tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12812215.post415795304024429063..comments2023-08-07T08:55:07.321-07:00Comments on The Splendidly Imperfect Miss M!: Chicken and Veggies over Pasta (and my schnazzy new knife!)SplendidlyImperfecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03798649697960237749noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12812215.post-15164080925145820462011-09-06T17:57:45.678-07:002011-09-06T17:57:45.678-07:00I am so jealous of that knife!I am so jealous of that knife!Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589500389134078994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12812215.post-23109703444121177802011-09-05T08:19:43.636-07:002011-09-05T08:19:43.636-07:00Congrats on winning the knife ... how awesome that...Congrats on winning the knife ... how awesome that #1 won!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04235109517522647473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12812215.post-72312832728810599002011-09-01T03:32:47.752-07:002011-09-01T03:32:47.752-07:00Looks good! When I was at uni I learned the hard ...Looks good! When I was at uni I learned the hard way how to budget for food, and although my friends tease me for my anal retentiveness in continuing with my method, my food bill is far less than half of theirs ;o) <br /><br />I shop monthly. Yep, monthly - for the main shop anyway. I plan my meals for the entire month and make up 2 lists - the first for all the things I can buy on day one, including anything that's long life (jars of sundried tomatoes, tins of beans etc) or can be frozen. For list 2, it's the veggies and short life stuff to get on my second shop halfway through the month (short and quick shop). Now I don't stick rigidly to having a certain meal on a certain day, but if I have it in the right half of the month fresh-ingredients-wise then I can have it any night pretty much (although I tend to be pretty smart in my planning and not have long/difficult recipes on weekdays where I know I won't be bothered to make them after I get home from work)<br /><br />I also make my dinner, along with my breakfast and lunch for the next day (on work days) all in a oner. Multitasking 3 ways at this point, but it saves me having to get up earlier in the morning ;o) Getting out of the house of a morning in 20 minutes, including shower, is not to be sneezed at lol (I eat my breakfast at work, and leave my clothes out the night before)Katy Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374079358515448439noreply@blogger.com