Indulgences

Since we've moved to the D.C. area from Michigan, our grocery bill has increased 30 - 50%.  Certainly, this metro area is more expensive, though probably some of the cost increase is due to our growing family, and our change to a healthier diet.  And while we'd love to buy mostly organic fresh foods, with Jomo in school and me staying home with the kids we're finding that we need to cut costs.  That's ok.  We really like pasta and vegetarian meals, and even a good tuna casserole. But here is my list of grocery store indulgences.  

1. Fair-trade coffee, I like Newman's own.

2. Cheese.  One hunk of good cheese makes tea time happy for a couple of weeks.

3. Salmon. We all love salmon.  It's so tasty and easy to cook.  And it's a super food.

4. Good rice.  We've been buying good rice for a couple of years now.  We eat a lot of rice. I don't even like the cheap stuff anymore.  Kokuho Rose is good.

5. Fresh fruits.  We try to keep it in, but it usually doesn't last too long in our house!

Thanks for indulging me!