It’s no surprise that I love ALDI. Buying most of our weekly food from ALDI helps keep the grocery budget to an acceptable number. We spend about the same amount on food as rent. Anything I can do, without the stress of couponing and shopping at multiple stores each week to keep food costs […]
Coconut Rice Pudding: Dairy/Egg/Gluten/Corn Free
The first week we found out about Sadie’s extensive food allergies, we were invited to a party. I freaked out just a tiny bit, worrying that she wouldn’t be able to eat anything, much less the selection of desserts that would be available. After a quick call to the host confirmed that there would be […]
Make Over Your Mornings: Make Ahead Breakfast
I’ve long been on a quest to make the most of my mornings. Mine aren’t particularly stressful, and that’s by design. One of my favorite benefits of homeschooling, for instance, is the bit about not having to go anywhere in the morning! I get up quite early – always by 6, and often at 5 […]
Slim Femme for Life: How To Eat Like a French Woman
Preview: How to eat like a French woman: diet and lifestyle tips to stay slim and enjoy eating. Working at a French-inspired clothing store when I was just sixteen, I used my employee discount to buy the book: French Style: How to Think, Shop, and Dress Like a French Woman. Thus began a lifelong fascination […]
Nutrition Brainwashing
Every once in awhile, one of my kids does or says something that proves to me that the nutrition brainwashing I hope to engage in is taking effect. Do you know what I mean? I consider it my job to brainwash my kids. Th media and popular culture will put enough trash into their heads, […]
Healthy Aldi Meal Plan
(Note: At the bottom of this post is a free healthy ALDI meal plan.) Feeding your family healthy food on a budget is no small challenge. One of the things that can help is to shop at a discount store like ALDI. When I discovered ALDI, I was astounded at how low the prices were. […]
Simple Easy Black Bean Soup
One of the things I struggle with when it comes to meal planning is lunches. Lunches shouldn’t be that complicated, right? But for some reason I always draw a blank at lunchtime. Yesterday I had a mom friend over and when the topic of lunch came up, she said she struggled to figure out what […]
Berzerk for Mazurka aka Great Harvest Savannah Bars
It all started one Saturday. I was out with a friend when she stopped by our local Great Harvest Bread Company for something called a “Savannah Bar”. I had no idea that my life was to change forever. “What’s a Savannah bar?” “It’s a drug.” Ah, but she was right! I was instantly addicted. The […]
Simple Summer Eating
In the summer, I like to challenge myself to eat simpler food, and to cook less. Why? For one thing, even though it’s only April in Atlanta, turning on the oven now means the house is steaming hot for hours. I’m simply not willing to pay $400 a month to cool down my home during […]
Lowering Your Grocery Budget in 2024: 13 Practical Tips
Preview: If surging food costs got you down this year, here are 13 practical tips for lowering your grocery budget in 2024. I don’t have to tell you that 2023 food prices were shocking. It seems everyone was talking about it. Did you notice the staggering number of social media posts where people asked, “How […]