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Jun4

Beans, beans…Part 1

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So, I’ve been planning out ways that we can save big on our grocery bill…  We do not eat very much meat and substitute in beans quite often as our protein source so we are already saving quite a bit compared to the average American family.  Once in a while we use dry beans, but as a rule canned beans are quick/convenient and relatively inexpensive.

However, I’ve been feeling convicted about wasting money on canned beans versus dried.  In reality thought, how much money are we talking about?  Is it worth the time and effort it takes to make dried beans?  Let’s find out!  I will be doing some comparative shopping and posting the results…

Thanks to lobster20 for the picture!

Apr1

Quality Time

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My daughter usually makes breakfast with her grandmother when Nana is home from work.  This morning, just as Nan plugged in the waffle iron she got a phone call. 

So, I took over and my daughter and I mixed up the waffles together.  How important these simple things are!  Instead of going to a restaurant, spending money that we don’t have, eating white flour waffles, and trying to get a four year old to sit still and be quite throughout the whole process…

My daughter and I used wholesome ingredients (buckwheat flour, farm fresh eggs, organic milk, honey, olive oil, and real maple syrup) which she got to mix up herself.

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Then she waited for the waffle iron to do its work.

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She got excited when we cut up strawberries on her waffle and yelled “I want maple syrup!”

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Finally, she got to munch down on the yummy goodness.

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Yes, we still go to restaurants.  After all, convenience still reigns as supreme in America, right?!  But, maybe we should appreciate these homemade meals more.  They are full of nutrient rich foods.  Our children naturally learn to be thankful for their meal since it didn’t just appear before them.  They learn that work can be rewarding…  Invaluable lessons!