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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 08:04 AM Original message |
Do you have any tips to share about keeping food costs down? |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
1. I manage by surrendering to the whims of my food providers. |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 11:38 AM Response to Reply #1 |
37. This is what I do as well. |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #37 |
91. That's how I do it, too. |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 01:58 AM Response to Reply #37 |
148. "If something goes bad, I freeze it an use it in soups or breads" |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
108. get a food saver and use it to freeze and store items for the long |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 01:12 PM Response to Reply #108 |
173. That's what my wife and I do. As soon as we get back from the local costco we portion and foodsave.. |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 01:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
149. Almost EVERYTHING I buy is on sale |
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grilled onions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
2. Flexibility Is The Key |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 11:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
133. All the vegetable trimmings are great for putting in the pot to make stock |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
4. Probably a well known, no brainer but.... |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 11:40 AM Response to Reply #4 |
38. Definitely! |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:33 PM Response to Reply #38 |
93. I agree about the GV brand, mostly. also, I've noticed that the generic in other stores have begun |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 01:37 PM Response to Reply #93 |
177. Check to see if the store ads are online - many stores ads are out on Thursdays |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
5. I've been double-couponing for several months |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 08:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Thanks. I'm not sure how that will work for me as I really don't have |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
71. An even better site for those who live in the Southeast... |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #5 |
106. I never thought of that |
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Drahthaardogs (482 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
7. If you have a big freezer |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 08:51 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I have elderly relatives raised in N. WI during the Depression |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 09:11 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. That's one way to save a buck. |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 03:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
98. In the Southeast |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 09:09 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. I wish I did have a big freezer. Alas, I don't. |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:32 AM Response to Reply #13 |
28. You can pick up a cheap secondhand freezer on CraigsList. |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 11:23 AM Response to Reply #13 |
32. join youre local freecycle group and post that you need a freezer |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
50. Freezers pay for themselves. |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #13 |
83. If you have access to Jewel-Osco |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:16 PM Response to Reply #83 |
85. If you have access to Jewel-Osco |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
49. I cried this fall when my brothers gave me venison. |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 02:27 AM Response to Reply #49 |
152. why cry? compared to factory farming game venison is probably the most humane meat you'll ever eat. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 08:47 AM Response to Reply #152 |
160. I cried because it was such a lovely gift. |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 03:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
97. Venison and potatoes keeps a lot of families going |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 04:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
109. if you income qualify, get on the road kill list. up here, moose are |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 09:04 AM Response to Reply #109 |
163. What a good idea! |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 07:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
128. That is what we do |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 01:26 AM Response to Reply #7 |
142. I would love to learn how to fish |
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Celeborn Skywalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 01:35 AM Response to Reply #142 |
144. Youtube can be a good source. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 01:53 AM Response to Reply #144 |
147. Somehow I can't picture myself gutting a fish in front of my computer! |
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revolution breeze (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 12:47 PM Response to Reply #142 |
170. Grab a pole and head down to the lake. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 12:50 PM Response to Reply #142 |
171. Is there a fish market nearby? |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 08:46 AM Response to Reply #7 |
159. Yuck. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 08:48 AM Response to Reply #159 |
161. Um, seriously? |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 01:47 PM Response to Reply #161 |
180. Yeah, seriously. |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 10:33 PM Response to Reply #159 |
192. It's not that bad |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 10:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
193. Please be careful about recommending this. Deer in our area have chronic wasting disease. |
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Cairycat (454 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
8. Having menus for the week is like having a road map |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 09:13 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. these are all good tips- except hamburger is now way expensive |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
9. nor sure this will help anyone but homemade kids food for me is cheaper and healthier |
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WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
11. here's a great tip for making vegetable broth |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
