I went to a small school in Ohio where our foreign language options were German or Spanish. I had the best German teacher ever. She was simply known as Frau, which is the German word …
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Meatless Monday: Eating “Good and Cheap”
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MM: SNAPy Lentil and Barley Soup
Many moons ago, I took a challenge. I chose to spend a week eating on a SNAP budget (and my husband was forced to participate by default). We learned a lot that week. We had to …
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Eating healthy on the Biggest Loser budget
Confession time: I love watching the Biggest Loser. It’s a two hour weekly commitment, but it’s awesome. The part I love is seeing the transformations in people. Not the physical changes, but the emotional, internal …
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I got the Booker bump! (different from a baby bump)
[The title may be reflecting some dissipating grumpiness about getting asked if I was pregnant over Thanksgiving. That wasn’t a maternity dress and the stuffing and pie was just really good, ok?!] Back to the …
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Food on the Go
Near the end of our SNAP budget week, I asked my husband how, if at all, our experience would change the way we eat overall. Obviously we didn’t continue to limit our weekly food budget …
