I’ve Got 99 Problems, But Takeout Ain’t One

Big news: I'm on Day 104 of my No Takeout Challenge! Subtract my five "slip-up's" and you have 99 days of my life without takeout! You also have a clever title for this blog post that almost works, so I decided to go ahead and use it. The creative juices aren't always flowing, my friends....

The Financial Diet

10 Ingredients I Always Pack To Save Money On Weekend Getaways

Hi, My Name Is Jane & I Used To Eat Takeout

What started as a fun experiment has turned into an unexpected lifestyle change. And before your bullshit radar goes off, let me just say that I have never experienced this much success with a personal challenge, budget-related or otherwise. For some reason this one just worked! I stopped eating takeout and delivery food on January...

Best of Philly

I recently visited Philadelphia for the first time since I was in high school (bonus photo of high school Jane if you keep reading). The purpose of the trip was three-fold: Help my friend Lauren find a wedding dress for her wedding next year Snuggle Eat and drink only delicious things Spoiler: we met all...

10 Ways To Be Healthier Without Extra Effort

I'm on Day 53 of my personal challenge to completely eliminate takeout and delivery food. I can honestly say that this is the easiest and most natural challenge I've ever engaged in. When I made the decision, I thought it would be impossible considering how often I ate my meals from a to-go box. But...

Eating With Purpose In Providence

Providence has a new vegan restaurant and it's already one of my favorite places in town. byChloe is a well-known and universally-liked chain of vegan restaurants. They have locations in New York, Boston, Los Angeles, and even London. Providence is one of their newest locations, though I'm sure there are more to come in other...

6 Essential Meal Prep Tips

I am in the middle of a personal challenge to reduce the amount of times I get takeout or delivery and really commit to cutting my food spending. Today is Day 22 of no takeout (not even once) and a redesign of how I approach meals throughout the week. I'm proud to say I haven't...

Here’s What I Learned When I Added Up My Food Costs For 3 Months

Ignorance is bliss. And I've been blissfully and completely ignorant to how much money I spend on food. I track my spending to the penny, so I've always had the information available. I just didn't take the time to add up monthly grocery and dining out expenses. I recently (reluctantly) did the math and what...

Taste Test: Providence, Rhode Island

Moving to a new place means being open-minded to new things. I just moved from Athens, Georgia to Providence, Rhode Island. I don't know if I'll ever love a city as much as I loved Athens, but I'm keeping an open mind in my exploration of a new city. The one amazing thing both cities...

6 Ways To Recreate Your Fave Restaurant Meals

With all the amazing restaurants I've been fortunate to dine at, I have a long list of meals that have blown me away. I don't have a physical list, but if someone were to ask me to tell them the best thing I ever ate, I would be able to provide a categorized rundown of all the...