I bought these cheap Quaker chewy girl scouts granola bars at Target the other day. Note the front: NO high fructose corn syrup. OK, good, we're all down with that. Now, let's look at what IS in these. Play "count the sugars," but start with this line alone: Corn syrup, sugar, corn syrup solids, invert …
This giveaway has been sponsored by K'NEX. I received a product for purposes of review, but all opinions in this post are my own. Check this one out -- The new K'NEX KFORCE Build and Blast K-20X set is a blaster toy and a building set in one! Aimed at ages 8+, this thing fires …
Welcome back to Midweek Meal Planning for the week of 9/17/15! It’s more traditional to meal plan on the weekend, but since our Chicago grocery deals mostly flip midweek, and since Wednesday hump day is when many of us start running out of steam, we buck the trend here and go with Wednesdays. Or, sometimes, …
A very happy Rosh Hashanah and a sweet New Year to all!
Welcome to the September 13, 2015 edition of Sunday Scratchups, your weekly recipe from scratch around grocery store sales and affordable ingredients. This week is apparently giant pork roast week! Which is a great time to make carnitas, pulled pork, salsa pork, and more -- any of which goes really well in a comforting bowl …
Cauliflower is cheap at Chicago ALDI stores this week at $.99 a head, so I thought it was time to round up some cauliflower recipes -- since I have a surprising number of them, lol. Cauliflower Recipes Roundup Here are just a few cauliflower recipes to get the ball rolling... Grilled cauliflower steaks Low carb …