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September is grocery month!
Well, there I was, checking in with Mint.com at the end of the last day of August to see how I did as far as staying within my monthly budget. (Okay, [Read More]
Frugal Life in NYC: Housing
I’m the first to admit that not only am I not well-versed in housing economics, I can honestly only hear/read so much on the subject before I [Read More]
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Vegetarian Recipes
Calling all vegetarians…
About a month ago, my kid announced she was now a vegetarian. She has made this proclamation before, although I suspect some of those announcements were part of a scheme to [Read More]
101 Simple Meals
Photo Friday: Washington Heights Dinner
Ingredients: Avocado from a guy selling them two-for-$1 out of crates on Broadway [Read More]
101 Simple Salads: #15
Two years ago, Mark Bittman came up with 101 easy-to-make summer meals, and being an [Read More]
101 Simple Meals: The end?
At this point, I’ve been making these meals for so long now, I’ve sort of [Read More]
Green is Gezellig
Urban Gardening, Year 2
I’m taking what I learned last year and putting it to good use. Definitely not going to try grow vegetables again, because they need more sun than my fire escape gets. [Read More]
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Frugal Life in NYC: Housing
I’m the first to admit that not only am I not well-versed in housing economics, I [Read More]
Wash Week(s)
Photo credit: “Laundry Night” by FlySi I have two weeks left before my fall [Read More]
Frugal Life in NYC: Transportation
One of my favorite blogs, Almost Frugal, has a regular feature called This Is What Frugal [Read More]
Product Reviews
Well, now I’ve seen everything.
Bonne Bell Lip Smacker: conjuring up memories of the 70s and 80s for any woman over the age of 30. (Like, OMG, remember that really huge Lip Smacker you could get? I totally had that!) With flavors like bubble gum, cotton candy, and Cherry 7UP, it’s never really [Read More]
I have seen the future. It’s not great.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Sushi Popper. Let me begin by saying: I am not a snobby sushi jerk. I am no stranger [Read More]
Traverse Bay Farms Salsas: Is It Good?
Pineapple. Cherries. Michigan. Not the words that spring to mind when someone says “salsa,” so when Traverse [Read More]
Brave New Food: Karums
When I was a kid, we lived in a very suburban town. There weren’t really any small shops to walk to and goddamn if [Read More]
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