Category: Eating
Coupons rule and you need some rules to make them work. 1. Do not use a coupon if the item is something you don’t want or need. If you hate strawberry pop tarts don’t buy ten boxes, if you never bake don’t buy two for one bags of flour, and if you are dieting don’t stock up on chocolate chip cookies. 2. Do use coupons with store discounts for the best price possible. 3. Be careful with perishables. You might be making ten apple pies, eating broccoli every day for a week…
What makes The Frugal Diva happy is finding a site with all the information needed for a topic. Max Goldberg has taken the time and effort to make organic living just a little bit easier for all the rest of us. With just two lists Max lets you know the fruits and vegetables that are the Dirty Dozen and should be avoided unless organic and the Clean Fifteen that have the lowest pesticide residue. Now you can make an informed choice about what are organic must haves and which are acceptable even if not organic. Since organic can be more…
Spices make plain dishes sing with excitement. Check the price of a single jar of curry at the supermarket and you realize this is a great item to get at a small ethnic market such as Samosa House and Bharat Bazaar at 11510 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066. And not only are they a market, they have great prepared foods in their deli if you need an entire meal or just some side dishes. These spices come in large bags at a small price. Save all your small glass containers and you can start your own collection. Put…
It’s fast and it’s fresh and on Wednesdays Whole Foods gives us a break- the salad and hot food bars are reduced from $7.99 down to $5.99. This is wonderful if you want to make up your own combination. If you are anywhere near Ocean Park and 29th pop into IlForno Caffe and get dinner to go for $6. And I’m talking a entree size order of pasta, an entree size salad, or a pizza. Plus they all come with bread. Now this is take out only, cash only and available from…
January is National Soup Month! How many times do we look in the refrigerator and think “What in the world am I going to make for dinner?” This is where the concept of soup becomes a time and energy saver. It’s nutritious, money saving and calorie conscious. A box of stock, some vegetables, pasta or left over grains such as rice, and protein that can come from garbanzo beans, cut up chicken or frozen turkey meatballs. We are in business. At some point get boxes of stock when they go on special. They come in many…
Don’t you love the farmer’s markets? All that fresh produce with infinite possibilities for meals, great food stalls, and local products. My only problem was figuring out where and when. This site solved all my problems. LocalHarvest.org has all the markets nationwide so you can keep up with any changes, find out what’s fresh that day, and plan your weekly produce shopping. If you are in LA, try this site for the local markets which are listed on one page and you can sort by location, day, or time. In Culver City on…
Kroger is a wide reaching grocery chain with different names locally. However the loyalty programs are pretty much the same. Here in LA, the Frugal Diva shops staples at Ralphs and tries to wring the most benefits out her loyalty card. Gift Cards – Buy them here while you shop here and you get loyalty points. Time saver and bonus rebate all in one place. Wines – Get them by the half dozen and save an extra 10%. Weekly Specials – Once you have your rewards, use them on items that are already discounted for the maximum savings. Coupons –…