Over the past few days I have been having a lot of conversations with people about how overwhelmed they are feeling. It seems like competing priorities are constantly clamoring for our attention. We want to be able to juggle it all, but we all know that at some point a ball gets dropped. But what if you don’t want cooking to be the thing that drops? What if you are working to get into a…
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According to the USDA, monthly food spending, if most or all meals are eaten at home, can range from $567.80 to $1296.40 for a family of four. To try to get closer to the lower end of that spectrum, here are our top ten ways to save money on your food budget. Top Ten Ways to Save Money on Food 1) Eat more meals and snacks at home Americans spend about 50% of food…
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Always be Prepared When my kids were little and we traveled, whether it was on a road trip or by plane, I was terrified of being stranded without enough food. I dreaded what would happen if we were stuck in traffic or stranded at the airport with a flight delay. The last thing I wanted was to have an already stressful situation made worse by a hangry toddler (or grown up) meltdown, so I packed…
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Every once in a while, even this passionate advocate for home cooking hits a wall when it comes to dinner prep. Sometimes it is exhaustion, sometimes a lack of inspiration. But there are nights when the thought of making yet another meal feels daunting and tedious. So, it was an extremely pleasant surprise when a recipe that my family truly loves came out of a night when I literally dragged myself through the motions of…
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This week I had a lovely exchange on Facebook with two long-time Scramble members who shared how The Scramble has helped them to plan their meals and grocery trips during the stay-at-home orders. One member shared that she has only been to the grocery store TWICE since March 5, thanks to The Scramble. Then one of the members suggested a roundup of easy recipes made from pantry staples… and so, of course, I accepted the…
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