December 2009
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November 2009
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Good advice about healthy eating that I read in a...
Don’t think of it as a diet.
I read this all the time and I think it’s sort of trite, but, like all cliches there is some truth there. For me, if I can’t have pizza on the regs or have to stop drinking Coke, then it’s a diet. But there are so many negative connotations to the word “diet”: that it’s restrictive, that it has to be difficult, that food...
September 2009
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Create Your Plate →
Focus on filling your plate with non-starchy vegetables and having smaller portions of starchy foods and meats. You don’t need any special tools or have to do any counting. It’s simple and effective — draw an imaginary line on your plate, select your foods, and enjoy your meal! You may have heard of this as the “Plate Method.” Once you’ve changed your portion sizes, you can work on making...
August 2009
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Substitute Vodka for Febreze!?
Having not done my laundry for 3 weeks, this hint is super relevant in my current life. :-)
You can keep your clothes smelling fresher with vodka — really! Simply spritz your duds with the stuff, then hang to dry in a well-ventilated area. (Do a spot-test first to be safe.)
Vodka kills odor-causing bacteria, but doesn’t leave a scent when dry.
Read more: The Daily Green
Warm winter pom-pom hat - free knitting pattern →
Want. To. Make. This!
10 Essential Pantry Ingredients →
1. Garlic
2. Tomatoes - Fresh and Canned! Crushed tomatoes are really helpful sometimes!
3. Chicken Stock - I don’t have time to make my own, so I buy it in cartons.
4. Onions - I buy yellow and white
5. Balsamic Vinegar
6. White Wine - Buy something good!
7. Olive Oil
8. Eggs - Ok, these next few are not exactly “pantry” but they are essential in the kitchen!
9. Butter -...
Customizable Recipe for Fruit/Veggie Muffins →
So, I have a butt-ton of zucchini… and not sure if I can eat all of it. I was looking for frugal, but healthy recipes and found this fun recipe. This recipe might be a really good way to use my veggies up before they go bad PLUS I get portable, easy-to-freeze muffins for snacks or breakfasts!
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"Buying organic"
Last night was my first night in my new digs and I did a little recon in the kitchen. My hope is that the new roomie and I will have similar tastes and we can share some of the cost of groceries. From what I can tell, our tastes are similar, but the roomie is really into “buying organic,” I think. She has organic jam, organic tea, organic pasta, yadda yadda yadda.
In any case, a lot...
Grocery list/weekly meals brainstorming
I have 50 bucks in my checking and I need to make it last for two weeks. I’ve just moved into my house and I need to buy some groceries. I am set on dry goods like noodles for pasta (and the requisite sauces), mac n cheese, cereal, oatmeal, cheese.
meijer lunch meat 2.50
organic celery hearts 2.00
chicken drum sticks 99/lb
meijer frozen veggies 5/5
dannon light and fit 10/4
Ken’s ranch...
May 2009
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“I think the idea that being vegan is more expensive comes from the fact that...”
– rice and beans are pretty cheap (via anthropophagous)
April 2009
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March 2009
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little things make a big difference
I hate wearing socks. Not because I hate the feeling of wearing socks, but because I hate the task of finding matching socks. So, if it’s warm enough, I skip the socks and go straight for the flip flops just out of convenience.
So, tonight I took the time to match all of my clean socks and put them together. I know it’ll make me feel better when I’m deciding about my footwear...
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Michael Pollan's 7 Rules for Eating
1. Don’t eat anything your great grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food. “When you pick up that box of portable yogurt tubes, or eat something with 15 ingredients you can’t pronounce, ask yourself, “What are those things doing there?” Pollan says.
2. Don’t eat anything with more than five ingredients, or ingredients you can’t pronounce.
3. Stay out of...
My food personality is "Fast and Fresh"!
Take advantage of the time you spend cooking on the weekends by cooking larger quantities and freezing some for later. In addition to our double duty meals try these tips:
Browning ground meat for dinner? Do extra, to use in tacos later in the week.
Baking chicken breasts? Cook two more, and then cut up later for stir-fry with vegetables and...
I’m officially moving into my first real apartment on my own in a month and I’m excited and nervous. In anticipation, I’ve created this blog as a repository for the tips, tricks, hints, and just plain good advice I find on the web about cooking, shopping, saving money, being healthy, and what-have-you.
Moving in May signifies an important shift in my life. I’ve been...