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I enjoy cooking and experimenting but we have a few dollar friendly spots to patronize as often as we can and we are usually enjoying other peoples company at the same time and I don't have to clean my house. I said I like to cook not clean.
We still do like to try new places and like spiderbear mentioned, with all the coupons and deals circulating aroung town, it really becomes budget wise.
Anyway, for those cooking at home or anyone who just likes pictures of food, check out one of my favorite sites www.foodgawker.com
Originally Posted by abcornwell;11532995
We're trying to eat less meat - have decided to bite the bullet and not buy grocery store meat. Looking for resources to buy locally, raised ethically and healthily, killed humanely. DH came up with one source that I'll check out: [URL="http://www.ggfarm.com/"
Grateful Growers Farm, LLC || Real Food, Real Farmers.[/url] It's more costly, which will also help us to eat less meat.
Try going to Halal International. The meat is grown/cut ethically.
The chicken sizes are actually normal sizes. lol.
heartsN Charlotte, that foodgawker site is great! They link to recipes on other websites, but what a treat to be able to visually scan to find what you want. Thanks!
... to answer your original question, I am. I spent over $250 last month on take-out food and said, somethin' has to change!! That's ridiculous- that's almost a car payment.
Just looked at the description of this course, wow! Sounds like a great way to add to your cooking "repertoire"! I'd like to sign up but everything's so iffy right now - with not knowing if/when I'll find a job and what the hours might be.
There were a ton of other cooking classes as well. Here is their spring catalog for continuing education.
We eat at home mostly, we're in the "countryside" in Gaston County and although there are good restaurants to be found they are a distance. I like to cook, one of the pluses of unemployment is I have more time to do so. Learned to bake bread, grew some veggies and herbs this past year, it's therapeutic!
We're trying to eat less meat - have decided to bite the bullet and not buy grocery store meat. Looking for resources to buy locally, raised ethically and healthily, killed humanely. DH came up with one source that I'll check out: Grateful Growers Farm, LLC || Real Food, Real Farmers. It's more costly, which will also help us to eat less meat.
We don't eat meat much, but I know I've seen a fair number of local farmers who sell their meat at the Farmer's Market up on Tryon.
We are probably eating at home more. I'm sometimes too lazy to try to deal with 3 kids and a restaurant!
I do notice that I pick and choose where we are eating out more carefully and try to consciously limit how often we do go out. So maybe we have changed our habits.
When we first moved here I think we ate out more b/c it was exciting to try all these new places. Where we lived there were more chain restaurants than unique but affordable places. However many affordable places add up!
Just looked at the description of this course, wow! Sounds like a great way to add to your cooking "repertoire"! I'd like to sign up but everything's so iffy right now - with not knowing if/when I'll find a job and what the hours might be.
There were a ton of other cooking classes as well. Here is their spring catalog for continuing education.
We eat at home mostly, we're in the "countryside" in Gaston County and although there are good restaurants to be found they are a distance. I like to cook, one of the pluses of unemployment is I have more time to do so. Learned to bake bread, grew some veggies and herbs this past year, it's therapeutic!
We're trying to eat less meat - have decided to bite the bullet and not buy grocery store meat. Looking for resources to buy locally, raised ethically and healthily, killed humanely. DH came up with one source that I'll check out: Grateful Growers Farm, LLC || Real Food, Real Farmers. It's more costly, which will also help us to eat less meat.
This place may be something that you are looking for and it isn't to far away. We haven't tried them yet but we plan to visit them this week.
I enjoy cooking and experimenting but we have a few dollar friendly spots to patronize as often as we can and we are usually enjoying other peoples company at the same time and I don't have to clean my house. I said I like to cook not clean.
We still do like to try new places and like spiderbear mentioned, with all the coupons and deals circulating aroung town, it really becomes budget wise.
Anyway, for those cooking at home or anyone who just likes pictures of food, check out one of my favorite sites www.foodgawker.com
HeartsNCLT, that site is awesome, I'm always up for some food porn...
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