by Millie Copper | Jan 29, 2010 | food thoughts
It seems that in my family, we make a lot of compromises in our quest for Real Food. Part of it is because of money, part is because of availability and part is because old habits die hard. We do have a few things that we try not to compromise on. Salt- We use sea...
by Millie Copper | Jan 25, 2010 | food thoughts, Shopping Trip
This was a big spending week. We had planned a dinner out at the new Olive Garden with some people from church for next weekend but other peoples plans changed so we went this past weekend. We had a wonderful time but that one dinner was a big portion of our spending...
by Millie Copper | Jan 18, 2010 | food thoughts, Shopping Trip
Still working on eating down some of the freezer and pantry items. I’m happy to actually have a little space in the freezer and am planning ways I’m going to fill it up again. And thinking about some bulk pantry purchases in the next few months if my...
by Millie Copper | Jan 11, 2010 | food thoughts, Shopping Trip
For the month of January we are on a mission to eat out of our pantry and freezer as much as possible. I’m still buying some groceries but not as many as usual. I like that we are getting a bit of room in the freezer, Lulu even put the ice cube trays back in the...
by Millie Copper | Jan 4, 2010 | food thoughts, Shopping Trip
>A new month, a new year and a new time for food tracking. If you missed my post finishing up December food tracking you can find it here.In December, we spent a total of $510.68 on food. This included food cooked at home and food from restaurants. Our finances are...
by Millie Copper | Jan 2, 2010 | food thoughts, frugal options, Shopping Trip, Starting Out, Traditional Foods
>This is the final recap of food purchased (or otherwise acquired) for the month of December. The previous total spent was $460.66 (week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4). We didn’t need very much this week.We are increasing our cow share so we can get 2 gallons a...