Grocery Geek

Grocery Geek: Ending the Pantry Challenge?

At the end of last month I knew that I had a ton of food in my pantry and freezer. So, I set upon a Pantry Challenge, trying to make the most of what we already had instead of “shopping as normal” at the grocer’s. I didn’t make any hard and fast rules or make [...]

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Grocery Geek: Mergers, Buy-Outs & a Pantry Challenge

You know you’re a grocery geek when you spend time researching the origins and founders of certain grocery stores and wonder if mergers and buy-outs are going to have a negative impact on your weekly shopping trip. I’m sure most people don’t give these things a second thought. But since I rely on  knowledge of [...]

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Grocery Geek & The Pantry Challenge

The grocery geek is back! Did you miss me? The first six months of this year were pretty crazy as I was shopping and cooking with recipe development in mind. Coupons and deals kind of sat on the back burner. So, I didn’t share much of my shopping escapades. I’m back in the saddle again, [...]

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Eat From Your Pantry to Save Money (Frugal Friday)

One of the ways that I’m most able to control our expenses is how much I spend on food. At one point in our “serious debt-fighting days,” I cut our food expenses down to $400 a month for a family of 7. It was difficult and I’m not sure that I could pull it off [...]

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Taking Freezer Meals on The Road (Eat Well, Spend Less)

The activity, hot weather, and entertainment factor of summertime can wreak havoc on one’s grocery budget. How can summer fun affect your food costs? In summertime we venture out and about more often; we have more random schedules than the rest of the year; we tend to avoid hot kitchens and want someone else to [...]

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The Grocery Geek is Back (with a Little Help from Her Mom)

So, while my dad gifted me and my family with an all-day eat-athon on my birthday, my mom dug me out of a hole! Not only did she do umpteenth loads of laundry and match every sock, but she also sat at the kitchen table with me clipping coupons! I had months’ worth of inserts [...]

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Deal Shopping During Busy Times (or Whatever Happened to the Grocery Geek?)

Some of you mentioned in my recent survey that you miss my shopping and deals posts. You’re not alone. I miss them, too. In fact, I simply miss the deal shopping. But, my schedule has gotten packed really tight this last month preparing for the end of the school year, the birthday season at our [...]

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What Does Your Refrigerator Say About You?

Ready to play Remington Steele? I don’t watch much contemporary television; I have no idea if CSI is relevant to this discussion. But, I do have wonderful memories of faithfully watching Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan solve mysteries together every week at 9 pm on Wednesdays. It was Channel 4 KNBC. Circa 1982. Anyway, today [...]

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