73. I do the same with bones |
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WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 08:05 PM Response to Reply #73 |
129. I do too. |
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WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
12. United Natural Food, Inc has food buying clubs |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 12:10 AM Response to Reply #12 |
136. I used to love my buyers' club in Iowa. The one here is much less cooperative |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
16. I don't know how it is back in the States |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
90. I make Indian food. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 06:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
126. I remember visiting the most beautiful market in Palermo, Sicily on a trip there |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
17. The grocery store that I shop at has "meat bundles" |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 09:22 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. wow. 5 packages for 20 bucks is pretty good. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 09:30 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. It is an excellent deal. |
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d_r (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
20. you have to be careful and look at it closely |
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gizmonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
181. That's what I look for too. On sale and near the expiry date. |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
21. Recommended. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 09:38 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. thanks. And I agree about brown rice- plus it tastes better |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #22 |
104. I also make |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:10 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. I found a very tasty inexpensive long grain rice |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 03:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
105. Yep. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
23. Minimize the use of meat. It's often the most costly part of |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Those spices are WONDERFUL |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
26. Whenever veggies are really on sale... |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #26 |
77. A lot can be dehydrated, too. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:38 PM Response to Reply #77 |
94. I make bread in a Cuisinart instead of a bread machine. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 05:24 PM Response to Reply #94 |
114. Homemade bread is cheap... |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 12:06 AM Response to Reply #114 |
135. "The Joy of Cooking" has the easiest French bread recipe. |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 12:00 AM Response to Reply #26 |
134. Look for breadmachines at thrift stores |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 07:49 AM Response to Reply #134 |
156. Thanks! |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 03:52 AM Response to Reply #26 |
153. Ask for a new bread maker on freecycle |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 07:48 AM Response to Reply #153 |
155. Ohh, sweet! |
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elias49 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
27. For years, as my children grew up, I kept a large veggie garden.. |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 11:48 AM Response to Reply #27 |
42. Down Here In Florida It's REALLY Difficult To Have Gardens... Too Many Varmints, |
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snacker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:32 PM Response to Reply #27 |
48. My garden keeps getting bigger every year... |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
29. Cut out the coffee. It's an unneccessary part of the diet. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 11:35 AM Response to Reply #29 |
35. nope. can't do it. I love coffee. |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:50 PM Response to Reply #35 |
62. I buy green beans and roast myself |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:59 PM Response to Reply #62 |
80. Here are some sites with instructions on roasting it in a popcorn air popper |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 01:14 PM Response to Reply #35 |
174. Me too... |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 03:06 PM Response to Reply #29 |
99. tea is cheaper |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 05:50 PM Response to Reply #99 |
119. And also less dependent on questionable foreign trade alliances.nt |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
30. Learn to cook Asian style--Chinese, SE Asian, Indian |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
31. Depends on your situation |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 01:08 PM Response to Reply #31 |
172. Add sage to that list |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
33. You're doing pretty good. |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
34. Make your own sprouts: alfalfa, lentil, radish...eom |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:06 PM Response to Reply #34 |
63. mine are growing out of the jar... |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 03:08 PM Response to Reply #63 |
101. OMG - How do you do that? |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 03:31 PM Response to Reply #101 |
107. easy, easy, easy... |
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Foo Fighter (621 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 12:45 AM Response to Reply #107 |
137. Great post! |
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highplainsdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
36. I just stock up during sales, especially when items are 30-50% off the usual price. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 05:53 PM Response to Reply #36 |
120. My supermarket, which is very convenient to me, also has gasoline. |
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edhopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
39. Buy fresh instead of processed |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:36 PM Response to Reply #39 |
52. agreed |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:15 PM Response to Reply #39 |
64. my experience is that fresh is |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:51 PM Response to Reply #64 |
74. agree with you...I think we both meant fresh as in not packaged |
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Foo Fighter (621 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 01:11 AM Response to Reply #39 |
140. As for chicken, if you buy a whole chicken and cut it up, it's usually a LOT |
