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RisingpricesInflationCanadaFoodCostThecostoffreshproducehasreallyincreasedlately.Agoodexamplearethesefewitemscosting$2.83Tomatoes@$1.04andacucumber@$1.79Thesepricessurechallengethehouseholdfoodbudget.

LemonPepperChickenRecipepancookingWhencookingchicken,Ialwaysplanonusingitforafewmeals.Thischickenwasplacedinalightlyoiledfrypan,sprinkledwithlemon/pepperseasoningandadashofsoysauce.Itwascoveredwithalid,co

ManySaucesOneParmesanCheesePastaBecauseIreallyenjoyspaghetti,Iendupmakingasaucefrommanydifferentingredients,dependingonwhat’savailableinthefridge.Althoughthesaucetastemostoftenvaries,ontopofthespaghettiisusual

HomemadeRusticBreadBakingatHomeInourhomeweenjoyhomemadebreadmuchmorethanstoreboughtfromaplasticbag.Whetherit’stoastorasandwichhomemadetastesbetter,evenwhenafterbakingitcomesoutoftheovenwithalessthanperfec

FrozenDoughWhenmakingpizzadoughIalwaysmakeafewextras.Freezingdoughisperfectlyfine.Makesureyourplasticbagclosestightlyandremoveallairbeforegoingintothefreezer.Whenit’stimetouseit,justletthedoughcompletelytha

SimplehomemadePizzawithjustcheeseandpizzasauceMosttimeswhenwemakeahomemadepizzaithasavarietyoftoppings.However,therearetimeswhenasimplecheesetoppingtastesgreat.Whenmakingacheesepizza,Iliketouseacombination

ATeaspoonofSourCreamTheweatherturnedcoldandIdecidedtomakeavegetablecurrysoup.ThesoupbasewasJapaneserouxcubes,fishstockpowderandthevegetableswerewhatIhadavailable.Bystirringateaspoonofsourcreamintothesoupc

CampfireEggsonHomemadeBannockThisisagreatcampfirebreakfast(evenifthebannockismadeathomeandpackedwiththeothersupplies).Inawellbutteredfrypancookeggstoyourliking,usuallyjustalittlesaltandpepperisadded.Split

SoupPastaleftoverideaIcouldeatnoodlesorpastaeveryday!WhenthereisleftoversoupandI’mhungry,tothepotIjustaddsomepasta,fewvegetablesandwater.Thetrickisnottoaddtoomuchwaterallatonce,sothecookingresultismore

ASoupChallengeBeanPotatoOnionPorkWereallyenjoysoupandenjoymakingitwithwhateverisonhandatthetime.Thisdaytheingredientshappenedtobebeans,potatoes,onionsandsomepork.Makingsoupthiswayisafunchallengeandalsomea

ChickeninaPanWhencookingchicken,Iusethiseasymethod.Lightlyoilacastironfrypan,addchickenthen,generouslyseason.Turnheatonlowandcoverwithalid.Checkoftenandafterbrowningturnover,seasonothersideandcontinue.My

HomemadePizzaIngredients!Wemakeourownpizzaathome.Thesearethesimpleingredientsthatgointomakingapepperonimushroompizza,includingthetomatogarlicsauce.Havinglimitedcheeseandonlyafewsimpletoppingstastesbest.Thepep

Leftovers(chicken,greenbeansandperogies)Inourhomefoodisnotthrownawaywhichmeanshavingaleftoverssupperisnotunusualandarealtimesaver.Tonight,thethreefridgeingredientswereputinafryingpanandsimmeredonlowuntilt

JapaneseSpicyPepperSunnysideEggtoastIchimiAsunnysidefriedeggontoastisagreatbreakfastorlunch.AsoftenaspossibleIliketouseanon-stickpanwithjustenoughbuttertoenhancethetaste.Afavouritewaytoeatthisbreakfasti

SautéedCabbageandperogiesOneofthefewfreshvegetablesIliketoalwayshaveinthefridgeiscabbage.Whensimplysautéedwithbutterit’sagreatsidedishforanymeal.Todayhowever,it’soneofthemainingredients.Slowcookedperogiesw

