Daily Archives: February 7, 2011

Book Review: A Passion Most Pure by Julie Lessman

  “A Passion Most Pure” by Julie Lessman is the lastest book I received through the Paperback swap and finished this weekend.  It is the 1st in The Daughters of Boston series and was a great read! The story is … Continue reading

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Managing your grocery budget #2

I had a grocery budget of $20/week.  And it worked pretty well for a couple of years until by late 1992 I had 2 kids who were eating real food.  But we really did not have much more money, so … Continue reading

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Managing your grocery budget #1

We love to eat just like all families and with 4 children ages 14-20, a lot of food comes into and goes out of our kitchen.  But my work on managing our food budget really began over 20 years ago … Continue reading

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Super Bowl party snacks

Tim loves to make food, and we all like to eat it.  He often cooks meals when he is home.  But when there is a special occation, he is all about the food.  This has come to include birthdays, graduations, … Continue reading

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