The final week of the challenge proved to be the hardest. Not only did we have friends over for dinner, we also celebrated our third wedding anniversary! I wanted to do something special for both evenings, without completely ignoring my budgeting goal. My first shopping trip of the week looked like this: FoodCostStrawberries (1lb)$1.66Gold Bell… Continue reading August Challenge: Week 4
This week was all about chicken. I found some killer deals on thighs and drumsticks at our local grocery store, but I didn't want dinner to feel like a constant repeat. With poultry in hand (err... cart), I started flipping through Pinterest and AllRecipes.com on my phone, looking for particularly unique chicken recipes. I'll share… Continue reading August Challenge: Week 3
Meringues and Macarons... living that fancy French life on a very slim budget.
Goal: Spend only $50/week on groceries for my husband and I. Well, nothing went quite as expected this week. Last Friday (July 31), I found out that we were going to have company over for dinner on Saturday evening. I definitely didn’t budget for guests!! So, I went grocery shopping on Friday for that specific… Continue reading August Challenge: Week 1
In the early days of the pandemic, I set a lot of "goals". I was going to read twenty books. I was going to workout every day. I was going to practice Spanish. I was going to take online courses and do as much "upskilling" as possible. While I chipped away at some of these… Continue reading August Challenge: $50/Week on Groceries
Five recipes to spice up your life.
There was a short list of baked goods that were fundamental staples in our household growing up: TPC Coffee Cake, Superbowl Snack Mix, Cowboy Cookies, and Nana's Banana Bread. Anytime I bake these offerings for friends or coworkers, I get clobbered with requests for the recipes. There's no secret ingredients or mad science going on,… Continue reading Nana’s Banana Bread
Soo... there's a good chance that you're treating the COVID blues with booze. At the very beginning of the crisis, “U.S. sales of alcoholic beverages rose 55%... according to market research firm Nielsen. Spirits like tequila, gin and pre-mixed cocktails led the way, with sales jumping 75% compared to the same period last year. Wine… Continue reading Quarantine Cocktails
As a Thanksgiving tribute, I felt I should honor food with a blog post— specifically, in this case, Argentine cuisine. While you are probably skimming this with a full load of cranberry-soaked turkey in your belly, my singular goal with this blog is to make you more hungry. Food is an essential part of Argentine… Continue reading Thankful for Food
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