Food

Menu Planning

February 13, 2009

Now that I’m reluctantly pulling myself out of holiday mode (yes, I know holidays finished ages ago!), it’s time to think a bit more about what we’re eating and how much I’m spending on groceries.  Enter meal planning.  During the “normal” part of the year (that is when I’m not relaxing on one of our […]

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Eat to save your life

July 18, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Earlier this week I watched Jamie Oliver’s Eat to Save Your Life. What a fascinating program. It was based around analysing the diet of a group of ordinary people and then shocking the pants off them by telling them what would happen if they didn’t change their bad food habits. I think […]

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10 Great Standby Recipes

June 24, 2008

Each week I like to try at least one new recipe, whether it be a meal or baking. As much as I like to try new things, sometimes (often) the kids don’t share my enthusiasm. So it’s great to have some old favourites on standby. Things you can whip up, almost without thinking about it, […]

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Reducing the grocery bill – week 2

April 29, 2008

I have been feeling disheartened with my grocery bill reduction progress. Last week we spent $215. It’s a bit odd, because I thought with being away for the weekend we would spend less. Perhaps I’m being a bit harsh, as we did cater for an improptu family picnic on Saturday. The fact it wasn’t planned […]

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