Boil in a bag rice and I have a long history. Even though I have a degree in culinary arts, making rice was always difficult for me. I always ended up with extra crunchy rice or watery rice. Boil in a bag rice was perfect because it is pretty much fool proof. You boil the…
Black eyed peas are a familiar side dish on New Year’s Eve and our popular in southern style dishes. They also go on sale sometimes and we end up with a quite a few cans in our pantry. To be honest, black-eyed peas are not my favorite, so I tend to forget about them. This…
Cottage Cheese is an awesome food because you can basically mix it with anything. Most people choose the basics like mixing with pineapple or berries, but there is so much more you can do with cottage cheese besides just fruit! I have compiled a huge list of new and exciting ways to eat cottage cheese…
Family Fare is a smaller grocery store chain that is part of the larger company SpartanNash. They currently have 83 stores in 6 Midwest states: North Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Meijer is also a smaller grocery store chain but is not owned and operated by a larger company. They currently have…
Lidl is a discounted grocery retailer with their own branded products similar to Aldi. They currently have about 173 stores mostly on the East Coast. ShopRite is a regional supermarket chain with 321 stores in 6 Northeast states. To determine if Lidl or ShopRite is cheaper for groceries, we will do a side-by-side price comparison…
It’s not every day your sweet little girl turns sixteen, but somehow it always seems to sneak up on us. Whether you are going to do a low-key affair or a giant party, we need to try to keep our budget in control. First, we should start out with a budget and try to stick…
Kroger is part of the largest supermarket chain in the US and currently operates 1238 Kroger stores in 16 states. Publix is a a fairly large regional chain of 1305 stores mainly in 7 southern states. To determine if Kroger or Publix is cheaper for groceries, we will do a side-by-side price comparison of a…
Smart and Final is a regional grocery store chain with about 250 stores in the Western United States. Safeway is a major grocery retailer with 912 stores in 18 states mostly in the West but a few in the Northeast. To determine if Smart & Final or Safeway is cheaper for groceries, we will price…
If you have ever strolled through a bakery at a grocery store like Publix, you have probably smelled the delicious aroma of fresh baked bread. I particularly love the smell of fresh baked onion rolls! Usually, I will purchase these heavenly rolls and then get stumped on what to do with them. So, I have…
Hamburger Helper has been making dinner easier since the 1970s, but it is not always the tastiest meal. Honestly now that they have more than 60 different flavors, they all start to taste the same! Let’s go over some easy and cheap options to spice up your Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, or Chicken Helper and…