Love me a bargain...

There is a fruit stand, produce market, farmer's outlet, whatever it is called just a 2 block walk from my place. I love that. They regularly have a 'dollar table' where they bag up produce that is on it's last leg and sell it for only $1. It's a good deal even if the items are less than perfect.

Over ripe bananas make good banana bread, they are super sweet. Mangos that have gotten a bit too soft are great, that's the way I like them. Soft apples make pretty good apple crisp. This kind of produce requires far less sweeteners in baked goods because they have hit a peak on being very sweet all by themselves. So actually, a healthier choice for baked goods.

Potatoes now, that's a different story. If they are soft and wrinkly they are going bitter and are no longer good for eating, in my opinion. However, if you let them sprout you will be able to grow your own with minimal effort. So, still a bargain.

Sometimes they have mixed bags that might have an apple, a zucchini, a plum and a couple oranges or something like that. I like grabbing those and taking my chances on them. I get the bag home and wash everything and always end up feeling like I got a deal.

And I am all about getting myself a bargain, for sure.

So sometimes my menus will change up a little bit because I managed to pick up something over there that sparked inspiration.

I am still making up recipes as I go. The Roasted Red Pepper and Cashew Pasta turned out quite good, I think. I enjoyed it and will do it again. I have to write it down in my book before I forget what I did so that I CAN do it again. heh heh.

So the chaos has been reined in and I am feeling far less conflicted about moving now. The thought will still remain in the back of my mind but for now, moving has been foregone.

Removing many items within the home and getting a bit of a fresh start on a variety of things however, remains on the list of to-do's.

If I were to move this would have had to be done to the extreme. Now, I feel, it still has to be done but perhaps to a lesser degree and maybe with a lot less urgency attached to it. That helps to destress the whole matter quite a bit.

I find this odd. Because I moved around so very much in my youth and young adulthood. Suddenly in the middle of my life I took root and have stayed in one place for eons. That kind of is a head-shaker for me.

Anywho, I am working on a menu list for this coming week. The plan is to post it tomorrow. Getting back on schedule here. And hunting for the bargains where I can find them for these menus and recipes. That's not easy right now in this economy where some things are just stupid expensive, and other things are totally unavailable. It requires some maneuvering, but I will not sacrifice 'eating healthier'. That is a must. So stick with me. We will figure it out.

My brain is giving me the silent treatment today.