying to keep it low-key this week to lessen the damage. Here’s our menu plan: Saturday: Holiday party Sunday: Leftovers Monday: Potato soup Tuesday: [...]
by Karen on December 7, 2009
It’s finally getting chilly here in the mornings and evenings, which means we’re starting to work more comfort foods into our menus. Call me crazy, but I absolutely love when the weather turns colder. There’s nothing cozier than bundling up in the evening. We paid full price for organic chicken for the first time this [...]
by Karen on November 23, 2009
I know I’ve bragged about him before, but it bears repeating: my husband is a fantastic cook, and Thanksgiving is his specialty. For the past two years, he’s whipped up some of the best Thanksgiving dishes I’ve ever tasted. Last year, we spent Thanksgiving Day at a friend’s house for a potluck meal, but he [...]
by Karen on November 9, 2009
Would you believe I’m still recovering from this awful virus? Yeah. I am not a happy camper. I’ve been sick for over a week. Ugh. But I’m getting better every day. I’m back at work and feeling mostly okay. I’m just still coughing, and I still feel like I need a little extra sleep. :( [...]
by Karen on October 22, 2009
This week there has finally been a chill in the air in North Carolina. I love this weather, and the fact that we have to wait so long for it here makes it that much sweeter. We keep our apartment pretty chilly throughout the winter. There’s nothing we love more than bundling up in slippers, [...]
by Karen on October 19, 2009
It’s finally fall in North Carolina! The temperature will barely reach 70 degrees this week. I know, 65 doesn’t seem that chilly to most of you right now, but it’s finally below 80, so I’ll take what I can get. Now that it’s gotten a little chilly, we’re finally busting out our fall and winter [...]
by Karen on October 12, 2009
We’re finally getting the hang of our modified meat shopping plan. Our total for the week was $62, and we even stocked up on three pounds of organic chicken on special. The only meat we’re eating this week is a pound of organic ground chicken and half a pound of roast beef deli meat. For [...]
by Karen on October 7, 2009
Weekend before last, Tony and I saw the documentary “Food Inc.” for free on his campus. It was an incredibly well produced, enjoyable film, even for people who aren’t into documentaries. But it scared the crap out of us. I won’t go into gory details here. I do recommend watching it, but if you’re squeamish [...]
by Karen on September 28, 2009
Is this really the first menu plan of October? Holy cow, where is the year going? I’m not complaining, though. The faster time goes, the faster we get to beautiful fall weather. I can’t wait! This week was not a good week for our grocery budget. Tony’s birthday was Sunday, and I found myself going [...]
