Menu Plan Monday ~ Mar, 15 2010

The last time we talked about menu planning, I told you I was getting fat. In order to not be fat, I have to be more careful about what I eat. Although I cooked and enjoyed the Beef Daube Provencal from last week, I didn’t get around to eating much else on the menu plan. It [...]

Menu Plan Monday ~ I’m Getting Fat Edition

In regards to sticking to the menu plan, last week was even worse than the previous one. I must shamefully admit I didn’t make a single meal. This week will be different. Some people are yo-yo dieters. I’m a yo-yo exerciser / “change my dieter”. How I wish I was more consistent. From time to [...]

Menu Plan Monday – Next Time I’ll Get KFC Edition

I did not successfully adhere to my menu plan last week, but it wasn’t my fault. The exact day is a little fuzzy, but I think it was Tuesday when the plan fell apart. It all began when I started starving. Too hungry to wait for a delicious, home cooked meal, I decided I’d drive [...]

Menu Plan Monday ~ 93% Lean Ground Beef is Disgusting Edition

I was a mad woman last week – frying up bacon, cutting up ham, grinding up black pepper. Instead of making the taco salad from the previous Menu Plan Monday, I kept making house salads. They were so good, I couldn’t stop myself. After the Taco Pasta Toss flopped, I wanted something quick, easy, and [...]

Menu Plan Monday ~ Feb 15, 2010

After two weekends of being stuck in the house, I’m finally free. Because of all the snow we’ve gotten, I hadn’t been able to grocery shop like I want. On Friday, I decided to head over to Harris Teeter for a few items before driving the car back to my office parking garage and taking [...]

Menu Plan Monday ~ Feb 8, 2010

Last week’s menu plan was pretty much a bust. You see, I made slow cooker chili last Sunday evening. It was so much food, the darn thing almost carried me through the entire week. On Friday, a colleague asked me to walk with them to Chipotle. I agreed, and now I have a decent portion [...]

Menu Plan Monday – The 5 Best How-to Web Sites for the Rookie Cook

Some may wonder why I’ve been talking about food so much at You Have More Than You Think. Besides the fact that I like it – I mean really, really like it. Food is an area in my finances where I’ve always struggled. When you yearn to savor the delicious flavors of all things edible, [...]

Guest Post at Modern Hippie Mag: The Beginner’s Guide to Freezing Food

Remember when I made that New Year’s resolution to reduce food waste by 75%? Yeah, I’m serious about that. Thus far, I’m doing pretty good. There’s much room for improvement, but still, I feel like I’m on the right track. As I mentioned about a month ago, part of my strategy for decreasing food waste [...]

Menu Plan Monday ~ Jan 25, 2010

There are two things I’m loving right now: my slow cooker and beans. Both make the frugal life worth living. A few years ago, I tried to save money by substituting T-bone steak with chuck steak. At the time, I thought you cooked both cuts of beef the same. So, I seasoned the chuck steak [...]

Menu Plan Monday ~ Jan 18, 2010

I’m hoping this week will be more productive than the last. I really hate to keep making excuses, but I lost a close friend on Friday, January 8th. With preparing to travel for her funeral, trying to catch up on work so I could take a day off for the funeral, and attempting to live [...]

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