Shopping & Planning
Overlapping Meals with Noodles, Shrimp and more!
More in this series: Really GOOD Tofu, I swear! | Shrimp and Asparagus Noodle Salad | Tasty Tofu Pad Thai | Summer Shrimp Sushi Don’t ya just hate it when trying out new recipes, and you need to go buy special ingredients, that aren’t used in your normal recipe repertoire… ? So you use just a little of something, then have a jar stuck in the fridge for ages, or buy a bunch of a veggie or a bunch…
When to buy organic?
Some of us who are organic snobs would say “always”, but we all know that buying organic all the time, while honorable, is just not always feasible. If you have one of the big organic stores near you, lucky you! If not, consider alternatives such as seeking out an organic co-op, CSA, farmers market or local farm. Otherwise, you are left searching for organics that are over-priced a…
Food for thought….
I subscribe to all manner of blogs, both through my feed reader and through Facebook. Today I got a message on my Facebook wall for the Super Healthy Kids Blog featuring an article about 10-cent breakfast. Obviously, I couldn’t pass it up! In the article, the blogger discusses her struggles with staying within her monthly grocery budget: Healthy eating does not have to be expensive. And this next mo…
What do you do when life gets in the way of good food?
Life has been pretty hectic these days. On top of hubby’s two jobs, my part-time job and our two little ones, we’ve decided to move. Which means packing. And cleaning. And getting our house ready to go on the market. And working. And cleaning some more. So where, in the midst of all that, do we find the time for cooking. Or eating, for that matter? This, I think, is the trap that so many of us fall into…
Being creative with produce: orange tilapia filets with salad and quinoa
You may or may not know that Rawls, one of our esteemed contributors, is a huge proponent of Community Supported Agriculture programs (CSA’s) and of using organic and local produce. She is affiliated with Gaia’s Greens, a south-metro-Atlanta based CSA program and organic produce delivery service. I live on the north side of town, and am unable to take advantage of their services, but Rawls…
Chicken on a Budget: Multiple meal parts for $2.78!
In these times, we’re all trying to save money. One thing I always do is look for what’s on sale, and how I can do multiple meals with it. This technique also helps you keep a stocked freezer, that will help you out when you need a meal in a pinch! At the grocery store this week (a big shout out to my favorite grocery store, Publix on Ponce), chicken leg quarters were on sale for $.59 / pound. I don…
What, exactly is Bacon?
We’re in the middle of Bacon Week here at Foodwhirl and it’s time we had a discussion on what exactly bacon is. Bacon is a type of cured pork. You hear of turkey bacon or lamb bacon or tofu bacon- these products are not bacon, they are simply treated in a manner to resemble bacon. True bacon will always be made from pork. In the United States that usually refers to pork belly which has been cured wi…
Our monthly grocery budget is blown – now what?
We have a new (rapidly growing) baby in our house, which means we’re still adjusting to how much to budget for groceries each month now that we’ve added formula and diapers to the mix. It seems we always get to the last week of the month having already maxed out our monthly budget. We try to stay pretty disciplined about these things, so I find myself getting creative with our meals when this happe…
Budget friendly romance
Whether for Valentine’s Day, an anniversary, or just because, you can transform a routine dinner into a romantic experience with a few easy steps. Planning a special night doesn’t have to be stressful or expensive, just focus on a handful of sensual details and let the rest fade into the candlelight. http://www.flickr.com/photos/darwinbell/ / CC BY-NC 2.0 Instant ambiance. Tea light candles. Small,…
A Week’s Worth of Beef-To be Contiued when I have meat again.
One of my favorite tricks is to take a single cut of meat and turn it into a weeks worth of meals. This week at the grocery store beef roasts were on sale. I snagged a 6 pound roast for about $17.00. For dinner tonight we’ll have pot roast (made in the crock pot). But a 6 pound roast for two people means a ton of leftovers. And I plan to get several dinners for two out of these leftovers (and several pot roac…
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