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Day Three: Hunger Action Week

This was the big day…company coming over for dinner! With a house to clean, shopping to do, and dinner to prepare, I thought we had better start the day out right. Oatmeal. While I love the texture of steel-cut oats, they take too dang long to make on school mornings. I keep a canister of rolled oats handy for mornings like this. Not the instant kind, though. I’d like to take a minute to talk about the merits...

Day Two: Hunger Action Week

With the birds chirping cheerily and the sun shining it warmth on us, morning on day two began. I sprung out of bed early, full of energy and smiles. Love radiated from my very being showering my family in cheer. Then I woke up for real, slowly rolling over, trying to ignore my little boy’s saliva swishing sounds as he laid there staring at mommy trying to keep her eyes open. Okay, I’m up. Rolling over, I...

Day One: Hunger Action Week

Today began Hunger Action Week, bringing awareness to hunger issues in Washington (sponsored by United Way). Initially, I thought my family of 5 would receive only $110 for the week, but I was informed that it was actually $132…which is very good. That $22 means some snacks for my kids! My goal during this week is to show that healthy and delicious meals can be cooked on a small food budget. In fact, my own grocery...

Hunger Action Week

Hello Readers! I just wanted to let you all know about an upcoming event. During the week of April 20-24, I will be participating in United Way’s Hunger Action Week. In an effort to raise awareness about hunger issues in Washington, they have challenged local food bloggers to limit their weekly food budget to that of people receiving food stamps. I will be writing every day to share my experiences and also my menus....