The US military introduced the Meal-Ready-to-Eat, or MRE as the new standard ration system in 1981. While they have seen steady and regular development since then, with evolving changes in the entrees and other items, the system itself and purpose has remained the same: providing a lightweight, preserved meal based on dried foods, complete with ...
The first time I saw my apartment, I fell in love with the hardwood floors, the large windowsills, and the old-school feel of the building. What I did not fall in love with, however, was the cramped kitchen with minimal counter space and few storage cabinets. You’d have to see it to believe it. One ...
NBC’s Journeyman Canceled? According to Broadcasting and Cable, the deadline for NBC to pick up a full season of the show Journeyman has come and gone, and NBC has not chosen to order more episodes. This may come as a shock to many of the faithful Journeyman viewers, but the show has been doing poorly ...
Do you ever feel like having a delicious gourmet meal, but you just don’t have the time or energy to make it happen? Being married and working full-time, while managing a full-time college course load at night, I have often found that I don’t want to eat fast food, but there just isn’t time to ...
When I find chicken strips, also known as chicken tenderloin strips, on sale at Dillon’s as a buy one get one free, I buy several packages. This helps save me money while grocery shopping. I also keep Rice-a-Roni on hand for a different side dish for meals. I have tried several of the Rice-a-Roni side ...
One Touch Ultra2 Meter electronic glucose meters are little computers gadgets that monitor blood sugar levels for people with Type1 and Type 2 Diabetes. My One Touch Glucose Meter arrived one week ago. It had more written instructions that a Volkswagen, but you don’t have to read them all. Much of the information is redundant ...
As the manager of a local food pantry, I keep a pretty close eye on donated food. While most of the canned and boxed food we receive is fresh, we often see donations of food that looks like they were cleared out of grandma’s kitchen. Some things just look old, like the pickles with the ...
Everyone has those days where there is seemingly nothing to eat, it’s nearly dinner time, everyone is hungry and who wants to pay for gas and overpriced meals to eat out? These meal ideas are for those times. They make no claim to be fancy fare, but they are tasty, filling, cheap and quick. As ...
The “broke college student” is a cliche, but it has some basis in truth. What is not uniformly acknowledged is that college students are really lazy when it comes to food. Why take the time to prepare an actually nutritious meal when you can have Doritos or Oreos for breakfast? Cheap and Easy Recipe #1: ...