I’m hoping to make it to town tomorrow for a few items but we’re doing well with what we have on hand. This has been a good challenge for me as I see a couple of things I ought to stock up on. The first is Earl Grey teabags. I ran out of my favorite…

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I would ordinarily have stopped by Braum’s for a few items after choir on Wednesday but I was still homebound. I had some flour tortillas in the freezer so I thawed those and filled them with the leftover rice and bean casserole from the previous night. I had a little bit of jack cheese which…

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Got a little catching up to do after a couple of days with no internet! One thing about it, it’s pretty easy to avoid spending any money when you are iced in and can’t go anywhere. Tuesday night I made the following casserole for dinner: Spanish Rice and Bean Pie2 cans beans (pinto, red, black,…

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We are coping with an ice storm here in Oklahoma today and tomorrow. Thus far, we haven’t been hit very hard but there’s been a lot of moisture today and it’s sure to be icy tomorrow. We are currently safe and cosy at home with a nice fire in the fireplace and full tummies. For…

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David had to go to town to wash his truck so he offered to pick up the items I needed. Here is what I sent him for: Braums (regional dairy store): cheddar cheese (8 oz.) – $1.591/2 gal. milk – $1.993 pk. tri-color peppers – $2.992 baking potatoes – $1.221 roma tomato – $.293 bananas…

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I didn’t get around to posting yesterday but am proud to say I spent no money. And this was despite the fact we went to Oklahoma City to a Ren Faire. David bought me a $9 pair of earrings for my wench costume but that was all we bought. We even resisted the siren call…

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Despite the challenge, we are eating quite well. For dinner tonight I made chicken breasts in Parisian wine sauce, glazed carrots, mashed potato casserole and a green salad. I sautéed the boneless chicken breasts (seasoned with garlic salt, pepper, Creole seasoning and Herbs de Provence) in a combination of olive oil and butter. When nearly…

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My challenge is going well and I’m discovering all sorts of stuff in my freezer. Today I put some boneless beef ribs in the crockpot along with 1/2 an onion and some homemade bbq sauce: Beam Me Up BBQ Sauceketchupmustardliquid smokeworchestershire saucegarlic saucePickapeppa saucea little Jim Beam I had a meeting tonight right at dinner…

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