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Pantry Staples to Have on Hand -- Be prepared for the dinnertime rush!

Some of you who follow the weekly ALDI meal plans have been asking which pantry staples are best to stock up on, so here's my first stab at a list. Your family's cupboards of course might differ from mine due to anything from food allergies to personal preferences, though, so take these recommendations with a …

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Free ALDI Meal Plan week of 7/9/17 - 7/15/17

Here’s your easy weekly ALDI meal plan for the week of 7/9/17: Pick up everything on the shopping list below, then start cooking on Sunday. *** Subscribe to the weekly ALDI meal plans here *** And by the way... If you are here because you enjoy saving money in general, you might also wish to join …

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Oven Baked BBQ Chicken Drumsticks

Oven Baked BBQ Chicken Drumsticks: Flavorful, affordable, and... well, what more could you ask for, really? What's up in your July 2, 2017 edition of Sunday Scratchups? Well, drumsticks have been on sale all around town this week -- so in this weekly recipe from scratch around ingredients that are either on sale or generally affordable, we're making …

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What's Rachel Reading? Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

I don't often say this about a book any more (because I'm trying to pare down and do most of my reading from the library...), but: I think I am going to have to buy Samin Nosrat's Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. Much more than your typical cookbook, this is really a cooking class in a book -- taught …

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Free ALDI Meal Plan week of 7/2/17 - 7/8/17

Here’s your easy weekly ALDI meal plan for the week of 7/2/17: Pick up everything on the shopping list below, then start cooking on Sunday. *** Subscribe to the weekly ALDI meal plans here *** So let's get ready to make six complete dinners for a family of four, just $60.00 out the door! Hope you …

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