Mrs. Q's Confessions...

It is said that confession is good for the soul. I do agree with that, but it also makes for great blog material...lol!

I am not a coupon queen, just someone who enjoys saving money! I aspire to the greatness of Ellie Kay, but it will take me YEARS to get that good! (If you haven't read her book, run, don't walk, to your local library and borrow it!)

I do not know everything there is to know about being frugal. On my blog, I only post what works for us. The same might not be compatible with your family. You be the judge :)

When I created my grocery goal, we were not receiving any government aid. Now we are on the WIC program. I have chosen to keep the goal the same as a personal challenge. When I am able to achieve that, I will lower the amount to see how low we are able to go! Without the assistance, we would not be eating cheese, drinking milk or scrambling up eggs. I am so grateful for WIC! This assistance alone has saved us at least $45 this month. If you are low income, have any children under the age of five (or any on the way!) check out the link! You may qualify and it is such a blessing!

I am not a gourmet cook. Any recipes you find on my blog will be simple, no-nonsense meals. Please do not search for "cremebroche" or "tumeric"...you will not find either of those here. We at the FITPH have a simple palate. No elaborate hoops to jump through.

If a recipe has more than five steps to it, my eyes glaze over and I lose all concentration. If it has more than seven ingredients, forget it! It has to be a real taste-bud pleaser for me to go to any lengths of energy expenditure!

I am a good, albeit pedestrian cook. We are accustomed to a Mexican fare over here with the occasional meat and potatoes American meal thrown in. I use my pico de gallo seasoning more than salt. Garlic is used liberally in almost everything.

Onions make me gag. The challenging part is that Mr. Q loves onions in anything and everything. And I love the flavor they give to the food. What is a alliumiphobe (no that is not a real word..)to do? Mince! If I can't see them, they don't bug me!

I like to make up words. My family tells me that I should write them down and create a dictionary. Sample: integritous-full of integrity...doesn't it make sense? It is less laborious to say "He is so integritous." rather than "He is full of integrity." Maybe some day I will make my own dictionary.

Typing a post while holding a fussy baby takes a bit longer than I expected!