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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

Battle of the giant sodas

the giant sodas, soda, soda in a bottle, diabetes, obesity issues

CF / June 28th, 2012 / 2 Comments

The Atlantic had an interesting commentary on obesity and mega-sized sugary drinks recently. Both Cambridge and New York are contemplating a ban of super-sized soda and limiting the maximum allowable size at 16 ounces. Predictably, it has set off quite a round of controversy and debate. Should the state regulate what people do to themselves, even if they are not harming others? Photo credit:...

Posted in: Food and Grocery, Philosophy Tagged with: legislation, obesity, soda, soft drinks, sugar consumption

My weekly meals

weekly meals, approximate costs of expenses, food expenses, monthly budget

CF / June 14th, 2012 / No Comments

It can be hard to imagine what eating on $100 a month is like. So, similar to our “grocery motivation” posts, I’m going to occasionally post a journal of what Brian and I ate that week, along with approximate costs. The costs are only approximate because I don’t always remember how much I money I paid for meat or bulk vegetables for example. But I’ll try to use...

Posted in: Food and Grocery Tagged with: $100 grocery budget, Grocery budget, meal plan

Grocery budget motivation

CF / March 27th, 2012 / 2 Comments

Here’s another round of grocery motivation for you $100/month grocery haters. 😉 As a reminder, Brian and I budget $100 per month per person. This is our second shop of the month, so I took out $100 to spend. Here’s what we got for almost exactly $50: Photo Credit: Original photo by D Sharon Pruitt http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinksherbet/sets/72157610551917961/ First we hit up...

Posted in: Food and Grocery Tagged with: $100 grocery budget, cheap groceries