grocery savings Archives

plan cook save–save time by using a meal master list

"every minute spent planning is an hour earned." Benjamin Franklin Today’s article comes from the eBook: PLAN COOK SAVE. One of the best way to get a lot more out of your day is to be organised. Being organised means you end up with less ‘wasted’ time and more time to do the things that [...]

plan cook save–eating healthy food on a budget

This week’s posting schedule is a little different from usual. This week the articles will be from the content of the upcoming eBook PLAN COOK SAVE, which will be available from next Monday 27th June. For the average family, the cost of food and other groceries is the third largest expense after the mortgage and [...]

how much do you spend on the groceries–an update

It has been nearly a year and a half since I wrote about how much we spend on the groceries. A lot has changed since then. We now have an extra mouth to feed and an extra bum to keep clean. So I thought it was time for an update. Before I talk about how [...]

cooking in a small kitchen–and an announcement

First, I’m excited to announce that the eBook I’ve been working on for so long will be available from the 27th June. The title of the eBook is Plan, Cook, Save: a busy person’s guide to eating healthy on a budget. During the week prior to the 27th, I will be sharing some of the [...]

tip tuesday–making supermarket shopping fun

I read this great tip the other day on I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar: take photos of things around your yard like rocks and leaves, put the photos together on the computer and print out a sheet that can be stuck to the top of an egg carton. Then have a scavenger hunt, where [...]

is making your own bread cheaper than buying it?

How many times have you heard it? Make your own bread and save money. I’m pretty sure I’ve written it myself. But is making your own bread cheaper? Well, I’ve done some baking and some measuring and some calculating and I now have the conclusive, final answer to the question is making your own bread [...]

fishing for answers– sustainable seafood choices

Despite watching many hours of Rick Stein, seafood has always been a bit of a mystery to me. Buying it, preparing it, cooking it – I can do some basic things like bake or pan fry a fish fillet, and I’m fairly adept with a can opener, but anything beyond that and I’m lost at [...]

tip tuesday – lots of lemons

We got a whole bag of lemons the other day for $2. They looked lovely sitting in their bowl and the little fella got a good play out of them, tipping them out, putting them back, rolling them along the floor. Good way to teach colours and sorting (we also got a cheap bag of [...]

getting the best out of aldi

Aldi recently opened a new supermarket in our suburb. This is the first time I’ve lived within a reasonable distance to Aldi and so of course, I went to check it out. I’m an Aldi initiate and I entered the store with some trepidation and more than a little scepticism. Is Aldi cheaper? My verdict [...]

food for thought thursday – another reason to build a stockpile of food

It was Lord Cameron of Dillington who first coined the phrase ‘nine meals away from anarchy’ to describe how fragile our food supply is, even in relatively wealthy countries like Britain. Lord Cameron was reflecting on how in Britain (and other Western countries) the food supply almost entirely relies on oil. His prediction: that if [...]