Amber Hinds

Frugal Eating

  • Eating for $65/Week

    Eating for $65/Week

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    I get a lot of questions about what kind of food we eat when we’re only spending about $65 per week at the grocery store, so I thought I might actually record everything we ate in a week and share it with you.  Hopefully, this isn’t too boring of a post!  I thought that if…

  • Report Card

    Report Card

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    When did I last write a report card?  Weeks and weeks ago…so here’s a quick explaination incase you forgot (or are new here).  “Report Cards” are supposed to be my weekly reporting on how I’m doing with my Housewife Challenges which are my goals for myself, whether parenting, personal, or household related, and my attempts…

  • Report Card

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    With the end of March, I was doing more than playing tricks on people.  I was also celebrating kicking the butt of one of my most challenging Housewife Challenges: the grocery bill. I wrote awhile back about my goal to keep our spending below $270 per month, or approximately $3 per day per person, but…

  • Easy Artisan Multigrain Loaf

    Easy Artisan Multigrain Loaf

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    This tasty loaf has been our go-to for homemade bread. Related Post: Report Card (3 April 2011)A Chris and Amber collaboration, based upon Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day See more recipes here Ingredients Directions If using active dry yeast, stir into the warm water and allow to bloom (5-10 minutes).  In a large…

  • Stop & Shop vs. Grand Union

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    We have four grocery stores on island: Annye’s, a natural and organic food market, Bartlett’s Farm Market, which sells their own produce and other imported groceries, and two chain stores Stop & Shop and Grand Union.  When it comes to frugal eating there’s no question about Annye’s being outside of our budget.  Bartlett’s has some…

  • Report Card

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    Even though it seems like all we do is play and wear toddlers around here, I actually have been pretty good about keeping up with my housewife challenges.

  • Housewife Challenge #1

    Housewife Challenge #1

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    Get the grocery bill under budget. There are two major grocery stores on the island: the Grand Union in town and a Stop & Shop.  We go to the Stop & Shop, which off-island would not be my first choice of grocery stores, but it has a larger selection and larger isles (which are important…