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Mostly Meatless Mike

My neighbors love it that I share our driveway conversations on a blog. They really do. So here’s another good one: I mentioned recently that our neighbors across the street are vegetarian / vegan; one for health reasons and one for ethical reasons. These two are no slouches in the kitchen, so when neighbor #3, […]

How I Lower My Grocery Bill with Freeze Drying

Last week I wrote about the conversation we had in my neighborhood regarding grocery budgets and where everyone thought they fit in. We’re a little bit of an outlier in that conversation because we have a freeze dryer. The main purpose of our freeze dryer is to keep a stash of emergency food on hand […]

Average U.S. Grocery Budgets – Where Do You Land?

Our circle of friends has just discovered that the USDA publishes a document every month that shows what the average person or family spends per week and per month on groceries. The document breaks budgets down into four levels: Thrifty Low-cost Moderate Liberal Before I give you the link, take a guess at where you […]

Using Freeze Dried Herbs in Cooking

I’ve managed to nurse a few herb plants through most of the winter, but this recent cold front claimed all but the rosemary. Fortunately, last fall I harvested every savory leaf I could get my hands on and freeze dried batches of herbs for use this winter. My Italian basil bush and the lemon verbena […]