SimpleRibsPorkbackribsprovidegreatflavourandmoremeatthansideribs.Thesewereslicedindividuallyandslowcookedinadryfryingpanwithalittlesoysauceandpepper.Whenthemeatisfallingoffthebone,mixedinthepanisfettuccin

ShoppingforRibsAgreatsaleonporkbackribscameuptheotherday.So,Iputonmybackpackandwentshopping.Aftersearchingforthebestoneswithlotsofmeatandlessfat,Ipurchasedtwolargepackages.Oncehometheribswerecutintome

ATastyMargarineIhavefoundthatmostmargarineshavelittleornotaste,therearejustaspreadableoil.ForsometimeIhavebeenusingthisparticularmargarinebecauseithasatastycreamyflavour.Straightfromthefridgeit’ssoftandspr

NewOatmealBrandQUAKERFoodcostshavebeenslowlyincreasingandreviewingweeklysalesflyershasbecomeahabit.Afterfindingagoodsale,Idecidedtotryanewbrandofoatmeal.Comparingtheingredientandnutritioninformationbetweenmyo

Ketchup/LowSodiumIhaveneverbeenpartofanyhealthordietcraze.Instead,Ijusttrymakingafewsmallpositiveimprovementsfromtimetotimeinmydailyeatinghabits.Anexampleisthisketchup,ithasagreatflavourandlesssalt.Alt

ParmesanCheese/LessFatIhaveneverbeenpartofanyhealthordietcraze.Instead,Ijusttrymakingafewsmallpositiveimprovementsfromtimetotimeinmydailyeatinghabits.Anexampleisthisparmesancheese.Ithasagreatflavouryet,

ConvenientLasagnaIenjoymakinglasagna.Myrecipehasafairnumberofingredients,takesalotoftimetoprepareandtastesgreat.Althoughhomemadeisbetterthanstoreboughttherearetimesforaconvenientmeal.Whenyoufindafrozenbra

OneSausage,DifferentMealsSMOKEWhenpurchasingoneofmyfavouritesausage,Ioftenfindmyselfmealplanning.Nothinggoesbetterwithperogiesandcabbagerollsthangarlicsausage.Ithinkittastesbestafterbrowninginthefryingpan.Andw

AFridgeStapleSliceCheeseIdon’toftenbuyblockcheesebecauseIdon’teatcheesethatfrequentlyanditendsupgoingmouldy.Formecheeseslicesworkbetter.Theylastlonger,tastegreatandwhateverIwasgoingtodowithblockcheese,Id

InSearchofaGoodCupTimHortonsForthelongesttimeIusetodrinkbudgetbrandorinstantcoffee.Withtheadditionofmilkandsugar,thecoffeetastegotlost.Today,Iseekabolddarkrichcoffeewithoutaddinganythingtoit.Thiscoffee

ScotchwithDessertOnaspecialoccasionIenjoyhavingadessertaftersupper.IheardofauniqueafterdinnercombinationandthoughtonedayIwouldliketogiveitatry.TheopportunitydidtakeplaceandIgotsomeScotchtosipwhileenjoy

ANiceShortcutInourhome,welikemakingourownmealsmostlyfromscratch.However,therearetimeswhenhavingsupperbyjustturningontheovenissoconvenient.Duringsuchasupperweusuallypurchasesomethingwerarelyhaveandmakeita

YearlySaltyChipsPotatochipsandothersuchsnackfoodsarenotpartofmyregulardiet.ThelessIeatthesetypesofsnacks,themoresaltyandfattytheytastewhenIdotrysome.NowIthinkIonlyindulgeinchipsabouttwiceayearanddon’

RepackageChickenIlikechickenandalwayslookforagoodsale.However,mostoftenthatmeansbuyinginbulk,whichcomesina5kgbox.Oncehome,Ihavetorepackageintomealsizeportions.Thisisdonebyseparatingpiecesfromthefrozenblo

BaconTwoWaysWhenIpurchasebaconIusuallyhaveacookingrecipeinmind.Thinslicedbaconisusedasacookingingredientorpartoftherecipe,likemaybeinasoup.ThickcutbaconIlikeinsandwichessoIcantasteitalongwiththeotheri