It's a Goode Life Archives - GOODEness Gracious https://www.goodenessgracious.com/category/its-a-goode-life Cooking up GOODe Food with a Side of Life Mon, 11 May 2026 21:53:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Easy Way to Immediately Cut Cost at the Grocery Store https://www.goodenessgracious.com/easy-way-to-immediately-cut-cost-at-the-grocery-store.html https://www.goodenessgracious.com/easy-way-to-immediately-cut-cost-at-the-grocery-store.html#respond Mon, 11 May 2026 21:53:10 +0000 https://www.goodenessgracious.com/?p=15158 Are you looking for an easy way to immediately cut cost at the grocery store? Today I am sharing one simple change I have that saves me $15 to $17 dollars at the grocery store instantly. With the price of literally EVERYTHING skyrocketing, I have been looking for ways to trim our budget where we...

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]]> https://www.goodenessgracious.com/easy-way-to-immediately-cut-cost-at-the-grocery-store.html/feed 0 15158 day three- The STARCHDATE Diaries https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-three-the-starchdate-diaries.html https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-three-the-starchdate-diaries.html#respond Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:28:09 +0000 https://www.goodenessgracious.com/?p=15033 woman’s blog – STARCHDATE 131026.9 9:00 PM I regret to inform you that today’s mission has failed. I was unable to do my third set of experiments with my Classic Italian Loaf due to other duties as assigned. I was able to use our leftover bread to make some pretty tasty croutons for dinner. 9:15...

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]]> https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-three-the-starchdate-diaries.html/feed 0 15033 day two- The STARCHDATE Diaries https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-two-the-starchdate-diaries.html https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-two-the-starchdate-diaries.html#respond Sun, 11 Jan 2026 02:59:44 +0000 https://www.goodenessgracious.com/?p=15021 woman’s blog – STARCHDATE 120926.2 9:00 AM Mikey made the most amazing French Toast from yesterday’s day old bread. And, there is enough leftover to turn into croutons for Addie’s favorite salads. 10:00 AM Today’s mission is to use the Classic Italian Loaf recipe again with two changes: 1:00 PM I follow all of the...

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]]> https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-two-the-starchdate-diaries.html/feed 0 15021 the beginning – The STARCHDATE Diaries https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-beginning-the-starchdate-diaries.html https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-beginning-the-starchdate-diaries.html#respond Sat, 10 Jan 2026 02:09:03 +0000 https://www.goodenessgracious.com/?p=15015 woman’s blog – STARCHDATE 110826.2 10:00 AM After decades of delay, the preparation of the first loaf is underway. The mission will be to serve bread at dinner tonight prepared entirely from scratch. 2:00 PM The recipe has been chosen and the ingredients have been acquired. We are making the Classic Italian Loaf from America’s...

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]]> https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-beginning-the-starchdate-diaries.html/feed 0 15015 The Games We Played in June https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-games-we-played-in-june.html https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-games-we-played-in-june.html#respond Wed, 09 Jul 2025 01:50:00 +0000 https://www.goodenessgracious.com/?p=14966 It is no secret that my family LOVES board games. We have a regular family game night and we play games every camp weekend at our family campground. So I thought it might be fun to share a glimpse of the games we play on a regular basis. All the Board Games We Played in...

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]]> https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-games-we-played-in-june.html/feed 0 14966 The Best Beef Stew I Never Made (But Totally Took the Credit For) https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-best-beef-stew-i-never-made-but-totally-took-the-credit-for.html https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-best-beef-stew-i-never-made-but-totally-took-the-credit-for.html#comments Wed, 28 May 2025 15:17:08 +0000 https://www.goodenessgracious.com/?p=14938 Cris here. I recently joined Substack after Aunt Lou talked me into it. When I started thinking about the first recipe I wanted to share there, I immediately thought about this amazing beef stew we have been enjoying for over a decade. And then I literally laughed out loud. This beef stew has a story… A story...

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]]> https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-best-beef-stew-i-never-made-but-totally-took-the-credit-for.html/feed 1 14938 The Cat Distribution System https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-cat-distribution-system.html https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-cat-distribution-system.html#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2024 21:15:32 +0000 https://www.goodenessgracious.com/?p=14816 The Cat Distribution System dealt us a doozy last month… I was minding my own business– truth be told–vacuuming up PET HAIR no less– when this little guy came jaunting into my life… With FOUR siblings… They were all super clean and frankly look like they had just been dropped off. Growing up on a...

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]]> https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-cat-distribution-system.html/feed 0 14816 The Gift of Being Present https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-gift-of-being-present.html https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-gift-of-being-present.html#respond Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:18:35 +0000 https://www.goodenessgracious.com/?p=14677 The great summer experiment of our Secret Garden has exploded into a beautiful wonderland over the last few days. And it has been nothing short of a joy to take it all in… I am in awe of each bloom. They are like time released pockets of joy. And the crazy thing is… I could...

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]]> https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-gift-of-being-present.html/feed 0 14677 Walking Away https://www.goodenessgracious.com/walking-away.html https://www.goodenessgracious.com/walking-away.html#comments Mon, 24 Jun 2024 19:55:17 +0000 https://www.goodenessgracious.com/?p=14512 I’m a proud man.  Not like, “I could whoop a bear with one arm tied behind my back while swiggin’ a jug of whiskey with the other’n”, proud,  I don’t drink whiskey no more, more on that later. But I’m proud of how I dealt with some recent lessons life has tossed my way. Although...

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]]> https://www.goodenessgracious.com/walking-away.html/feed 2 14512 Mikey’s Take on the Birds and the Bees https://www.goodenessgracious.com/mikeys-take-on-the-birds-and-the-bees.html https://www.goodenessgracious.com/mikeys-take-on-the-birds-and-the-bees.html#respond Wed, 15 May 2024 17:20:32 +0000 https://www.goodenessgracious.com/?p=14339 Hey there, got a sec to have a chat about the birds and the bees? No, no….NOOOO…not that kind of chat. I literally mean the birds… and the bees… Now, with the birds and the bees chat, we have to talk about changes over time too.  Again, not THOSE kind of changes.  I mean changes...

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