money saving grocery shopping tips

7 Money Saving Grocery Shopping Tips

TweetWith gas going up, everything is getting more expensive today. Our hard-earned dollars are challenged to stretch further. Now, we may be able to ride a bicycle around town if we can’t put gas in our cars. But, we have to eat. There’s no getting around that. So, we have to find ways to spend less on groceries while still…

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Weekly Cooking Before Traveling

TweetOnce a week cooking is a whole new concept for me. As was bulk shopping. At first it was hard to see the benefit when you are putting so much time and money in the beginning, but it’s definitely paying off! Traveling for work a lot, means staying in hotels, which also means no home cooked meals for days on…

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Turn Ordinary Dishes Into Gourmet Meals With One Simple Ingredient

TweetSometimes all it takes is one simple ingredient to turn your everyday recipes into a gourmet meal. There are literally hundreds of single ingredients which, when added to your dish, will transform the entire flavor profile of the food. You may recognize these ingredients, but when used in new ways, they become something totally different. Very simple spices like rosemary…

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gourmet cooking from your pantry

Gourmet Cooking From Your Pantry

TweetGourmet cooking doesn’t have to start with the most expensive ingredients in a specialty shop. On the contrary, cooking gourmet can actually be done within a reasonable budget and, quite often, with the ingredients you already have on hand. Let’s take a look at five simple ingredients you can probably pull out of your pantry right now: Cinnamon Not only…

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Menu Plan for 2/20

TweetWell our wrestling season is over and I completely floated through last week. Missed putting up a meal plan because my brain went into a complete fog. This is exactly why I like to freezer cook. It’s not the first time it’s happened to me when we get overwhelmed. I love being able to grab meals from the freezer without…

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