Comments on: Groceries and Menu-last one for May

By: Sara Bee

Sara Bee — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:31:16 +0000

@WilliamB Don't feel bad about combining your staples with your emergency stock. They say "Eat what you store, store what you eat" The only food I have other what I normally eat in my emergency cupboard are the superconcentration bars you can get on survivalist sites.

By: Battra92

Battra92 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:27:43 +0000

Is the creature on the left side of the bananas a turtle?

I really like the blue bunny peeking behind the box of crackers. Speaking of which, how do they compare to the Ritz variety?

By: Becky

Becky — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:29:03 +0000

I’m interested in the fact that you don’t seem to eat a big meal on Sundays. Do you always just have breakfast for Sunday dinner? I find that fascinating.

My husband would go for that on a weekday, but on a Sunday…I think not. French Toast sounds great for Sunday breakfast, though.

By: Tammy Brackett

Tammy Brackett — Sun, 31 May 2009 22:16:10 +0000

Kristen you have inspired me to do better with meal planning and buying food! I kept track of every penny I spent on food this month and it was $198.53. That’s for two people, two meals a day. I guess that is not so bad, but I am mightily impressed with your food budget and meal planning!
Keep up the great work!

By: WilliamB

WilliamB — Sun, 31 May 2009 15:23:20 +0000

Out of curiosity – your pix tend to be of perishables and snacks. I don’t see a lot of old-fashioned staples: flour, sugar, canned tomaotes, bread, etc. When do you get those? How much food do you have in your pantry?

In the interests of reciprocity, I’ll give my answers, too. I get staples in quantity, especially rice. As I regularly eat three kinds of rice (white long grain for western food, white medium grain and brown medium grain for asian food) and I like to be able to bake when the mood strikes, my pantry contains a lot of staples. And a lot of other foods as well: canned, snack, dried, sauces, beverages. My fig leaf is that it’s my emergency stash as well but I’m not fooling anyone – including myself. ;-P

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:05:46 +0000

First Things First…is the black spider on the left hand side of the pineapple? Joshua is really getting good LOL!! I have a Food Saver and when I find chicken breasts on sale I divide the packages into portions that is manageable for me. The Food Saver is GREAT!! I can freeze all most anything. If I’m only working an eight hour shift instead of a 12 hour…I put the chicken in the frig. to thaw and when I get home I can fix the chicken with some veggies…a lot less time. I have SAVED buying chicken this way. Let me know what you think.