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valentines gift :) grocery shopping & meals

February 15th, 2009 at 06:49 am

For Valentines Day DF bought me a rose plant, a teddy bear and a box of chocolate Smile and I wasn't even expecting it because we never do anything for Valentine's Day. Actually usually I buy him a little chocolate, but I didn't this time!

I have been thinking about moving into the new house, and how this will affect our dinners/grocery shopping habits. It is quite a bit away from shops (ok, so it will be about 10 minutes drive instead of 3 minutes drive...for me that's a difference!) Also, apart from being further away, my main aim is to shop less so I decrease the 'extra' purchases you get when just ducking into the shops for one item. It's all about saving money!

So I had a suggestion on a thread in the forums I started (i would credit but I can't remember who it was - i *think* it was disneysteve?) where I should make a list of all the meals we eat regularly that are cheap and easy, and have ingredients on hand for those. So what I have decided to do is keep a list for a while, of the dinners we eat. It will give me a good idea of what we eat.

I will probably start a 'page' on the sidebar, or have separate blog entries... Hmm! I don't know how I'm going to record them... But for now I will just list them in daily blog entries until I figure out what I'm doing Smile I am a little excited I have decided to do this. It will make me look at our routine as well, and how often we 'experiment' with our meals. Also I might be able to work out how to cut costs with some things.

Ok well, to start with!

15/02/09: Fresh tomato, crumbled feta, spinach, sauteed onion & capsicum and roast pumpkin tossed through pasta.



2 Responses to “valentines gift :) grocery shopping & meals”

  1. NJDebbie Says:
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    Great idea on keeping ingredients handy for simple and inexpensive meals. As for me, I always have rice and beans on hand because they are main staples in my culture. I tend to cook a variety of food (Italian, traditional American food and Puerto Rican cuisine).

    Just an observation, I like the way you write the date. I'm a Spanish teacher and my students have a hard time with it because in English the month comes first. I told them to think of legal documents. For example today's date: the 15th day of the month of February of the year 2009.

  2. whitestripe Says:
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    NJDebbie - i love a tomato & bean mix with rice, it is another of my favourite quick meals Smile in australia that's the way the date is written - it is hard for me to remember when reading other peoples blogs on here to switch the month around.

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