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a la izquierda

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10. Yep! I spend Saturdays and Sundays making veggie broth and sauce...

Reply to caraher (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 04:46 PM

Dec 2012

and that way I have it for the week/month. It's easy enough for me to do while I'm grading or writing, and then it makes prep time during the week so much shorter.

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This is how low I've sunk in life. I now live primarily on .... [View all] Denninmi Dec 2012 OP

Far less costly (and tastier and healthier) to buy fresh ingredients and do the cooking yourself! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2012 #1

Yes... 2012 was the year I finally proved this to myself... I haven't had a processed meal in nearly hlthe2b Dec 2012 #5

Get a crock pot and make things yourself... a la izquierda Dec 2012 #2

So true caraher Dec 2012 #4

Yep! I spend Saturdays and Sundays making veggie broth and sauce... a la izquierda Dec 2012 #10

There is something magical about tossing it all in a crock pot and coming back a few hours later... hlthe2b Dec 2012 #6

This is very true. a la izquierda Dec 2012 #9

Had crock pot beef stew tonight. rrneck Dec 2012 #22

2013 will be better caraher Dec 2012 #3

Wow, thanks again for the kind words. Denninmi Dec 2012 #7

I do this during the semester when I'm super pressed for time. a la izquierda Dec 2012 #11

Yes, the gym is essential. Denninmi Dec 2012 #19

If you can go to a dollar store you can find lots of food lunatica Dec 2012 #8

Well, the irony. I have freezers full of good stuff. Denninmi Dec 2012 #17

Don't, please don't beat yourself up over the "small stuff" riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #12

Ah, organic farming, now you're talking. Denninmi Dec 2012 #15

2013 is gonna rock ! graywarrior Dec 2012 #13

I hope so. Denninmi Dec 2012 #18

When I moved in with my GF in Atlanta, she was living on a serious diet of... MiddleFingerMom Dec 2012 #14

Yeah, the vodka isn't such a good idea. Denninmi Dec 2012 #16

HC and LC are not low. Wait Wut Dec 2012 #20

Yes, those are particularly vile. And really full of sodium. Denninmi Dec 2012 #21