tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post8280636243060192475..comments2024-03-28T02:25:05.789-07:00Comments on Cooking and All That Jazz: Week 4 of the 50 Buck ChallengeAnne in the kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-83304240174048843642016-09-22T09:01:08.938-07:002016-09-22T09:01:08.938-07:00Passive aggressive! Passive aggressive! Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-8517088618327915482016-09-22T08:26:48.671-07:002016-09-22T08:26:48.671-07:00No one thought to bring you a starbucks?No one thought to bring you a starbucks?Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-35259952994455021682016-09-22T05:33:08.642-07:002016-09-22T05:33:08.642-07:00I find Aldi's produce pretty good and we'r...I find Aldi's produce pretty good and we're eating more salads since I started shopping there.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-38305019182387114342016-09-21T19:32:10.179-07:002016-09-21T19:32:10.179-07:00Sorry, it means something I had in the freezer alr...Sorry, it means something I had in the freezer already, but I weighed it and assigned last weeks price to itAnne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-24685975671078627842016-09-21T18:51:38.786-07:002016-09-21T18:51:38.786-07:00Happy birthday! I firmly believe that when chocola...Happy birthday! I firmly believe that when chocolate is screaming at you, you need to punish it by eating it :)<br /><br />What do the asterisk by the taco shells and the ground beef mean?Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654610295436446555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-70980009245562309262016-09-21T13:39:53.379-07:002016-09-21T13:39:53.379-07:00I'm glad she was able to also, I just wish she...I'm glad she was able to also, I just wish she hadn't!Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-77906994393225781762016-09-21T13:39:15.095-07:002016-09-21T13:39:15.095-07:00It is nice isn't it?It is nice isn't it?<br />Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-66969339476045600522016-09-21T13:22:12.457-07:002016-09-21T13:22:12.457-07:00Happy birthday! I am glad your mom was able to ba...Happy birthday! I am glad your mom was able to bake you a cake, even if you didn't want it. Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-12238269146403711202016-09-21T13:09:01.516-07:002016-09-21T13:09:01.516-07:00Happy birthday! And it's nice to be spoilt on ...Happy birthday! And it's nice to be spoilt on your birthday - if not then, well when? AnnaTreadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-13772802053949733112016-09-21T10:59:33.854-07:002016-09-21T10:59:33.854-07:00Thank you for the birthday thoughts. Yeah my sist...Thank you for the birthday thoughts. Yeah my sister and I say we are going to go on a national bitch slapping tour and take requests. I guess we will be proxy bitch slappersAnne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-38578214818373443052016-09-21T10:56:12.508-07:002016-09-21T10:56:12.508-07:00Thank you for the birthday greetings. Yes I am do...Thank you for the birthday greetings. Yes I am doing this for another month. I am cooking just about everything from scratch, but I mostly do that anyway, so the cooking time was expected. What I did find unexpected was the amount of time just deciding what to buy where in astounding. I have always cherry picked 4 stores, all within the same distance from my house and all near things I do just about every day, so no real special trips ever had to be taken to go to them, with the exception of Aldi which is just a little off my beaten path (but still near a couple of things I do nearly every week) Before I only bought meats and chicken from The Pig. I know the butcher there and he has special ordered or butchered me many things in the past (like fresh uncured ham or standing rib roasts) He even grinds roasts once for me for my chili or frenches my lamb chops. I actually feel a little disloyal to him buying things at other stores. So I have learned I am a huge food snob. I have also learned I cannot eat as many vegetables a day as I normally do ($$$$$), that mixed green salads can be a luxury item (depending on the week's food ads), that milk multiplies like rabbits in my refrigerator, that these recent good egg prices are wonderful and I am incorporating eggs in a lot of foods. <br />I am having to spend a lot more time thinking of how I am going to prepare foods to make whatever I have go further, and finding I can be a tyrant when/if anyone tries to eat something dedicated to another meal. <br />I will be very glad when the next few weeks are over and glad it will carry me into a different produce season.<br /><br />Oh and brown rice__I have learned to cook a lot of it at the beginning of the week (my food week starts Wednesday) to have on hand to add as needed to meals. I am packing it in 1 1/2 cup bowls and freezing it just to have something to pull out on the fly.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-56229089841652167902016-09-21T10:35:27.700-07:002016-09-21T10:35:27.700-07:00Thank you for the birthday wishes. The cake was b...Thank you for the birthday wishes. The cake was both a love and guilt offering! The quote from Mom was "Oh so you can go to lunch and let Independence Place have a party for you but you won't let me bake you a cake?" Now can we all say "passive aggressive"?Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-67264208453588320222016-09-21T10:32:36.428-07:002016-09-21T10:32:36.428-07:00I am trying but I am also finding what a pain in t...I am trying but I am also finding what a pain in the butt decision making can be. I waited until Monday before buying the coffee, just to make sure I have enough to cover without going over.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-48614958033532711372016-09-21T10:31:13.332-07:002016-09-21T10:31:13.332-07:00The Greek food is always good. I look forward to ...The Greek food is always good. I look forward to it each year and they are kind enough to always have it around my birthday!Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-21313854109603558612016-09-21T08:31:27.705-07:002016-09-21T08:31:27.705-07:00Happy birthday!!! And a huge congrats on not bitch...Happy birthday!!! And a huge congrats on not bitch slapping someone. I have problems with that one too. <br />Sonya Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985227040902078422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-59408867591757647122016-09-21T04:21:17.287-07:002016-09-21T04:21:17.287-07:00Happy Belated Birthday, Anne! You're doing thi...Happy Belated Birthday, Anne! You're doing this for another month, right? What's the biggest thing you've learned so far?Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-56765741562920528542016-09-21T03:44:35.662-07:002016-09-21T03:44:35.662-07:00Happy Birthday! Those nuggets keep calling my name...Happy Birthday! Those nuggets keep calling my name! The birthday cake was a manifestation of love. I think it was sweet and funny that your husband bought something for your birthday that he wanted to eat. Good job on your four week challenge.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-30766632218996426272016-09-21T03:32:38.248-07:002016-09-21T03:32:38.248-07:00Happy Belated Birthday. Even with the deviations y...Happy Belated Birthday. Even with the deviations your budget and meal plan kicks mine to the curb. Well done.SAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485146123969622896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-84351886566543913442016-09-20T23:47:19.399-07:002016-09-20T23:47:19.399-07:00Of course your birthday rules. And the Greek food...Of course your birthday rules. And the Greek food sounds super delicious.<br />Super impressed at how you are going.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com