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Budgeting business

We went from your average weekly planners to uber type A budgeters this January.  I actually started a spread sheet on excel to track our monthly grocery expenses so that we could really stick to our financial goals.  Of course the primitive nature of the document was hilarious to Kyle, who could make something a million times more sophisticated in his sleep.  So then I signed us up on mint.com (it’s a site that tracks your credit card statements and payments and all that jazz).  Way easier.  Way more practical. It’s hard to say how… Read more >

January 9, 2013 chobani, greek yogurt, mexican food, tempeh Read more >

Healthier Vodka Sauce

I’ve alluded to this sauce combo (I hesitate to claim it as a recipe) before.  It’s the easiest.   It’s basically a lightened up, more nutritious, version of vodka sauce.  It’s not dairy free, because Greek yogurt does have dairy.  But I know that many people who are sensitive to dairy tolerate greek yogurt (me and my sisters are all included in this category).    I use equal parts marinara and Greek yogurt and stir until it’s combined.    Cook the pasta.   And then add the two together for creamy saucy yum.   This… Read more >

January 5, 2013 chobani, greek yogurt, pasta Read more >

Super simple strata for the weekend

Making breakfast at night for the next day is dangerous.  Because no matter how full you are, the aroma of baked stuff is just too powerful.  This is Kyle’s reaction to the strata coming out of the oven. He said (and this is a real quote) “I’m just going to take this upstairs into bed with me now, okay?”.  Uh, no.  Not okay. “Pleaseeeee?”   The weird part was how much this smelled like butter.  As it was baking, I checked on it a few times (more times than I normally would have) because it… Read more >

January 2, 2013 chobani, eggs, greek yogurt Read more >

How to get CHO self to the store

A day after we returned home from Nor Cal, this huge box arrived from Chobani!  CHO ho ho!  It’s like a never ending holiday season. 🙂 It was kinda the divine intervention needed to get my butt in gear, since we were still in the planning stages of weekly meals (aka we hadn’t yet been to the grocery store after a week out of town).   Truth be told, I was not in the mood to cook or to go shopping for food or to plan out the weekly menu, but the fridge was in… Read more >

December 30, 2012 chobani, greek yogurt, tofu Read more >