Food Budget - One Frugal Girl

Goal: Get Dinner to the Table

One Frugal Girl — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 19:31:32 +0000

Things have gotten a little off track since the arrival of child #2. Somewhere in the middle of my third trimester I lost the desire to cook a decent meal and as any new mother knows things didn’t exactly get easier after birth. Last week I set a very small goal to get back in ... Read more

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Saving Money on Groceries: That’s a Lot of Chicken!

One Frugal Girl — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 15:26:07 +0000

I prefer to buy organic or all natural chicken for my family, but it’s so much more expensive than the other stuff our grocery store sells. Every once in a blue moon our grocery store offers buy-one-get-one offers and from time to time the price is dropped to $3.59, but the full retail price is ... Read more

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Could A Grocery Delivery Service Save Me Money?

One Frugal Girl — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:25:29 +0000

A week or so ago my husband noticed a rip in a bag of chips that had been sitting on a shelf in our pantry. We couldn’t quite figure out what happened; did it snag while we were loading and unloading groceries, was it torn when I bought it? I wasn’t quite sure so I ... Read more

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Local Farms, CSAs and a Few Favorite New Recipes

One Frugal Girl — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 20:31:57 +0000

A few weeks ago I packed my little guy into the car and headed out to a local farm that allows customers to pick their own produce. There are a couple of farms that are closer to our house, but they primarily grow apples and pumpkins. The farm I chose isn’t exactly around the corner, ... Read more

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A Little Upfront Preparation Makes Cooking So Much Faster

One Frugal Girl — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 21:25:45 +0000

(Bags of sliced and chopped chicken ready for the freezer) These days I purchase a lot of organic ingredients. I don’t know if it’ll make a difference in our health in the long run, but it’s one area of our finances I’m not willing to cut back on. I typically purchase meat and poultry from ... Read more

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Juicing, Is It Worth It?

One Frugal Girl — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 20:58:06 +0000

For my birthday I asked for a juicer. So far there are parts of juicing I like and parts I don’t. Let’s start with the good. I typically use fruit that is somewhat past it’s prime. If I have a bunch of spinach in the produce drawer that is too wilted to eat, I throw ... Read more

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The Biggest Grocery Bill of My Life

One Frugal Girl — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:57:27 +0000

We’re on vacation this week and trying something a little different. Rather than preparing grilled chicken and burgers almost every night for dinner I’ve picked out a bunch of favorite recipes. By the end of the night we all want to hang out, drink beer and relax, so rather than standing around grilling we’ve decided ... Read more

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What’s for Dinner? Finding Inspiration.

One Frugal Girl — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 20:51:09 +0000

Photo Credit: Pioneer Woman I seem to go in waves with cooking. One week I find a ton of recipes that inspire me to buy vegetables and defrost meats and poultry and the next I’m ready to call for a pizza. I was in desperate need of a trip to the grocery store earlier this ... Read more

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Do You Tip for Takeout?

One Frugal Girl — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 00:23:21 +0000

My parents came over on Saturday to hang out with us for a bit. When dinner time approached we decided to order from a chain restaurant that is just a few minutes away from my home. I logged onto the restaurant’s website and placed my order, which included a meal for each of us, four ... Read more

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Hits & Misses – Cooking While on Vacation

One Frugal Girl — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 19:56:48 +0000

My husband and I spent a week at the beach and only ordered dinner out one time. We had subs and chicken wings delivered on the very first night of our vacation. We were extremely tired from driving and unpacking and settled for delivery, but the food was definitely not worth the $40 price tag.The ... Read more

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