Cori, I know you were going to put off starting the challenge until Monday… now Wednesday… What’s going on?
Day 2… AKA Mothers Day
Day 2 just happened to be Mothers Day too! While most of the mothers that I know were getting ready to have fancy brunches or dinner as a way to celebrate with their family I was not going to be so lucky this year! We decide to head north to La Conner and the Skagit…
Day One
Day one dawned and we woke up with no food in our house! My kids had a golf lesson in Seattle at 9:00 AM so there was no time for me to shop for anything beforehand. On the way out of the door I handed my husband $10 and instructions not to spend it all…
Week One: Good buys
Here are some items that the local large chain grocery stores have on sale this week. If you see some of the items you use a lot of (for example boneless skinless chicken breasts) it would be a good idea to stock up this week for use later on in your challenge. Be sure to…
Ideas for easy and inexpensive meals
Here is LONG list of inexpensive meals. I think there will be ideas for everyone! Many of the recipes make enough food for two meals. I usually make a large dinner two days in a row and on the third day have leftovers from the first day, on the forth day I use up leftovers from…
Introduce Yourself
Please share with us who you are and why you are interested in taking the food stamp challenge. What do you hope to get out of it? I’ll go first…. My Name is Suzie Kuflik and I have a husband (David) and two children; Liam (11) and Olivia (9) who go to Issaquah Valley Elementary….
Stocking Your Pantry
Pantry Basics: A Good Place to Start I realize as I am making this list that it is a little scary, but I tried to think of all the basics. Obviously not everyone would use every item on the list, nor could they afford to! It is all a matter of priorities; I will gladly…
The Rules
The Rules…. You will be allocated $1.50 per person per meal. This is $31.30 per family member per week. All of the money will be available to you the first day you start the challenge… the tricky part is making it last! Nothing that you already have in your pantry or freezer can be used…
Join The Food Stamp Challenge
It’s Saturday evening and my family are sitting by the fire, it’s family movie night and we are getting ready to watch a movie. I have a glass of wine in my hand and I am curled up on the couch next to my husband. Out of the blue I say to my family…
Bellevue NN: March 14th Meeting Recap
OurMarch 14 meeting was very productive. LorrieTatum, Betty Takahashi, Jan Starr and Farrida Hakim reported to the group thatthe “back pack” pilot program will be kicking off this Friday. Initially, it will serve 30 children in 2 schools. With the pilot, the group hopes todetermine the most efficient logistics, as well as how to distribute…
