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Category: Grocery Shopping

  • I Love a Bargain

    I Love a Bargain

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    We were doing the down-the-aisle shopping first, but noticed the quick sale bin at my favorite store had a swarm of people looking through it. Panic almost ensued. What was in there that I was missing?

    We picked up the pace to get through the aisles, because I have an order that I like to shop; I couldn’t possibly get meat out of order.

    Plenty of bargains left to be had by the time we (in the correct order) made it to my favorite place: the place with the yellow-sticker meat.

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    I cooked the two hunks of meat from the first photo as soon as all the groceries were put away. I started with some butter in a skillet, added salt and pepper liberally, and then finished off in the oven.

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    I ate the smaller one for lunch, and have the bigger one for leftovers.

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    This article was first published on July 26, 2015 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Club Shopping

    Club Shopping

    What it looks like when we stop to do a little club shopping. In this case, Sam’s Club.

    Sams Trip
    • Plastic wrap
    • Spices
    • Cream
    • Coffee
    • Butter
    • Bacon
    • Sour Cream
    • Ro*Tel
    • Eggs, and
    • Cream Cheese

    This article was first published on January 26, 2015 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Groceries to Get Back on Track

    Groceries to Get Back on Track

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    We ate too much of the wrong foods over the holidays, and now it’s time to get back on track.

    Having the right foods in the house help tremendously to stay on track of eating real food.

    fresh parsley, thyme, and basil

    green onion, avocado, onion, limes, lemon, mushrooms, garlic, and green beans

    eggs and fresh mozzarella

    all beef franks, roast, steaks (on sale), and frozen chicken breasts

    This article was first published on January 2, 2015 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Why I Don’t Use a Menu

    Why I Don’t Use a Menu

    I spend less money buying loss leaders, sales, and clearances, instead of ingredients for a set menu. For example, these hunks of meat were being placed in the quick sale bin and half off regular price.

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    These two large steaks provided protein and fats for several meals at a per meal cost that beat a meal of made of dollar menu items.

    Not only did we enjoy them as steaks, we had some steak with peppers, onions, and Havarti too. This is another way to defeat those excuses that pop so readily into our minds. I can’t afford to eat healthy.

    Steak with Peppers and Onion

    Steak with Peppers and Onion

    Horseradish Havarti Cheesesteak

    Horseradish Havarti Cheesesteak

    This article was first published on August 27, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Cooking From the Freezer

    Cooking From the Freezer

    I love going to the grocery store. It’s shopping that’s useful. However, it’s not convenient to go close to every other day.  Keeping a few frozen things on hand is useful for buying us an extra day or two between grocery trips.

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    So for dinner I grabbed some frozen green beans and steamed them. Heated a little olive oil, butter, and minced garlic in a skillet to cook the garlic. Then, I dumped the green beans into the skillet to cover them in the garlicy, fatty yumminess.

    I took some frozen tilapia fillets that had thawed in the fridge and spread a little mayo, minced garlic, and parmesan on each fillet. On a parchment lined baking sheet, I then baked them at 425 degrees for 15 minutes until they flaked easily with a fork. Yours may require a little more or less time.

    This article was first published on April 2, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • But I Can’t Afford to Eat Healthy

    That is a phrase often said.

    Ideally everything we eat would be organic and grass-fed from our own backyard or our neighbor.  That’s not going to happen any time soon, so we go with the best option we can afford as a single income family.

    I challenge you to take the money you use to eat out, buy soda, chips, cookies, and cereal for one week, and buy “health food.”   There is almost always a meat, vegetable, and fruit loss leader. This is why unless it’s a special occasion, I don’t make a menu then shop. I shop, and then we come up with ways to eat it.

    This article was first published on March 29, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Yum. Very Yum. Super Yum.

    Yum. Very Yum. Super Yum.

    That’s according to one of our kids in response to tasting this meat and cream sauce dish.

    SavedPicture-2014328125656.jpg Organic Prairie ground beef picked up at Natural Grocers browned up in a skillet with a little pink Himalayan sea salt.

    Then I added about a cup of diced tomato. SavedPicture-201432813123.jpg

    Meanwhile, I had one cup of cream and two tablespoons of butter almost simmering in a small pot.

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    Added to it was garlic powder and dry parsley. If you are using famous brand garlic salt, please check the ingredients and then decide to chuck it.

    Then after it reduced a little bit, I added about 3/4 cup of grated parmesan.

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    I agree. Yum. Very Yum. Super Yum.

    This article was first published on March 28, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Finally Found Cream without Carrageenan

    Finally Found Cream without Carrageenan

    Yay! Picked it up at Natural Grocers.

    As soon as I read about carrageenan, I knew I wanted to eliminate it from our diet since we go through quite a bit of cream.

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    Kalona Super Natural

    Is carrageenan the cause of your inflammation?

    Dr. Weil

    Prevention

    Chris Kresser

    This article was first published on March 9, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.