Teriyaki from scratch

I checked allrecipes.com because I've heard so much buzz about it. I loved the recipe I found for a baked chicken teriyaki. It recommended thighs, MrH doesn't eat anything but white meat, so I used boneless, skinless. It came out delicious. We had it with steamed Broccoli and fried Udon noodles. Loved it. Will definitely make it again. I'm thinking it would be good with Beef, I wonder if I could crockpot it.

Thank God for Women

Aren't women awesome. All over blogland, women are sharing things that work in their lives, so that no matter what the problem, dilemma or issue is, all you need to do is shout out the question, and you'll find women who have answered it for themselves, and are willing to share.

Major point today is the Grocery Gathering. This is women who have cracked the whole couponing code, and successfully organized their Grocery store sale ads with all forms of printable and newspaper coupons, coordinated everything altogether and are posting it each week for MY benefit. And yours, if you choose to allow massive savings into your life. And it's such a communal effort, too. Each grocery store chain is represented by a different blogger, so I can subscribe to the feed from whoever handles my stores (Safeway & Albertsons, in case you wondered) It's a lot easier than scouring the boards at HotCouponWorld.com (the first couponing place I found, that's still good for finding specific coupons, but not exactly as easy as this whole grocery gathering thing. Enjoy!

Coming Soon- Free Coffee

My coffee sample from Jamaica something will be here.............I hope it's as good as the Coffee Fool............I'll let you know

Junior Girl Scout Cooking Badge

M1 planned a slumber party to earn a Girl Scout badge. They had to plan a restaurant, set the menu, the prices, and everything. There were nutritional requirements, the meals had to be balanced. They added a lot of creativity; I'm thinking I should scan the menu and post it. They looked up the words 'bold girls" in French and named their restaurant whatever that ended up being. They did the cooking & preparing of foods, setup the house with 4 tables and when their families came to pick up the girls, they got to sit down & dine in my house. The girls took turns being waitresses, too. Here are pictures of the action

From The Outer Edges of the Grocery Store

Someone recently pointed out that shopping at the edges of the grocery store is better. It made sense; the Produce section, the bakery, the Deli, the Dairy and the Wine is all located on the outer edges of my grocery store. I realized that I don't buy crackers, cookies, canned goods, frozen goods, boxed goods, and bottled goods very often unless they're staples (whole grain flour, sugar, cooking oil, chocolate chips...) I made a mental note that it was good wisdom and moved on. Today, though, I came across this article:

Grocery Shopping from the Perimeters

Using organizational skills and shopper savvy when you go grocery shopping can keep you healthier and wealthier!

Have you recognized that you and your husband shop differently for groceries? Yes, even the scientists at Yale and U C Santa Barbara have discovered that there are vital differences in how you shop.

Inside grocery store aisles, women are as adept as men at steering carts. Men proved to be less adept at cart navigation in the long aisles when they looked for items they'd bought before. Too bad - women were better at finding higher calorie things like pastries than men were.

There's an art and profit motive to stocking grocery store shelves that can work against the shopper who is looking for healthier foods at competitive prices. For example, "island displays" in the middle of the store often promote higher-priced, usually higher-calorie foods. Ditto for end-of-the-aisle displays.

A handy rule of thumb is this: essentials like dairy products, produce and meat are generally along the side or at the very rear of the store. Junk foods and non-staples usually are in the middle. The moral is: shop from the perimeters.

10 Tips to Shop Smart at the Grocery Store

1. Do your homework. Check your supplies before you go to the store. Make a list of what you need, and stick to it.

2. Eat before you go. Hungry shoppers will be more inclined to stock up on fresh-baked breads and other items they might not need. Never shop hungry.

3. Buy locally grown foods. They're fresher, usually less chemical-laden, and you're doing your part to grow your local economy and save the environment.

4. Have a little fun. Have a pre-decided limit of impulse purchases and stick with it.

5. Comparison shop. Become an ingredients reader. If they're the same, choose the generic product.

6. Use coupons. With the Internet, many companies now allow you to download coupons for some items. Go to www.coupons.com for a head start!

7. Avoid trips to the convenience store. Convenience stores charge a lot more for their products due to the convenience factor.

8. Shop alone. You're on a mission, not a family cruise. Have your family help you unload; not load up while you shop.

9. Buy "on sale" staples. You'll save money. If the price is cheaper per ounce, you can carefully wrap and store portions for use over time.

10. Avoid "eye-level" shopping. Manufacturers essentially pay for shelf space, and the most enviable is at eye-level. Look at the shelf at eye-level. Once you're at eye level, look above it and below it because that's where the deals are stacked. Now, when you go grocery shopping, you'll do well to shop the perimeters first, fill your cart with the more nutritional items first, and save just a small amount of room for the higher-priced, lower-nutritional-value processed foods.

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