I had a close call with the eggs. Let’s face it. By the time I got home, I had been shoe-shopping, gone to Walmart, and hit 2 additional grocery stores all in the same morning. I was tired. I got sloppy: I slung the grocery tote on the counter with no regards for its contents. [...]
I hate it when we have hamburgers or hotdogs for dinner. It isn’t that I have anything against ground meat or pork products-of-ambiguous-origin, fact, I’ve been known to crave a hotdog. That doesn’t mean I ate the hotdog. I’m still a vegetarian. What I *hate* is having to buy a bunch of hamburger buns or [...]
I feel like I’ve got to stick up for “beans and rice.” This poor meal has got such a stigma: Oh, you’re trying to save money? When I’m trying to save money, I eat beans and rice. Well, guess what people, I eat beans and rice even when I’m NOT trying to save money. Rich [...]
We keep our grocery list plastered to the front of the refrigerator. Aesthetically, this arrangement just stinks. I grew up in a home where nothing was on the refrigerator. Not your report card, not your first place ribbon, not your permission slip for the field trip to the fish-farm. Looking back, I know realize how [...]
Just go ahead and admit. You save up your calories. When you’ve got a delicious feast in the near-future, you know you try to be on your best behavior so that you can binge eat without inhibition. Don’t be ashamed. You’re doing it the smart way. And if you are like me, not only do [...]
