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Flashfood: Freezer Meals
Freezer Meals I had a wonderful, simple-sounding idea to make a 5-10 bagged uncooked freezer meals in an afternoon (with some reasonably priced components purchased through Flashfood) that I could pop into the slow cooker to make dinner preparation time in the late afternoon less of a bottleneck in our house. I was finding that the little people (and sometimes big people!) were often tired and hungry at the end of the day and I was finding it difficult to spend a lot of time preparing dinner in the kitchen. But my well-intentioned bulk food preparation day just wasn’t happening! I tried to make a couple of meals and ended…
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Flashfood: Sweet Bell Peppers
The Flashfood App enables frugal grocery purchases while also promoting sustainability by diverting food that was destined for the landfill. This app links consumers looking for grocery deals with stores looking to sell nearly expired foods. And it’s also a great way to try out new foods and challenge yourself to experiment with recipes! Find out about the app here: Introduction to Flashood Flashfood Find: Sweet (bell) peppers Regular Price $10.00Flashfood Price $5.00Total Savings $5.00 Menu Inspiration I use peppers in quite a few of the meals that I cook so when I saw this box of peppers for only $5.00 I bought it right away! My plan was to…
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Flashfood: 7 Ways to Enjoy Apples this Fall
The Flashfood App enables frugal grocery purchases while also promoting sustainability by diverting food that was destined for the landfill. This app links consumers looking for grocery deals with stores looking to sell nearly expired foods. And it’s also a great way to try out new foods and challenge yourself to experiment with recipes! Find out about the app here: Introduction to Flashood Flashfood Find: Box of Gala apples Regular Price $10.00Flashfood Price $5.00Total Savings $5.00 Menu Inspiration Tis the season for savoury soups, hot drinks, and comforting baked goods! And there are so many ways to use one of the most iconic items of the fall season: apples! I…
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Flashfood: Cauliflower Fettucine Alfredo
The Flashfood App enables frugal grocery purchases while also promoting sustainability by diverting food that was destined for the landfill. This app links consumers looking for grocery deals with stores looking to sell nearly expired foods. And it’s also a great way to try out new foods and challenge yourself to experiment with recipes! Find out about the app here: Introduction to Flashood Flashfood Find: Assorted vegetable box Regular Price $10.00Flashfood Price $5.00Total Savings $5.00 Menu Inspiration I chose this assorted vegetable box as it had peppers and cauliflower in it, which are both items that I use regularly. My favourite recipe to make with cauliflower is Cauliflower Fettucine Alfredo!…
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Flashfood: Margherita Pizza
The Flashfood App enables frugal grocery purchases while also promoting sustainability by diverting food that was destined for the landfill. This app links consumers looking for grocery deals with stores looking to sell nearly expired foods. And it’s also a great way to try out new foods and challenge yourself to experiment with recipes! Find out about the app here: Introduction to Flashfood Flashfood Find: Fresh Mozarella Regular Price $7.48Flashfood Price $3.74Total Savings $3.74 Menu Inspiration We often make homemade pizza on a weekend in our house so I was excited to purchase this mozarella to attempt margherita pizza! Find the recipe here: Pizza dough The beauty of this pizza…
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Flashfood: 7 Ways to Use Overripe Bananas
Flashfood Find: Box of bananas Regular Price $10.00Flashfood Price $5.00Total Savings $5.00 Menu Inspiration Bananas are such a fantastic thing to have in the freezer. Grocery stores will often sell overripe bananas at a discount: Walmart often has them in their $1/$2 produce bag section; Loblaws chains often has them in bags at 30% off; and, of course, you can find them on Flashfood. Bananas are great because they are so versatile, which is what inspired this list of easy things you can make with your bananas! 1. Smoothies There are so many varieties of smoothies that use bananas. I’m a sucker for anything chocolate, so I suggest starting out…