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TuxedoKat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
40. Here's a few I haven't seen yet |
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Lugnut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:54 PM Response to Reply #40 |
76. I shop at Aldi's. |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
41. I Buy Foods From Our Local Angel Food Ministries Once A Month... |
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DiverDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 01:48 AM Response to Reply #41 |
145. Thanks for that info, here's the link: |
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FredStembottom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
43. Aldi Stores. Run by Trader Joe's |
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snacker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Plus 1. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:37 PM Response to Reply #43 |
53. Aldi has saved me and my kids more than once. |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:46 PM Response to Reply #43 |
70. I don't see any Aldi-Trader Joes connection... |
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FredStembottom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:50 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. Well... that's what I have been told. |
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FredStembottom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:53 PM Response to Reply #70 |
75. From Wikipedia |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 08:35 AM Response to Reply #75 |
158. That's the connection ;) |
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FredStembottom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 11:47 AM Response to Reply #158 |
166. I'll say! |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
44. these are local folks who use the HEB "Combo Loco" & build on it |
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BillyJack (653 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
45. A few more ideas that I haven't seen |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #45 |
118. Don't you have unit pricing in your supermarket, telling you the price per pound? |
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BillyJack (653 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 06:35 PM Response to Reply #118 |
123. We DO have unit pricing in our supermarkets, BUT they get tricky here as well.... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 06:41 PM Response to Reply #123 |
125. Oh, math was my WORST subject in school. However, calculators hadn't even been invented |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
46. I have become a crazy grocery saver... |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:40 PM Response to Reply #46 |
56. Yes. Great group it is. n/t |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 11:09 PM Response to Reply #46 |
131. Ha, I just did the frozen foods deal at target too. |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
51. Slow cookers |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:39 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. and of course, pressure cookers:) |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
54. Invest in a crock pot. It saves time and makes tasty meals out of less expensive |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
57. Beans and rice. |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:41 PM Response to Reply #57 |
69. You beat me to it. |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:59 PM Response to Reply #69 |
79. Re: brown rice |
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firehorse (547 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:09 PM Response to Reply #69 |
81. +2 on the beans and rice |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:21 PM Response to Reply #81 |
86. Beans make great soups, too. |
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Foo Fighter (621 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 01:27 AM Response to Reply #69 |
143. Freeze the beans in 1 1/2 cup measures as that's usually the amount |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 03:06 PM Response to Reply #57 |
100. If you live in Southern Louisiana and Mississippi |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
58. One other habit that I do |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:27 PM Response to Reply #58 |
89. I freeze portions of soup or chili. |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
59. Wish you were near a "Kroger." Their "10 for 10" sales on |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #59 |
82. Another VERY helpful hit regarding Kroger... |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
60. All of those are good, and there are good ideas in the thread. |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
61. go over to W. Danville and |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
65. My mom has a Costco membership, |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
66. K&R |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
67. If you have some time and have a grocery store that has "gas points" |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
68. This is a great thread! Thanks for starting it. Bookmarking for later reading |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:15 PM Response to Reply #68 |
84. What she said. |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
78. I can tell you what I did... |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:40 PM Response to Reply #78 |
95. good ideas, AsahinaKimi! it's also very healthy eating. thx |
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Littlecat (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
87. I have a great recipe for |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
88. If you have access to Jewel-Osco |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
92. I bought a couple of those spiral cut ham butts for $1.50/pound |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 08:51 AM Response to Reply #92 |
162. Canning is easy, just time consuming. |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 01:34 PM Response to Reply #162 |
176. thanks for the tips |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #176 |
179. I think canned soup is easier than frozen, too. |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 04:17 PM Response to Reply #176 |
182. For safe canning, don't rely on internet sources |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 09:31 PM Response to Reply #182 |
187. Get the bigger Ball canning book, too. |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 11:24 PM Response to Reply #187 |
195. Yes, though I was surprised at the number of recipes in the USDA free PDFs |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 10:45 PM Response to Reply #162 |
