Noelle likes Good Food

I cooked up a storm on Monday night. I tried three new recipes, and they all turned out great. It was a miracle, and something that doesn't happen often. It seems that the more I cook the more disasters I have. Lentil Sloppy Joes, Vegan Lemon Poppy Seed Bread, Black Bean Brownies to name a few. Yet, each one teaches me something new that I didn't know before. I can't complain about the failures, because they are my teacher. But when I am successful I am not ashamed to celebrate my victory :)!  For dinner I made a Thai Red Curry Pumpkin Soup that I found over at The Whole Kitchen blog . I found her blog recently, and I adopted her this month for Adopt A Gluten Free Blogger. I couldn't find just one recipe, because they all looked so delicious. So you will be seeing more recipes from her blog that I will be trying in the next week. I was definitely impressed with this soup. I followed it exactly except I didn't have a bell pepper, I used chicken instead of turkey, a...

I have been thinking a lot about what I want my focus to be on this blog, and I have an idea. Right now my husband and I are on a tight budget. We are trying to spend as little as possible and save as much as possible. We are saving to put me through school, as well as saving for a down payment on a house. Those are some pretty big things and we are trying to be as proactive as possible when it comes to cutting costs.  For example, we recently turned off cable to cut bills, our grocery budget per month is $200, I only go grocery shopping twice a month with a planned menu and list of things to buy, I rarely buy clothes new, etc..  My idea is to blog about saving money while still incorporating all the things I am interested in. I want to live out the reality that we can eat healthier, live better, be greener, and spend less all at the same time. I am going to write about my grocery shopping process, the pros and cons of couponing, what to do when you can't afford organic, ho...