“What?” you ask. “That’s $25 per week for one person, right?” Frugal grocery shopping can help no matter if buying for one or five in a household. One person can take on the challenge of spending no more than $25 per week, but no, there are two of us in my house. The food blogger who challenged me to do the $25 per week grocery haul, Patty Cake from pattycakespantry.com, has a household of five – and she managed to keep her groceries under $25 every week for the most part. My Experience with $25-Per- Week Grocery Shopping I can tell you that after fiveRead More →

Think you can budget your groceries at $25 weekly for a family of two? It’s manageable but challenging. When I began a $25-per-week food budget with food blogger Patty Cake in July, I didn’t believe it was possible. Now, I know that this food budget can work for my household of two people – just not every week.Read More →

How do you make it for a week of spending only $25 for groceries? It’s not easy, but it can be done. In this post, I’ll be showing you how I did on the third week of a grocery budget challenge. Results of the Third Week’s Grocery Budget The first two weeks were manageable. Actually, the first week was exciting. I was very curious if it was possible for me to spend no more than $25. That week was a success. The second week was a little more difficult – at least I thought it was until I bought groceries this third week. Tallying upRead More →

When is the last time you set a $25-per-week- budget for groceries? During July and August, I have participated in a $25 per week grocery challenge. The first week took very careful planning. This second week was fairly simple because I had leftovers from the first week and didn’t require much. In this post, I’ll share the amount spent and how two of us, my husband and myself, are making it with the $25 budget.Read More →

Eat a little. Weigh a little. Eat a lot. Weigh a lot. What thoughts do the saying, “You are what you eat”, trigger in you? The question has value and can make a difference in the food you consume. Think of the last time you ate a Black Angus hamburger. Did you feel healthy and strong or miserably stuffed for three days?Read More →

Make this Italian Sandwich made from spinach-grilled hamburgers and these four organic herbs.                   Four herbs to use for an Italian sandwich You’ll need the following four fresh herbs (a list I’ve described by their flavors) for this Italian-style open-faced sandwich. basil – has a sweet peppery, minty flavor cilantro – has a flavor similar to celery and mint mixed fennel – tastes like black licorice rosemary – a sweet minty flavor Nutritional Values and Uses for Basil Basil is a good source of Vitamins A, C, K, iron, and calcium. Did you know that basil can beRead More →