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Saturday, February 8, 2014

What would you do with an extra $10 to $15 in your grocery budget?

When looking at my grocery spending, I can see that for the coming months at least, I won't be spending all $170 that's budgeted. I should have as much as an extra $10 to $15 each month to spend on groceries. It's not a large amount of money, but it gives me something to play with. Some possibilities that I've thought of:

  • fresh seasonal produce, such as lettuce and spinach for green salads, currently out of season for my garden
  • honey -- I can buy a large jug of honey at the wholesaler for a fraction of grocery store prices. Honey would be nice, but not a necessity.
  • more meat, specifically beef -- I miss having beef
  • fish -- I don't care much for fish, especially canned fish. If I bought higher quality fresh fish, I may like it more.
  • aged cheese -- cheese aged for a year or more is the lower in lactose than most grocery store cheese, and better for my system. But cheese is not a necessity for me, just something nice to have.
  • fresh fruit -- one of my daughters would love to have more fresh fruit in winter. We do have ample frozen and dried fruit, but she really loves fresh fruit.
  • junky stuff -- the other daughter would be in heaven if I would buy Pop-Tarts, her absolute favorite breakfast (if you can even call it that!).
I suspect that I'll try to balance nutrient-dense additional foods with particular preferences for each member of my family. But I'm open to ideas and suggestions.

What would you do with an extra $10 to $15 per month to spend on food?

Friday, February 7, 2014

Could there be a theme developing here?



Black Cherry Cupcakes, 

using chopped, brandied black cherries and the cherry liquid, that I preserved last summer, to tint and flavor the butter cream frosting.




Wooden Craft Hearts,

which I painted with pink acrylic paints.
I'll string the hearts onto satin ribbon, to make a garland for some Valentine kitchen decor. (wood craft hearts -- Jo-Ann Fabrics 29 cents each, use a coupon and save 10 to 15%)




Roses in Bloom Kitchen Towel

No roses growing in my garden right now. Roses printed on a kitchen towel will cheer me for Valentine's Day and the weeks to come.

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