A New Year, A New Challenge: The Monthly Meal Plan
I don’t have much time to explain. Actually, that’s kind of the point: I don’t have much time for anything these days. Ah, the fond memories of the hubs and I sitting over bacon and eggs, a pile of cookbooks and a grocery list at The Only Café making our weekly meal plan and grocery [...]
Read More...My Opinion Monday: Are Homemade Meals As Wholesome As We Think?
My Opinion Monday is a response to Food Forum Friday, which can be found on The Cook the Story Facebook Page. Last week on the Huffington Post Anneli Rufus asked if frozen meals free us or turn us into barbarians. I was all set to go on about cooking from scratch and how much healthier [...]
Read More...Food Snob Humbled by Stranger in Grocery Store
“Sit. Sit. Write. Write. You take chicken breast and cut in half. Fry it. Keep warm in oven. Fry mushrooms. Add one pack instant mushroom gravy and 1 cup water. Stir. And then, you eat.” I asked myself, “Why am I sitting here writing this down? I really need to finish grocery shopping and get [...]
Read More...When a Coupon isn’t a Coupon at all
(I owe you a couple of recipes from my Zumba story. But I just had to write about this today instead.) Picture it: Checking out at the grocery store, cranky toddler in your cart, 10 people behind you, party plans for tonight brewing. You’ve chosen your red wine based partly on a $3 coupon hanging [...]
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