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Keep track of food expiration dates

food expiration dates, canned food, expiration date

CF / May 29th, 2013 / 24 Comments

According to a paper by Value Chain Management Centers, about $27 billion in food ends up in Canadian landfill and composts. It’s an important issue because a lot of resources are invested into producing food. If instead, some money was spent preventing food waste, the entire system could be more efficient and perhaps spend less money and resources. Photo credit via flickr Brian and I try...

Posted in: Food and Grocery Tagged with: $100 grocery budget, common food expiry times, food expiration dates, how long can i keep canned foods?, how long does food last

Moderation and the Grocery Budget

Grocery Budget, meal planning, food budget, bacon, grocery shopping

CF / May 15th, 2013 / 27 Comments

This past weekend, Brian and I made a trip down to Granville Island (not really an island) and did a bit of grocery shopping at the marketplace. Now, we’re pretty infamous for our $200 grocery budget, so it may be surprising to learn that we really do enjoy good food. I ended up purchasing (among other items) four slices of fresh European style smoked bacon for nearly $5. Yes, $5 for 4 slices...

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Planning our 2013 Vegetable Garden

Garden recap, Vegetable Garden, grow your own, vegetables, gardening, community planting

CF / April 8th, 2013 / 19 Comments

This past week in Vancouver, I broke out a dress for the first time in 2013. It was a beautiful, warm and sunny day – the kind of day that fools visitors into thinking that Vancouver is bright and cheery all the time. 😉 It reminded me that it is about time to start thinking about gardening again. Our 2012 vegetable garden One mistake that novice gardeners tend to make is to plant incompatible...

Posted in: Food and Grocery Tagged with: companion planting, controlling pests in a garden, how to make sure my plants are polinated, how to plant a garden, small space gardening, what plants act as pest control?, what plants should be planted together?, what to plant together in a garden, what to plant with asparagus, what to plant with beans, what to plant with cauliflower, what to plant with squash, what to plant with tomatoes, which plants go with which?

Kitchen How-To: Cook great eggs

Cook great eggs, eggs, scrambled eggs, poached eggs, sunny side-up, perfect eggs

CF / March 6th, 2013 / 24 Comments

Sometimes the hardest part of making a budget is figuring out how the hell you’re supposed to get everything done… and not over-spend! Many people find cooking to be challenging or overwhelming. How are you supposed to make a decent meal when everything is so expensive and recipes call for ingredients that sound like a foreign language? This semi-regular series on The Outlier Model...

Posted in: Food and Grocery Tagged with: cooking for beginners, cooking tips, easy egg recipes, hard boiled eggs, how to cook eggs, how to fry eggs, how to poach eggs, how to scramble eggs, kitchen tips, soft boiled eggs