tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153837725275468414.post8796205242194989196..comments2023-04-04T04:54:23.650-07:00Comments on Take the Poor With You: A Journey in Radical Stewardship: My All for You, My GodTiennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13315891571577431883noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153837725275468414.post-41968067607860097842007-10-14T19:41:00.000-07:002007-10-14T19:41:00.000-07:00Kate,Ah, the joys of slow cooking! I just got a ne...Kate,<BR/><BR/>Ah, the joys of slow cooking! I just got a new crockpot for my birthday, with a meat probe and automatic "warm" setting and I'm completely in love. I use my slow cooker almost every day, either to cook beans or oatmeal overnight or to cook an actual meal. Great website, thanks for the link!Tiennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315891571577431883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153837725275468414.post-15089032551035314342007-10-12T06:56:00.000-07:002007-10-12T06:56:00.000-07:00I'm late to the game here, but may I recommend slo...I'm late to the game here, but may I recommend slow cooker cooking, as an inexpensive aid to great meals? Soups and stews are almost always the cheapest meals, and the longer they simmer the less spices you need to use. A few pieces of chicken or beef can make an almost-veggie chili taste carnivorous, without having to use more than a thigh or two. Home made biscuits (very easy, very cheap) to round out the meal, and you've got a cheap and yummy meal! <BR/><BR/>Here's a great website for living and cooking on a budget: menus4moms.com . <BR/><BR/>Good luck! <BR/><BR/>(It helps the budgeting to think of every expense in terms of loaves of bread (especially since you're still buying bread). When you want the pizza, think, "But 8.99 for a meal for me....is 8 loaves of cheap bread, or 5 loaves of wheat bread." It really helps put things in perspective for me!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03787892622804373968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153837725275468414.post-79035272783240845022007-10-05T12:54:00.000-07:002007-10-05T12:54:00.000-07:00Get thee to www.thegrocerygame.com and tell them I...Get thee to www.thegrocerygame.com and tell them I sent you!<BR/>(tanyafootball@yahoo.com)<BR/><BR/>It's saving our family (of 6) a TON of money. We've cut our grocery bill by about 40% in the past 3 months. The basic idea is that you stockpile on things when they are at the lowest price they'll be in any 12 week cycle, so you never run out & have to buy them at their high. So, I'm buying bandaids for .50/box (the cute Dora kind) instead of 2.xx. And I buy 12# of ground beef/chicken/turkey when it's under $2 a pound. You get the picture. It's great. And they have a 4 week trial for $1. You should at least give it a try.<BR/><BR/>At a minimum, check out their message boards for lots of great $ saving ideas.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153837725275468414.post-14673960820897185272007-10-03T19:19:00.000-07:002007-10-03T19:19:00.000-07:00Man, keep up those inspiring posts of how to keep ...Man, keep up those inspiring posts of how to keep down your grocery budget. There are so many of us with you in that struggle!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927751448670046314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153837725275468414.post-86799319721443299312007-10-01T15:17:00.000-07:002007-10-01T15:17:00.000-07:00Lovely post. I strive to live a simple life, but r...Lovely post. I strive to live a simple life, but recently have failed. I am starting out again by cleaning out the excess. My grocery bills are high as well. I must eat organic, whole foods and little to no fat for health reasons. Boy, that can add up quickly. The only way I can make it work is to cook simple, healthy dishes from scratch. I hear you on the lentils!!! <BR/><BR/>One thing I do is buy my spices in bulk. Don't know where you live, but in the Seattle area, we have stores (Fred Meyer, Central Market, etc.) where you can buy just what you need. I save my empty spice jars and just refill them. It's pennies on the dollar. I can refill for under a dollar usually. Thanks again, I'll be back.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08607946835688672415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153837725275468414.post-23778550582554537532007-09-25T19:11:00.000-07:002007-09-25T19:11:00.000-07:00I used the term feria wrongly above *blush*! What ...I used the term feria wrongly above *blush*! What I meant were the cycles of penance I huess, like Friday observances, Lent, Advent etc...Tracy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15254871932134809248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153837725275468414.post-87013562014182348822007-09-25T10:06:00.000-07:002007-09-25T10:06:00.000-07:00Great post Tienne. You are inspiring me! One benef...Great post Tienne. You are inspiring me! One benefit of living more simply is the greater experience of joy during feast times. I know of a family that never have desserts or snacks, but on Sunday, the whole family has ice-cream sundaes after dinner to celebrate and set this day apart from others. The cycle of feast and feria in the Church is very compelling and rythmical. I find my problem is helping my family live the feria cycle more truthfully. The feast cycles don't seem to be as hard to incorporater, lol! But, if we can balance it right, then the feast will be even more special and notable. IRTYC-we had a great adoption experience and i wish you the ebst on your journey. I am blessed to live in an area with a great Catholic homeschool community and their are actually several co-ops. I found them through WOM and also the internet.Tracy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15254871932134809248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153837725275468414.post-57035862756083520462007-09-23T18:49:00.000-07:002007-09-23T18:49:00.000-07:00in your mentions of what you miss, i felt like you...in your mentions of what you miss, i felt like you were inside me head! a retreat to a monastery in the recent past was food-enlightening for me. they ate simple meals, tastefully prepared, in moderate quantities. after i returned home, i really began to scrutinize what i was eating & why i was eating it. i really wanted to apply that "body as a temple of the Holy Spirit" concept to my eating habits. your post is helpful to my line of thinking on this...qualcosa di bellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15107076097533430296noreply@blogger.com