My grocery budget is $330 each month, including food, household items and toiletries. Each week I crunch the numbers to see where I stand. Today marks the halfway point of the month. --------------- Farmer's Market - $21 1/2 gallon raw milk, 3.5* large bag organic "jam berries," 10 apples and quinces, 5 When the grocery budget reset for this month, I went ahead and ... Continue Reading
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Homemade Salted Caramel
When it comes to holiday latte's, there's an invisible line separating those who love pumpkin spiced from those who love salted caramel. Apparently, you can't love both. Jessica's comment here about no Pumpkin Spice for her, but she'll take the Salted Caramel Mocha... thankyouverymuch... made me literally laugh out loud. When I told my dairy-free friend Maria about my newest dairy-free pumpkin spiced creamer, she ... Continue Reading
Fall Dinner Recipes for October
Fall is in the air and everything is PUMPKIN. I don't know about you, but I love pumpkin season. Pumpkin coffee, pumpkin bread, pumpkin spiced everything! The good news is, homemade pumpkin puree is so simple to make. Which means, you can totally enjoy adding fresh pumpkin to EVERYTHING! Just kidding. (or maybe not!) ... Continue Reading
{Counting Crumbs} When the shopper forgets the bi-weekly check-in…
My grocery budget is $330 each month, including food, household items and toiletries. Each week I crunch the numbers to see where I stand. Today marks the end of the month. --------------- Wow... so the halfway point of this month COMPLETELY few by and I didn't even realize it. You know how you have some days that just whiz by and it felt like you woke up only five minutes ... Continue Reading
Dairy Alternative: Homemade Cashew Milk
Cashews are one of America's favorite nuts. And I don't blame them. I love cashews! They are great on their own, in my favorite green smoothie, and in homemade trail mix. But I probably don't need to tell you all that. Chances are you love cashews too! Besides being an amazing nut for eating, its great for drinking! Cashew milk is super easy to make and one of the best non-dairy milks. You can add some vanilla ... Continue Reading
Homemade Hemp Milk
(Updated 5/18/2017) I'm a carnivore, so my experience in the vegan world is limited. I thought the majority of protein for vegans was tofu, but I just learned that hemp seeds are a vegan source of protein too. Hemp seeds come from a breed of the cannabis plant that has low, or non-existent concentrations of the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The same plant used for hemp seeds is also used for hemp oil, wax, resin, rope, ... Continue Reading
{Counting Crumbs} Can Writing an eBook Make You Go Broke?
My grocery budget is $330 each month, including food, household items and toiletries. Each week I crunch the numbers to see where I stand. Today marks the end of the month. You can read about the halfway point here, where I spent $224 of my budget. --------------- At the halfway mark of the month I had roughly $100 left to spend. I thought my only expense was going to be ... Continue Reading
{Counting Crumbs} The Ship is Sinking… Again?!
My grocery budget is $330 each month, including food, household items and toiletries. Each week I crunch the numbers to see where I stand. Today marks the halfway point of the month. --------------- When the grocery budget resets each month, I usually have one of two frames of mind. a) there's a lot to buy this month, so I need to be extra careful b) this month should be a ... Continue Reading
Overnight Soaked Whole Grain Pancakes
There was one day last week (or maybe the week before) when I stole 15 minutes and started to soak some grains and make yogurt in preparation for the days coming ahead. When it was all said and done, four different recipes were going at the same time. Since they need to sit unbothered for a day or so, I put them all on the same counter and pushed them to the back, declaring the area off-limits to little reaching ... Continue Reading
Meal Planning May 5 – May 18: Trying New Foods Without Overspending
If you've been following Crumbs for the past couple weeks you know that Mr. Crumbs is out of town. With him safely tucked away at training, the kids and I have been eating whatever suits our fancy. Spaghetti... again? Sure! Pancakes for breakfast AND dinner? Why not?! The kids and I are crashing Mr. Crumbs' hotel room this weekend and we're going to a Giants game tonight. With that said, we have no meal plan ... Continue Reading
