I have some celery in the fridge and this looks like a good soup for a cold weather we have. I’ve included the recipe below. This, the day before the end of my efforts to spend only 10€ in 30 days has been a huge hit. We continue to eat well, all the while reducing [...]
November 26th, 2011 When you live on a fixed income or you can’t really increase your income, reducing expenditures can help us control our budgets and relieve some stress. I still have 5,73€ to spend on any grocery items ( and paper products) for the next 15 days. For paper napkins we are using [...]
When I start a challenge, for whatever reason, it actually helps me blog about it, share my thoughts and get your feedback. I’ll be honest here, I’ve lost track about what my contemporaries in the United States think or do. Do other people my age cook every meal, everyday I like do? I don’t know. [...]
Day 19: Today I spent: $0 on groceries Total spent these last 19 days: 70,35€ Average per day: 3,70€ We called about a turkey at another market and got a better price: 3,95€ kilo! That’s better than the 5,40€ from the poultry store here in Loeches. Anyway, we ordered two 5 kilo birds because those [...]
Day 18: Spent today: $0 Spent in the past 18 days on groceries: 70,35€ Average for these 18 days: 3,90€ Mid-day meal: 1st plate: cream of butternut squash -we had this yesterday as well, which I took out the freezer 2nd plate: Macaroni & cheese with ham salad garlic toast Supper: egg salad sandwiches on [...]
Day 17 I spent today: 11,50€ 1 dozen eggs- 1,50€ (village food cost more and I forgot to bring my eggs!) 2.5 kilos of pork- 10,00€ Total spent for the past 17days: 70,35€ Average per day: 4,13€ NOT great if we are eating all of that food but these are meats that I have canned. [...]
Day 15: Still my total for spending the last 15 days is: 19,50€ Spent today: $0 I’m still pretty weak and tired from having the flu this week but well enough to starting thinking about preparing food again. We’re finishing up with the last of the casserole and other leftovers but am looking at making [...]
Fun times! We are in the village working and hoping to get a lot of work done. I marketed for the summer before leaving Madrid at the cheapest store because the village stores are at least triple the price. Just can’t do that. I have stayed within my budget however. So… this week my 10 [...]