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Thrifty Food Plan Experience: Almost the End
$172 per week, two weeks, family of 5, real food. That is the current experience as part of the series Someone Else’s Shoes. We’re starting completely from scratch following the monetary guidelines...
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Thrifty Food Plan Experience: The End
$172 per week, two weeks, family of 5, real food. That is the current experience as part of the series Someone Else’s Shoes. We’re starting completely from scratch following the monetary guidelines put...
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Super Flexible Stuffed Burritos
While we were on our family vacation this summer we ate out at Chipotle’s. We each had a huge stuffed burrito and while dining Joe said we should eat more burritos. I was surprised by that since we...
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Stewed Meat- 2 Ways
Tougher cuts of meat can be very budget friendly. Preparing the meat in a manner that makes those tough cuts tender and delicious is important. If your tough cut is a steak a great method is to pound...
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Menu Plan November 4
Last week’s menu plan turned out great. Planning for breakfast, lunch and dinner really helped me with my organization– something that had been lacking quite a bit lately! We didn’t 100% stick to our...
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Menu Week of March 24
Butterscotch Rice Now that spring is supposed to be here we seem to be having winter. We have snow on the ground and it is pretty chilly at night time. Some of the days warm up and the snow melts off...
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Favorite Less Beef Meals
The cost of beef is going up. I’ve read a few different articles that peg the increase anywhere from 4% to 10% and this is a following a record increase of 5% in 2013! When I was in Oregon last week...
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Quick and Easy Lunch or Light Dinner Ideas
Most weeks I share my menu plans for breakfast and dinner during the week and three meals on weekends. During the week only Christopher (almost 16 months) and I are home. I thought I’d use this post to...
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Menu Week of April 10
This week I am not using my rotating 13 week menu plan. This was not an on purpose decision rather a lack of organization on my part. I forgot to put the beans on to soak on Sunday. We usually do...
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Reducing Food Waste: Leftovers
What could you do with an extra $1866 per year? Here’s how leftovers can reduce food waste and save money! Reducing Food Waste: Leftovers According to 2020 research from the American Journal of...
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