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22 November 2009 »
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I’m so excited to finally announce the winners of the giveaway for my new menu mailer, CHEESESLAVE Menus By Mail. Sorry for the delay — I’ve been ridiculously busy ever since the WAPF conference last week. And it took a bit more effort to set this up than I anticipated.
Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway. Including entries I got at the conference, we had nearly 400 entries!
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Tags: menu mailer, menu planning, menu plans, menus by mail, Recipes, traditional food, traditional foods
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12 January 2009 »
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I’m late with my menu planning again. Oh, well, better late than never! I’m really into comfort foods right now so this week I’ll be doing tuna casserole, baked beans, cheeseburgers, quiche, and the like. And of course some oysters on the half shell and roasted marrow bones! All made from scratch and using nutrient-dense, [...]
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Tags: menu planning, menu plans
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06 January 2009 »
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As I posted the other day, I made a New Year’s resolution to cut my grocery budget in half. Without compromising on nutrition, taste, and variety.
How do you go about slashing your food budget? I’ll be honest, I’m new to this budgeting thing. But I’ve got some good ideas that I am going to implement [...]
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Tags: budget, budgeting, frugal, grass-fed, groceries, menu planning, menu plans, saving money
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05 January 2009 »
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I usually do my menu planning on Saturday or Sunday but I’m a little late this week. We just got back from our trip on Friday night, and the weekend was spent unpacking, doing laundry, cleaning, picking up raw milk in the valley, and grocery shopping.
I’m focused on a new goal for the new year: [...]
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Tags: bone broth, budgeting, chicken stock, frugal, kidneys, lamb, menu plan, menu planning, organ meats, saving money, steak and kidney pie
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14 December 2008 »
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Life is CRAZY lately — I’ve been working 16-18 hour days lately trying to launch my new website, Real Food Media. My in-laws are coming to town this week (yay!!!) and I want to make some nice meals for us. I also want to try making coconut flour brownies this week, and I’d like to [...]
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Tags: grass-fed, menu plan, menu planning, organ meats, organic, organic food, organic foods, shellfish, tacos
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02 August 2008 »
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Just got back from our Saturday morning visit to the farmer’s market and I’m thinking about what I’m going to cook this week.
Rocky Canyon had beef tongue, which I plan to use for tacos. I also got a dozen oysters and five pounds of mussels for dinner tonight. I bought a duck to roast on [...]
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Tags: beef tongue, butter, coconut oil, cream, farmer's market, ice cream, kefir soda pop, liver, maca, menu planning, popcorn, rocky canyon