Frugal In Florida

Did you see my excitement a few weeks ago when I finally found the bags of riced cauliflower at Trader Joe's? I made a bag of that stuff that very night without any thought ... that's how excited I really was ;-) It was really easy too since the cauliflower was already riced ... all I had to do was zest a lime, chop some cilantro, juice the lime and cook the "rice". I have turned so many people on to this stuff in the past few weeks that I may never find it again at the Trader Joe's by my house! *Type 1 Diabetics should be stockpiling this stuff with only 3 grams of carbs per serving! This isn't really a recipe, so to speak, but more of a process. And I'm looking forward to making it again! Here's what you need: 1 12 oz bag of riced cauliflower (or you can certainly rice your own, it's just messy) handful of cilantro 1 lime Toss your cauliflower rice into a non-stick skillet over medium heat and allow to heat through without me...

So ... have you missed the past couple of weeks of my Menu Planning? I have! It's just been super busy at work and on the home front but so need to get back on track and do the right thing, both for ME and MY WALLET.  I get to make an online payment on Monday morning for $6000.00 for property taxes ... I just L O V E doing that! So here we are, yet again! I'm hoping everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Ours was the same as it always is when we are home, we had friends over, fried 3 turkeys, ate too much and consumed too much tequila, wine and champagne. But I woke up Friday morning and walked to the library to return some books (score for me as no late fee and I got a little exercise in) then continued on to the bank to make a deposit (for property taxes that are due on Monday) and then back home. That little jaunt sort of helped my slight tummy distress but more than anything, I wanted to enjoy the weather! With that said, let me tell you ... since doing my first Whole...

I don't know why, but I love to read what other bloggers are buying at the grocery store. Yeah. I guess you could say I'm obsessed with food ... but I 'think' I have a healthy relationship with it ;-) So, with that said, I thought, what the heck, I'll try to share my weekly grocery trips ... and if everything is going according to plan, you would even get a picture or two ... but of course, things don't always go as planned ... and again, this was one of those weeks with NO pictures :-( A bonus for me to share weekly is to keep my grocery budget in check (hopefully!) I hope everyone had a GREAT Thanksgiving and you are making your way through all the leftovers in a timely manner? Me? I'm not a big turkey fan and the leftovers can drag on for too long in my opinion. Usually I make Hot Browns but this year I wanted to keep it lighter and more healthier (and Whole30 compliant) so I stuck with salad stuff ...  BUT ... that's not why you are here toda...

Hey hey ... it's been a little while since I've shared a recipe, let alone a NEW recipe ... so what better time than when I'm sure everyone is dealing with excessive amounts of turkey! As always, we have WAY too much Thanksgiving turkey left over and I'm trying to think of other ways to use it up ... because, honestly? I'm not a huge turkey fan ... even when it's fried like we do ... so I have to get a little more creative as to what to do with it! This fit the bill perfectly and even better was that I had EVERYTHING on hand to make lunch on Saturday! Score!! Yes, I will be making this again for lunch this week and heck, I might even grab one of the mini bags of turkey out of the freezer to do so! Here's what you need: Chopped or shredded cabbage with carrots, etc ... in other words, a bag of coleslaw will work perfect! cooked chicken, chopped, or in my case, cooked turkey cucumbers, chopped (leftover from veggie tray on Thursday) red or an...

I don't know why, but I love to read what other bloggers are buying at the grocery store. Yeah. I guess you could say I'm obsessed with food ... but I 'think' I have a healthy relationship with it ;-) So, with that said, I thought, what the heck, I'll try to share my weekly grocery trips ... and if everything is going according to plan, you would even get a picture or two ... but of course, things don't always go as planned ... and again, this was one of those weeks with NO pictures :-( A bonus for me to share weekly is to keep my grocery budget in check (hopefully!) So ... has anyone out there been missing my Weekly Menu Plan? I am still planning, just haven't been sharing as it's pretty darn busy around here lately.  You know, work, home, family, life ... sometimes those things have to take a priority over blogging. PLUS I haven't had time :(  BUT I'm working on fixing that problem! Honestly! This past week was fairly decent as far as...

I don't know why, but I love to read what other bloggers are buying at the grocery store. Yeah. I guess you could say I'm obsessed with food ... but I 'think' I have a healthy relationship with it ;-) So, with that said, I thought, what the heck, I'll try to share my weekly grocery trips ... and if everything is going according to plan, you would even get a picture or two ... but of course, things don't always go as planned ... and again, this was one of those weeks with NO pictures :-( A bonus for me to share weekly is to keep my grocery budget in check (hopefully!) So. I apparently have forgotten that I have a budget. Well, maybe THAT'S the problem is that I don't have a real bona fide budget. I mean, seriously. I say xx a month but then when I go over that amount, I continue to shop ... sometimes with a little more restraint, other times not. I'm thinking that I really need to rework that process as the way I'm currently handling the s...

I don't know why, but I love to read what other bloggers are buying at the grocery store. Yeah. I guess you could say I'm obsessed with food ... but I 'think' I have a healthy relationship with it ;-) So, with that said, I thought, what the heck, I'll try to share my weekly grocery trips ... and if everything is going according to plan, you would even get a picture or two ... but of course, things don't always go as planned ... and again, this was one of those weeks with NO pictures :-( A bonus for me to share weekly is to keep my grocery budget in check (hopefully!) There was a lot of money spent on groceries this past week and not a whole LOT of food that came in ... I think I need to just avoid the stores for the next week or so! Costco found its way on my circuit this past week ... we can blame the Boy for that ... he had a few things he wanted to get, as I did, and we went one night after work ... spent more than I wanted, $235 ... and granted, the Boy...