(image from Tennessee Home & Farm) Since Cobalt (my husband) and I began imagining our garden, I’ve had an inkling to learn more. ‘Tis my dream to one day have a sustainable garden; and to establish and participate in community gardens in my future career as a dietitian. However, instead of solely reading books and internet knowledge, […]
Cherry pie is my husband’s absolute favorite. But when I was making it for this birthday last week, I realized I only had ONE can of cherry pie filling. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any time or money to buy another can…so what was I to do? Ah! Use what was in my fridge! One orange, […]
I love mashed potatoes. And what’s so great is that they are one of the cheapest dishes to make!! While they are often loaded with things that aren’t so nutritious, there ARE ways to make mashed potatoes delicious while limiting those not so good things. But that doesn’t mean you have to take out the […]
When I lived with roommates a couple years ago, sustaining myself without a job, I bought a lot of tuna fish. At less than 75¢ — sometimes 50¢ — per 6-oz can, tuna’s one of the cheapest proteins to buy. It’s also low in fat, and high in the good stuff like potassium, and iron, and of course […]
ROMA TOMATOES SWEET PEPPERS Our garden is VERY slowly but surely growing! These are the most recent pictures of the Roma tomatoes and sweet peppers (compared to the picture in early May). They’re a bit small compared to the what they’re supposed to be by now – fruitful. But the heat has definitely gotten to […]
When Cobalt (my fiancé whom I’m marrying in less than a month!) moved to Chattanooga nearly two months ago, he started our garden. Here’s a picture of our tomato plants! He planted romas and cherries; and also sweet peppers. When I move there next month, we’ll transport them to raised beds. We hope to also […]
Hello friends! As a college student, I would like to share ten tips that I have found helpful in saving money on food: Opt out on a meal plan and live off campus if possible (I realize that many schools don’t allow this however). Campus living/dining is much more expensive than if you were on your […]
I must confess: recipes make me impatient. Thus, I often make them up on my own, or use a recipe as a guideline and freehand the rest. As a result, sometimes my experiments don’t turn out the way I had hoped. For example, these brownies that I made last week were a little dry, but […]
I blended up this smoothie a couple of days ago. After eating one serving, I froze the remaining contents in 2 small plastic cups. When it came time to eat a frozen one, I put one of the cups in the microwave and pressed “Auto Defrost.” (I then watched it so the plastic cup and […]