194. There's a significant intial outlay |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 11:50 PM Response to Reply #194 |
196. Check overstock.com for canners, Big Lots for jars. |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
96. some things... |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #96 |
103. Asian store near us has MUCH cheaper veggies |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #96 |
112. What is the best way to store potatoes and onions? |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 12:33 PM Response to Reply #112 |
167. I live in the cold north. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
102. Another- learn to butcher your own meat. Buying larger cuts and processing saves quite a bit. |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 06:27 PM Response to Reply #102 |
121. Processing the whole animal is even cheaper. Chickens and rabbits |
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Tatiana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
110. I participate in the Share Food program. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
111. when you can, cook big batches and freeze stuff for later use. |
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DiverDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
113. Bookmarked, thank you,everyone |
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southernyankeebelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
115. Found Fast easy cheap meals by 94 yr old depression area lady? Continued. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
116. wowzer. thanks one and all for all the great tips. |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
117. 1 dollar a loaf? Bake your own bread. Very easy method here |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 11:15 PM Response to Reply #117 |
132. I bake my own bread too. |
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Foo Fighter (621 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 01:48 AM Response to Reply #117 |
146. No question. Home-baked bread is the way to go. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
122. Avoid meat, eat less, and never eat fast food. nt |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 02:23 AM Response to Reply #122 |
151. Meat can be incredibly cheap for the protein & calories. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
124. Buy bulk broccoli seeds and sprout them. Cheap, healthy and fresh. |
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jeff47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
127. Step 1) Cook everything yourself |
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WillowTree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
130. Make soups. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 12:46 AM Response to Original message |
138. Yes. Don't eat. |
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FeelingBlue (146 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
139. Plant, tend, and harvest from pots or a garden. n/t |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 01:13 AM Response to Original message |
141. It's a bit time consuming... |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 08:48 PM Response to Reply #141 |
185. You can do that on the web also. Just type in the ingredient and word "recipe" |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 10:01 PM Response to Reply #185 |
188. I haven't had much luck with online recipes. |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 02:22 AM Response to Original message |
150. Buy in bulk... prepare your own food... cut out nonessentials... buy things on sale |
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Paper Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 05:58 AM Response to Original message |
154. Use this site to check everyone's sales on a weekly basis. |
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yellowwood (550 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
157. First, Congratulatons! |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
164. Take a shopping day and look for what is cheaper to buy. |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
165. Just Came Back To This Thread And Wanted To Say I GOT So Much GREAT |
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RSillsbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
168. My wife hits the food banks |
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RSillsbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
169. Another idea my wife puts to good use |
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Contrary1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
175. I save money by reusing bags... |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
178. 1. Raise as much produce as you can. |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
183. Trying to eat healthy here, so I buy very little processed food |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 08:50 PM Response to Reply #183 |
186. thanks about the steel cut oats tip, didn't know there was much of a difference |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 12:52 AM Response to Reply #186 |
197. I didn't either til I was sous chef at a place |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
184. Make Your Own Cleaning Supplies |
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Contrary1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 10:09 PM Response to Reply #184 |
189. Props to last1standing for this one: |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
190. If you live in PA or VA and near any of these stores - great grocery deals |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
191. Does anyone have tips for small-apartment dwellers w/roommates |
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physioex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 12:58 AM Response to Reply #191 |
198. Surely..... |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 02:16 AM Response to Reply #198 |
199. Oh yes, I have good ones very nearby. |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 02:11 PM Response to Reply #191 |
206. Last year I had one fridge shelf, half a freezer drawer and one cabinet. |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
200. Raise frogs and snails in your flooded basement |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 03:52 AM Response to Original message |
201. Go vegetarian, not only will you save money |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 04:06 AM Response to Original message |
202. If you like yoghurt, think about making your own . . . using a live-culture yoghurt . . . |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 04:06 AM Response to Original message |
203. jail hedge fund ceo's. |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 11:07 AM Response to Reply #203 |
204. This is the real issue. Also - grow your own, community garden, if available |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
205. Kick |
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