Since I am not even sure if there is still a Quizno’s franchise in my area, I did not rush to the website http://www.millionsubs.com when I first heard about it. We have been deluged lately with free food from places I don’t frequent and feel badly about taking advantage of by going just for the… Continue reading Free Food
I picked up, as I said in an early entry, a copy of Mother Earth News for the first time in decades yesterday. The magazine itself is providing me with a lot of helpful information on gardening which I am set to attempt again this year. The website – http://www.motherearthnews.com – is providing me with… Continue reading Cutting Your Food Bill
Below is my post on a local mom’s discussion board. I am, again this year, going to attempt to grow some veggies. I have to admit that I tend to kill plants but I am, again, looking at a garden for this spring, summer, fall. I became very spoiled when I was a member of… Continue reading Gardening
This is an entry that has been in the making for some time. Back in November, I was getting ready for my holiday baking. Generally speaking, I start stocking up on sugar, flour, brown sugar, molasses in September so that I can bake for weeks and not run out. I also stock up when items… Continue reading Baking with Splenda
Everyone has been talking how job loss and recession effect diet – both the quality and the quantity of your diet. The question remains, do you get the most out of your grocery dollar? Below are a few small steps that take time, and sometimes planning, but will help you out as dollars get fewer… Continue reading Getting the Most Out of Your Grocery Dollar
In my previous post, I said that I was skipping today’s fish tacos. The boys were raising a stink just seeing those on the weekly menu and asked why I didn’t wait until Lent to try them out. Since I did not buy the fresh fish on Saturday with the rest of the week’s groceries,… Continue reading Avocados
I have blogged about Clean Eating magazine previously. I have one issue. The new issue – March/April – is out on newstands now but I have not had time to go pick it up. I keep reading the magazine and looking at the recipes. I, then – just last Saturday, decided to take matters in… Continue reading The Clean Eating Experiment
I have Val Tokarz to thank for turning me on to Clean Eating and, consequently, sending me on a searching frenzy in the magazine section of our local Barnes & Noble. Now, I am hooked on the recipes, if not the concept, of clean eating. Clean eating is the philosophy of eating things as… Continue reading Clean Eating – the Magazine
I cannot remember the last time I celebrated the twins’ birthday with them. They were born 22 years ago last Saturday. Since college started, they have always been away at college for their birthday. This year, my daughter asked if I would bake a birthday cake before they left to go back to their… Continue reading Birthday Cake for the Twins
Austin and Keebler brand peanut butter crackers are being removed from store shelves according to ABC News. Both are made by Kellogg’s. The company says it does not want to take any chances as it does buy peanut butter from the large distributor who is being investigated by the FDA in the recent salmonella outbreak. … Continue reading Peanut Butter Crackers Being Removed from Store Shelves
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