Menu Plan Money: “Deliciousness Guaranteed” Edition

Beef Chili

Rookie Cook Tip The thing about certain ground beef dishes, e.g., hamburger patties, meatloaf, etc., is that you can’t adjust the flavor while you’re cooking them. This week, I’m trying my hand at meatloaf. I’ve never made it before, and I’m concerned mine will come out bland, and thus, inedible for a woman of my [...]

Menu Plan Money ~ Jan 30, 2012 – “Foodie Financial Challenge” Edition

[Read this section first. Then, check out the giveaway mentioned below.] Of all the line items in my budget, food is the one that causes me the most trouble. Lately, my home cooked meals have been pretty delicious. But that truth doesn’t erase my cravings for familiar dishes at my favorite restaurants. To help me [...]

Menu Plan Money: “Brrr!” Edition

Halloween night with bat and jack-o-lantern

Folks, it’s officially cold. I try to be upbeat and optimistic about life, but freezing temperatures make me sad. And can you believe it had the nerve to snow this weekend? Unacceptable! Human beings, especially us black ones, weren’t designed to withstand these conditions. It ain’t natural. You know? On the bright side, I have [...]

Menu Plan Money ~ “Wishful Thinking” Edition

There’s not much going on this week other than my menu plan is a little aggressive considering I’m feeling pretty miserable. Here’s to me keeping hope alive and not darting to the nearest Chipotle. Monday: Frittata Tuesday: KFC Fried Chicken or Chicken Nuggets Wednesday: Leftovers Thursday: Bacon, Egg, & Cheese low carb sandwich Friday: Barbacoa Shredded Beef Tacos [...]

Menu Plan Money ~ “Bringing Back the Rookie Cook Tip” Edition

Slow Cooker Ribs and Yellow Rice

My love of cooking, primarily, stems from my love of eating delicious food. If only there was a way to experience the finest, tastiest cuisine without learning how to cook. Well, there is such a way. It’s called eating out. And it’s way more expensive than preparing your meals at home. For those of us [...]

Menu Plan Money ~ Oct 10, 2011

This past weekend, the outlet my refrigerator plugs into stopped working. I’m not exactly sure how long my fridge was incapacitated, but I’m afraid I’ve suffered some loss due to spoilage. It’s quite upsetting. I’ve been doing so good on cutting my food budget this past month or so. It’s possible most of my refrigerated [...]

Menu Plan Money: “September is Over. How’d I Do?” Edition

Food in freezer at the end of August 2011

It’s over. September has come and gone. Last month, I set one goal - to eat the food in my freezer. The question now is whether I accomplished that goal.   Weeeeell, not exactly. I could’ve done better. You may have noticed there’s some September food in my October freezer. To be honest, I’m only slightly [...]

Menu Plan Money ~ So Much Food to Eat, So Little Time

Three baked swai in glass casserole dish

Well, it looks like we don’t have many days remaining in September. Which is a problem as I haven’t abandoned my goal of eating all my freezer’s contents by month end. If I’m to be successful in this very simple endeavor, I’d better get eatin’. There are bags and bags of frozen fruit left. Instead of [...]

Menu Plan Money ~ “Hello, Discipline!” Edition

Pork Roast Stew

I swear. My employer is trying to fatten up us naive, chubby cheeked employees to be slaughtered. Even though I haven’t gotten around to cooking everything on my menu plan, I’ve barely spent any money on food this month. The organization I work for is always feeding me. Over the past few weeks I’ve been [...]

Menu Plan Money ~ Sept 12, 2011

Bowl of spaghetti and meat sauce

For some reason, I feel a lot of anxiety about the coming week. Maybe it’s because I’m not looking forward to the long workout I’ve mentally committed to this morning. (You should’ve seen how much food I ate this weekend. Sea salt gelato is the devil.) Plus, I usually work longer on Mondays. And if that’s [...]

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