kitchen experiments Archives - Homespun Oasis by Millie Copper

Money v. Time Kickoff

by Millie Copper | Apr 23, 2012 | Budgeting, Feeding Children, food thoughts, frugal options, Health, kitchen experiments, Meals, Money v. Time, Someone Else's Shoes, Starting Out, Traditional Foods

This month’s experience for Someone Else’s Shoes is two-fold. The two most common conversations that come up when discussing a diet based on real/whole/traditional foods are the money involved and the time involved. I believe that we can eat a real food...

Thrifty Food Plan: End of Week 1 and Intro to Week 2

by Millie Copper | Mar 12, 2012 | food thoughts, kitchen experiments, Meals, Someone Else's Shoes, Starting Out, USDA Thrifty Plan

$172 per week, two weeks, family of 5, real food. That is the current experience. We’re starting completely from scratch following the monetary guidelines put out by the USDA for the Cost of Food at Home Thrifty Food Plan. The USDA attaches a weekly dollar...

Goodbye Microwave, Hello Counter Space!

by Millie Copper | Jan 13, 2012 | Feeding Children, food thoughts, kitchen experiments

Over two years ago I put up a post with pictures of my kitchen. In the post I mentioned that we were going to get rid of the microwave but then my adult daughter moved in so we kept it for her use. Since then, that daughter moved out and my oldest daughter moved in....

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