Reviving Traditional Foods
The Challenge The challenge is simple, but difficult too: in October, maintain a foodstamp budget while feeding your family wholesome, nourishing and unrefined foods. Due to loss of jobs, inadequate wages and other unfortunate situations, many, many families derive the bulk of their food budget, or even their entire food budget from governmental assistance programs. [...]
Eating well on a budget and keeping food frugal is on my mind … a lot … actually. Looking at our bank account and realizing that payday just doesn’t come fast enough, often enough or large enough has me understandably worried. Never mind the looming bills and the fact that every paycheck for [...]
I failed to participate in last week’s Nourishing Frugal Foods carnival, though I had intended to. Things have kind of slipped away from me lately. They just have. This week’s carnival is hosted at Keeper of the Home and focuses on Sides, Salads and Desserts. Though many will disagree with me, I don’t think [...]
The end of the month is approaching fast, and it’s time to reevaluate our budget, a few things have changed during the last month. Fortunately, they’ve changed to our benefit. In working with a budget, it’s wise to spend as much as you can comfortably spend while purchasing the highest quality ingredients available to you. [...]
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Jenny McGruther is a wife, mother and cooking instructor specializing in real and traditional foods. Her work has been featured on CNN, the Globe & Mail, the Atlantic, the Christian Science Monitor, Denver Post and WebMD. Click here to learn more.
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