by Millie Copper | Mar 2, 2012 | Budgeting, food thoughts, Someone Else's Shoes, USDA Thrifty Plan
Did you know that the USDA has a list of how much money we should be spending on food? It is actually a tiered list. The USDA Food Plans: Cost of Food states “The Thrifty, Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost and Liberal Food Plans each represent a nutritious diet at a...
by Millie Copper | Jan 27, 2010 | Cooking
At the beginning of January, I listed a few food goals that we have for this year. I thought in order to help me to stay on track with accomplishing these goals I’d share our progress with you. Cut down on sweets This is going pretty good, more by default than...
by Millie Copper | Feb 2, 2010 | Tuesday Twister
This past week I didn’t do any kitchen experiments or extras due to being busy with my bookkeeping, our personal taxes and the sniffles that have affected almost all of us. Christopher and I were up the better part of the night a few nights while he was feeling...
by Millie Copper | Feb 21, 2012 | Food Storage, frugal options, Stretchy Beans
Last year, my friend Andi shared this post on sprouting. I was totally intrigued by the sprouted peas. Especially the cost of those peas. $8.05 for 25 pounds seemed like a steal! I had to try them. Like everything, the price of these peas has increased. I got mine...
by Millie Copper | Feb 17, 2012 | frugal options, Preparedness, Stretchy Beans
Have you been working to increase your food storage but have stalled due to budget, lack of inspiration or just not sure what to do next? Last year I did a post about Real Food and Food Storage. Having a well stocked pantry is something that is still important to us...
by Millie Copper | Feb 16, 2012 | Someone Else's Shoes
Don’t you love taking a peek into the life of someone else? If you said yes, I’d say you are not alone. Just take a look at all of the ‘reality’ shows on TV (okay, I have to say I don’t really think those are ‘reality’ but...