Category Archives: Homesteading

Food Stamp Challenge: Week 3 Groceries

I have to say I am glad that there is only one more shopping excursion in the month of our Food Stamp Challenge. As I put the list together, looking what we have in the refrigerator and freezer (soup, pancakes, … Continue reading

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 2 Notes From Stella & Dessert

Hi, Stella here. Today I’m going to be writing about my school lunch. When my mom talked me in to getting school lunches I was like hey whatever. Here’s how it went. 99% of the my school’s lunches have meat … Continue reading

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 2 Another Dinner

I think I mentioned this earlier, but Stella is ecstatic that we have 4 choices for dinner this week.  A friend was going out of town and gave me half of a pumpkin – so I decided to make a … Continue reading

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 2 Dinner

We are a week and a half into our challenge and I am not sure that Stella is going to make it.  I have really seen a change in her moods, energy level and color of her face.  I keep … Continue reading

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 2 Breakfast

So far our breakfast menu had not really changed.  We still alternate between soaked oats pancakes and eggs over easy with toast – both are paired with a smoothie.  Our smoothies are made with either raw whole milk yogurt (when … Continue reading

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 2 Groceries

Last week I tried to buy our groceries using a fourth of the amount that we would receive for a month, but I went over that amount – so that left us with $174.26.  So, again I decided that I … Continue reading

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Food Stamp Challenge: Notes From Stella

We are almost done with our first week of our Food Stamp Challenge and I asked my daughter if she would blog once per week and share her experience, here is what she had to say. This month my mom … Continue reading

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Food Stamp Challenge – Week 1 Dinners

Usually we do not do a different dinner each night of the week.  I might make a big pot of soup on Sunday along with a pot of rice, a pot of beans and one or two other things.  From … Continue reading

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Food Stamp Challenge – Week 1, Lunch

I have gotten many comments that the grocery list and what we are eating is just all carbohydrates.  Just like fat, carbohydrates don’t always get a fair rap.  When planning our meals I had to take into account that my … Continue reading

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Food Stamp Challenge – Week 1 Breakfast

Our breakfast isn’t going to change all that much – we will just alternate breakfast options.  We will start off with eggs and toast made with homemade bread (post later in the week), oatmeal pancakes and smoothies.  Not sure if … Continue reading

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