Let's do a little roundup of ALDI news and other tidbits today. Of most immediate importance to me: My usual ALDI (on Roosevelt in Villa Park, for those of you in the area) will be closed for remodeling after this weekend -- and it won't reopen for six weeks! Nooooooo! I was over there yesterday; there were …

Here’s your easy weekly ALDI meal plan for the week of 10/1/17: Pick up everything on the shopping list below, then start cooking on Sunday. *** Subscribe to the weekly ALDI meal plans here *** Bonus -- you'll end up with a couple of ingredient leftovers this week You'll end up this week with half a …

How to Make Homemade Lunchables: Don't pay full price for these things -- and, get better quality! Recently one of my local grocery stores had basic Lunchables on sale five for $5.00, and Mr. 10 was begging me to buy them. For some reason he loves these things -- I think it's the novelty, perhaps, …

Greek Tortellini Salad with Salami is an easy, beautiful, and filling 30 minute weeknight dinner recipe! So refreshing. Quick question for you: Can you chop vegetables and boil water? Yes? Then you, too, can make this beautiful and flavor packed Greek Tortellini Salad with Salami! Seriously, it's just that easy -- and this is also …

Welcome back to Sunday Scratchups, your weekly recipe from scratch around grocery sales and affordable ingredients. Chicken drumsticks and potatoes have been seasonally on sale lately, allowing us to splurge slightly on the Kalamata olives in this Greek Chicken Drumsticks Sheet Pan Dinner recipe! Winner winner sheet pan dinner Sometimes just adding a touch of …

Welcome back to Caturday with the Notorious BKL and Friends! Let me start out by asking you this: Is there anything quite as peaceful to look upon as a sleepy kitten? But again, they're much like human toddlers in that their built-in cuteness is nature's defense mechanism to help offset their troublemaking skills and allow …