If you’re unfamiliar w/MamboSprouts, they produce the coupon books you find @the front of WholeFoods stores. I like them because they have coupons for actual healthy food vs. the coupons for junk you get with your paper.
In the latest edition, there’s more helpful content such as recipes, BUT now you can only use the [...]
cubegourmet
01/19/2009
technique
coupons, shopping, strategy
No CommentsI was struck by the photo of my favorite public TV chef, Jacques Pepin, @Giant. I’m even more impressed that he made a five-course meal for six for $24. And the recipes sound delicious!
cubegourmet11/10/2008randomfrugality, shoppingNo CommentsWe’ve been going out of our way to go to the Farmer’s Market in Reston for quite a while. This market seems to be one of the very few around here to offer meat – they regularly have grass-fed buffalo, lamb, pork, and sometimes a woman who makes homemade lamb stews. They even have [...]
cubegourmet09/20/2008shoppingbread, shoppingNo CommentsSince I paid $4.90/gallon to fill up my diesel VW last night, I think this week will be the week where we won’t go grocery shopping and just make stuff with whatever we have in the pantry. This may be difficult because, among other things this holiday week, we’re going to someone’s house later and [...]
I’ve said it before, the office I work in is a carb minefield. Not just sweets people bring in, but multiple delis (the DC kind of deli, which wouldn’t last two weeks in New York because of the slow service and bland food), bagel and coffee shops. The fruit and vegetable selection in these places [...]
Lately I’ve been watching as the value of the Euro soars against the dollar as the interest rate on my savings account got slashed in half. Trust me, I’m pissed. I get even more pissed when I see the ads for big screen TV’s that say “spend your tax refund/future rebate here”. Spend what you [...]
I just read an article in today’s Washington Post food section about how people are basically becoming their own food inspectors, not just reading labels but researching online etc. where food comes from. I can relate to this, as I get frustrated when I see evidence (like @Whole Foods) that healthy food seems to [...]
