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    My first try at ‘once-a-week’ cooking




    August 11th, 2008

    I’m made my first attempt at cooking enough meals for a week at once. I’m trying to stick with familiar foods this time around so I don’t get too overwhelmed.
    With ground beef, I’m making meatloaf, taco meat, and spaghetti sauce.
    With fresh boneless skinless chicken “tenders,” I’m making chicken fajitas and Caribbean jerk chicken with homemade [...]

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    Menu for the week of June 16




    June 16th, 2008

    I haven’t posted our meal plan in a long time. Even though our menu hasn’t made it onto my blog, I’ve still been planning a rough meal guide for each week. It makes grocery shopping so much easier, and we save a lot of money this way. If you don’t usually plan a menu but [...]

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    A restaurant-esque money-saving menu




    March 6th, 2008

    My brother-in-law and his girlfriend are coming to visit us this weekend!  We’re really excited to spend time together.
    In an effort to save money, we’ll be eating our dinners at home, rather than at a restaurant. We’ll probably grab a lunch or two somewhere in town, though.
    Anyway, I don’t want to look like a [...]

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    No more deprivation in the name of being frugal!




    February 12th, 2008

    If you’re depriving yourself in the name of being frugal, you are missing the point.
    I’m afraid I was getting too caught up in trying to spend $35 on groceries in a week. It seems to be the gold standard among the frugal blogosphere, and I’m afraid I have continued to perpetuate that magic number.
    In reality, [...]

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