Scratch Food with a Side of Geek Mom and Pop Culture.
I’ve got people firing cannon shots at me over my decision to put my family on a version of the SNAP challenge for the month of May. I am a hypocrite, some say, for being a middle-class person “pretending to be poor.” If you believe this is true of me, here is what I say to…
Bulk buyers beware: bigger is not always better. Costco can be a source of excellent deals–if you’re disciplined, know exactly what you’re looking for, and have a good feel for the pricing of products. Ground beef, for example, is seldom cheapest to buy at Costco. A Costco pork loin, however, is usually a pretty good deal in…
Surprise! Starting today, this next month is going to be interesting. You see, I’ve decided that what Gwyneth Paltrow did when she took the SNAP challenge for a week, and how everyone reacted to it, was extremely interesting. One of my beefs with the SNAP challenge is how self-limiting it is when you do it…