Pin It I just had to use the word doldrums in a title of a post. Doesn’t it make you laugh just looking at it? Hopefully you caught my post earlier this week on natural food colorings, part of the Eat Well, Spend Less series and related to launching the new challenge on avoiding food [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Eat Well Spend Less'
Fab Tips to Keep Your Food Fun (& Break out of those Winter Doldrums)
February 25th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
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Eat Well, Spend Less: Having "Fun" with Natural Food Coloring
February 21st, 2012 · 35 Comments · Kids in the Kitchen, Recipes, Special Situations
Pin ItI’m totally not fun. Typically, I’m literally a fountain of topic ideas, but when I saw that this month’s Eat Well, Spend Less theme was “having fun with food“…well…I kind of freaked out. I believe I wrote on the list: “I’m not fun! I have no idea what to do!” This is a stretch, [...]
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Food Resolutions and Goals to Eat Well, Spend Less
January 28th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Frugality
Pin ItIt seems like everything refreshes in the New Year – the Eat Well, Spend Less team is no exception. The posts they’ve come up with for food resolutions and goals are truly top notch this month! In case you missed my post this week, go ahead and learn to make multiple batches of stock [...]
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Eat Well, Spend Less: The Never-Ending Chicken Broth (Am I "Stocking Up" or Being Greedy?)
January 24th, 2012 · 55 Comments · Do It Yourself, Frugality
Pin ItPeople are often asking where to start: you know, when they’re first coming over to a real food lifestyle and feel overwhelmed at the laundry list of changes they’ll have to make to their standard American diet (read: processed foods). Now that I’ve survived the last six months, moving twice, living with my in-laws [...]
Eat Well, Spend Less: Holiday Frugal Round-Up
December 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Frugality
Pin ItIf you’re looking for a last minute recipe idea, I know just where you can find one. From appetizers to favorite Christmas traditions, easy breakfasts to gifts under the tree, the Eat Well, Spend Less team has something for you. I culled my favorite recipes last week for my frugal, easy party foods (I’m [...]
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Eat Well, Spend Less: Cheap and Easy Party Foods
December 15th, 2011 · 9 Comments · Frugality, Recipes
Pin ItI am working on creating my "go to" list for party foods, those items I can make quickly and without much thought when I have to bring a dish to pass. What I bring to share must follow some if not all of the following qualifications: Real Food (whole ingredients, homemade, not processed) Not [...]
Eat Well, Spend Less: Thanksgiving and Holiday Feasting Wrap-Up
November 20th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Frugality
Pin ItIt’s so easy to be a penny-pincher all year long and then blow it by overdoing it at the holidays, isn’t it? I tend to rationalize that “it’s a special occasion” and it warrants spending a little money. However, if you’re really smart (or really on a tight budget), you can find ways to [...]
