Monthly Archives: January 2011

by | January 19, 2011

Rendering lard

I finally tried rendering my own lard.  I may never do it again.  The smell was absolutely revolting. (Caveat: my stomach was also a little off that weekend, because I was also cleaning projectile vomit off every surface of the … Continue reading →

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by | January 3, 2011

The Grocery Budget, 2010

(Final harvest, October 2010) I’ve just completed my yearly review of our grocery budget.  Despite my big goal of reducing our grocery expenses in 2010, we actually increased how much we spent.  #sadtrombone To review: Total grocery expenditure, 2008: $7,661 … Continue reading →

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