Tuesday, January 15, 2013

What we eat

I get email asking what we eat during a hundred dollar grocery challenge.

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White pizza.
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2 comments:

chefhelen said...

I think that one of the main reasons that you (and I, to a lesser extent) don't have a hard time with this challenge is that we are able to really COOK. One of the thing that I have noticed is that if you can make bread (pizza crust, etc) you can save some serious cash. I mean, honestly, why should it cost $3.89 for 8 French hamburger buns at Publix? I make 7 8inch French rolls with #2 of bread flour, a bit of yeast, salt, water and an oven. If it costs $2 for #5 of flour then it costs me 14 cents a loaf for the ingredients. It also takes less than 20 minutes of hands on time. I'm sure that you see the same thing when you make pizza dough!

January 17, 2013 at 3:03 AM
Minjenah said...

I agree Helen. It is not that hard to do this challenge.

But it is a good thing for me to do because it makes me look in the pantry and freezer to cook things.

Like you, I love a bargain. Historically, January never really has great bargains for me so it is a great time for me to use up some of the more indulgent items that I bought last month for the holidays.

Pizza dough costs me 75 cents to make four pizzas. I buy the yeast in bulk at Sam's Club so I use less than a penny's worth. I like to use organic whole wheat flour and organic regular flour. The toppings are all leftovers from the fridge.

January 17, 2013 at 4:05 PM

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