Posts Tagged ‘Grocery’

It’s true; dinner tonight was a cheese-free affair. It rarely happens, but when it does it’s noteworthy.
I could not decide what I wanted to eat. Pasta sounded tasty and we certainly have a lot of it, but the hot weather made me wary of a belly full of spaghetti. A salad was the perfect choice, [...]

As evident by my lack of posting, I’ve been off in my own little world slightly. A combination of factors — the gluttony of the holidays, the crummy weather, my finances (or lack thereof), my seemingly fruitless search for full-time work — has left me feeling sluggish and tired. And not in the mood to [...]

Do you eat seasonally? Re-nest.com has a seasonality chart that tells you what foods are in season.  It’s pretty expansive with separate categories for fruit, vegetables, herbs, fish, and certain meats and nuts.

I know it’s best to buy produce in season, but I don’t always know when certain foods are at their peak for freshness [...]

Tonight’s dinner is inspired by the letter E. E is for “expiration date.” As I plopped a scoop of cottage cheese into my morning oats, I was horrified to find that the newly opened container was about to expire. Let me tell you: I HATE wasting food. Did I freak out? Yes. But only momentarily [...]

I don’t know where the last few days have gone.  I have been really caught up in the mess with our dog, I guess.  Jack was in the hospital for the past three nights and had surgery on his stomach.  He is finally home, but still in recovery.  It was pretty scary, honestly.  As The [...]