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Eating well while traveling

Travel food, Eating well, budget eats, saving on food expenses

CF / September 19th, 2012 / 20 Comments

Brian and I often travel together in conjunction with his business trips. In fact, just last week, we were in Washington DC. Luckily, Brian receives a pretty generous food allowance $55 per day while traveling. That’s a lot of food money for us – we usually only spend $100 each per month on groceries per person. Of course, eating while traveling is more expensive… But it doesn’t...

Posted in: Food and Grocery, Travel Tagged with: cheap food, how to, travel food, travel tips

How to tell if fish is fresh

fresh fish, fish market, live catch, fish, salmon, halibut, sea bass

CF / August 8th, 2012 / 11 Comments

There are many substantial health benefits to eating fish on a regular basis: Photo Credit: Charlie Brewer at http://www.flickr.com/photos/charliebrewer/60778805/ Eating fish at least once a week lowers your risk of heart disease and stroke Fish are an excellent source of protein, calcium, minerals (phosphorus, iron, potassium, etc.) and vitamins (thiamine, niacin, etc.) Fatty and oily fish...

Posted in: Food and Grocery Tagged with: fresh fish, grocery, how to

How to fillet a fish

fillet a fish, salmon fillet, fillet, fish, how to fillet

CF / July 18th, 2012 / 12 Comments

Fish is great. I love fish. But buying a fillet of salmon gets expensive! At the stores where I shop, a serving of salmon fillet costs around 4 dollars. But, you can buy a whole salmon when in season for a measley $10, yielding 6 or 7 large servings. But WTF are you supposed to do with a whole freaking salmon? You butcher it of course! Here’s how. First, get your working area ready....

Posted in: Food and Grocery Tagged with: fillet, fillet a fish, fish, how to, salmon

Keep your eye on the goal

the goal, setting your goals, aim for your goal

CF / February 2nd, 2012 / No Comments

Imagine you’ve entered a train station. Suddenly, a train arrives, and hordes of people get off. They’re all heading towards you. You need to get on the train. What do you do? Some people might try to dodge incoming travelers and avoid them. Others might try to navigate around obstacles and avoid strollers and angry cell phone talkers. But chances are, you’re going...

Posted in: Life Hacks Tagged with: goal setting, how to, reaching your goal