Posts Tagged: grocery bill

Turning Groceries Into Meals, Part 1: Pantry List
I’ve been posting all month about groceries, but what the heck did I actually do with them? The answer is: added them to existing inventory of groceries used combination of storage and new groceries to make meals ended month with

Turning Groceries Into Meals, Part 1: Pantry List
I’ve been posting all month about groceries, but what the heck did I actually do with them? The answer is: added them to existing inventory of groceries used combination of storage and new groceries to make meals ended month with

Grocery Shopping Notes # 5: The “Price of Milk” Dairy Edition
January is always an expensive grocery month because I don’t go anywhere, do anything or buy anything in January! Therefore, I stay home and indulge in good meals. Our greatest ongoing expenses are probably dairy and bread. Canada has nearly

Grocery Shopping Notes # 5: The “Price of Milk” Dairy Edition
January is always an expensive grocery month because I don’t go anywhere, do anything or buy anything in January! Therefore, I stay home and indulge in good meals. Our greatest ongoing expenses are probably dairy and bread. Canada has nearly

Grocery Shopping Notes # 4: The Fruit Dilemma Edition
I stopped by the grocery store “just for milk” and gave in to temptation to buy imported blackberries, deeply discounted. I have been trying to buy local fruit and veg, but in my part of the world, the fruit is

Grocery Shopping Notes # 4: The Fruit Dilemma Edition
I stopped by the grocery store “just for milk” and gave in to temptation to buy imported blackberries, deeply discounted. I have been trying to buy local fruit and veg, but in my part of the world, the fruit is

Grocery Shopping Notes # 3: Costco Deals
Successfully negotiated Costco tonight and bought only what I went in for. These are “luxury” items but last for months and so worth it: 2 kg raisins (Sun Maid raisins, can only get the tiny snack boxes at Sobey’s) $7.99

Grocery Shopping Notes # 3: Costco Deals
Successfully negotiated Costco tonight and bought only what I went in for. These are “luxury” items but last for months and so worth it: 2 kg raisins (Sun Maid raisins, can only get the tiny snack boxes at Sobey’s) $7.99

Grocery Shopping Notes # 2: Back to Sobey’s
The time most people shop for groceries in my area is Friday after work: the grocery flyers come out on Thursday, the sales start on Friday, and everyone stocks up on their commute home before the weekend. Rather than fight

Grocery Shopping Notes # 2: Back to Sobey’s
The time most people shop for groceries in my area is Friday after work: the grocery flyers come out on Thursday, the sales start on Friday, and everyone stocks up on their commute home before the weekend. Rather than fight

Grocery Shopping Notes # 1: Superstore Run
We have just started our 12th month of menu planning. My spouse and I each make a couple of meals that we want to try out, and we fill in the rest of the month with our favourites, in rotation.

Grocery Shopping Notes # 1: Superstore Run
We have just started our 12th month of menu planning. My spouse and I each make a couple of meals that we want to try out, and we fill in the rest of the month with our favourites, in rotation.