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Sara is an architectural designer turned work-at-home Mom. She lives in New Jersey by way of New England and New York, with her husband and 3 kids under 8. She loves design, being creative, and spending time with family and friends. She loves checking out local businesses and eats and being apart of the local farm to table community. Continue Reading
Spring and Easter Recipes Collection – We have gathered a list of Spring and Easter-themed recipes on Life’s Little Sweets, including cupcakes, candy, snacks, and more!
These Fresh Spring Rolls have vermicelli, cooked shrimp, carrots, cucumber, basil, mint, & cilantro all wrapped up in a rice wrapper. They are delicious when dipped in our easy peanut sauce recipe, plum sauce, or your favorite dipping sauce.
Whether you’re looking for warm soup recipes for the change of seasons, or comfort food to keep you company during the refreshing days of spring, you’ll find plenty of food inspiration here!
Nettle Pesto has foraged, wild, stinging nettles (Urtica dioica), fresh garlic, extra virgin olive oil, Parmesan cheese (or substitute vegan Parmesan cheese, if vegan), Kosher salt, and fresh ground black pepper. It's vibrant, vegetal, and loaded with vitamins and minerals. Try this Nettle Pesto on your favorite pasta, on toast and it's a great sauce to go with chicken, fish, meat, or vegetables.
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Here is a typical, weekly Family of 3 Grocery Haul from this month's week of May 11th, 2016 at Stop & Shop. Check out a video of showing every item and our total cost below!
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
This is the very first grocery haul shared here on Life's Little Sweets.
I like watching grocery hauls from other bloggers like Mama Natural or Pretty Wee Things and have wanted to share one for a while.
I go through every item in the video and I originally shared this grocery haul on Snapchat (follow @lifeslilsweets).
(My voice is a little misaligned with the video - sorry about that!)
I think sharing one of my family's typical grocery hauls is a great way for you to get to know some of the typical things we buy, our habits, about us in general, etc.
I share exactly how much this grocery haul costs too further below!
I do not practice "extreme couponing" and I use coupons if they are convenient and relevant to what I buy.
I make sure to plan ahead by always having a list before I enter the store of exactly what I need so that I never get sidetracked.
Having a list ready before you shop also makes it easier if I am shopping with my toddler daughter which is usually the case!
I also go to the same stores regularly and alternate between certain grocery stores.
This haul is from Stop & Shop but Shop Rite is another I frequent as well.
I use each store's rewards card every time I shop as well and will purchase items that are on sale/special if I am presented with the choice.
At this point, we do not meal plan and I do not practice freezing meals ahead of time.
I will have a rough idea of what I want to make for the week and go with that.
With the way I cook, I have gotten to the point where I can put together a dinner in 30 minutes or under an hour based on the food I buy and how I prepare it.
The total cost, including tax for this week's Family of 3 Grocery Haul is $126.19.
This does not include 1-2 extra trips I may do in any given week if I am buying fresh fish for a dinner that same day or picking up the specific item(s) for a recipe post for the blog.
I hope you enjoyed this Family of 3 Grocery Haul post and video!
Thank you for reading and watching!
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