Category Archives: Feeding the Troops

Artesan Bread Baking

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Jennie C.

I’ve been hearing a lot lately about Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. Alice has been talking about it, and so has Barbara.  My friend Pat tried it several weeks ago and she liked it, too. Me? I was … Continue reading →

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Snow Day

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Jennie C.

Ah! The snow is falling. I was hoping we were going to miss this storm. You see, Thomas, as of yesterday, is on the down hill side of chicken pox, and it has been a very long time since we … Continue reading →

Posted in Domesticity, Feeding the Troops, Just Me, Misadventures, Motherhood | 8 Comments

Menus Revisited

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Jennie C.

If you’d like to know, I spent $42 at Kroger and $197 at the commissary for 18 days worth of food.  I’ll need to resupply on milk and produce, figuring for another $50 between now and payday, so I did … Continue reading →

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Must Plan Menus

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Jennie C.

I have not been planning my menus for something like three months now.  It’s awful.  I’m spending way too much on food, and going to the store way too often, and I don’t even know what we’re having for dinner.  … Continue reading →

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Butter is Good

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Jennie C.

I am so not buying eggs this week. Five days in a row, we got four eggs a day. Then, suddenly, yesterday, there were eight. Eight! Eight eggs a day is very nearly what we need, and even if production … Continue reading →

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