by Millie Copper | Aug 30, 2010 | Meal Plans
Hard to believe that it is the last week of August. We are adjusting our new schedules. Our day looks something like this. Kiki is up at 5AM to get ready for school. I make her a quick and easy breakfast which is usually toast. She doesn’t care much for...
by Millie Copper | Aug 29, 2010 | Budgeting, food thoughts, Shopping Trip
My budget for the month of September is $490 divided between Cow share ($54), Beef CSA ($50), Azure Standard ($135.23), Dining Out ($50) and Grocery Store ($200.77). I say the budget is for the month of September but it actually coincides with my husband’s once...
by Millie Copper | Aug 29, 2010 | Budgeting, Shopping Trip
If you’ve been following along, my food budget for August was $550 (our budget coincides with my husband’s once a month pay day and runs from the 23rd to the 22nd of each month). That budget plan went kaboom. My last post I was over by $17.74 but we spent...
by Millie Copper | Aug 27, 2010 | Cooking, Food Preparation
I ordered 40 pounds of nectarines from Azure Standard this month. When I ordered them, it didn’t sound like very much (I actually thought about ordering 60 pounds). But when I got them and they were staring at me from their good-sized boxes, 40 pounds was more...
by Millie Copper | Aug 23, 2010 | Meal Plans
Our new schedule went pretty good last week. Our mornings sure do start early. Kiki and Joe have both agreed to take packed lunches with them this year so I’m working on figuring out good portable lunches for them that will be somewhat nutrient dense and still...