I haven't gotten the blogroll up on my new blog yet (this weekend's project, hopefully), but will add your new address. Hope you will add my new address/name to your blogroll as well - thanks!

I am not a crafty person, but I think I might try those spoons. Or save up and buy some from you. Very, very, very cute!

This looks delicious! We are at the tail end of our garden with just a few more tomatoes to pick, but local vegetables are still inexpensive at the market or farmer's markets. I'm going to have to give this a try - anything pasta and vegetable at our house would be a hit!
My recent post Food Waste Friday- Missing Meatloaf

The same reason I love our local Asian markets. The quality is good and the prices are incredible.

We budget $480 a month for 5 but it's tough to not overspend. We eat very little processed food, and not all that much meat, but our budget also includes toiletries, toilet paper (no more paper towels), wine for my husband and myself, and coffee. Our one "junk" item is ramen noodles for the kids. Not all that healthy, but inexpensive and comfort food for them. They probably eat them 2-3 times per week.

If you're even thinking your husband might need a new working wardrobe, and you're willing to go the thrift store route, I would start scouting thrift stores, garage sales, etc. now and just put the stuff away. My husband doesn't need anything, but I see great "name brand" (J. Crew, Land's End, Eddie Bauer, etc.) shirts all the time at Goodwill. He could get a very decent wardrobe (shirts and slacks) for far less than he would pay at even Marshall's or other discount places or at least supplement few new pieces from the stores. Last month I picked up a J. Crew shirt in nearly new condition at a yard sale for $1, washed it and it's one of my husband's new favorites. The only thing about thrift store shopping for particular items is that you either have to get lucky or be patient, but the good stuff does show up.