Bits and Bites by Brenda

Bits and Bites by Brenda I love a lot of things. Always have. Like empowering people, using my lived experience. With food. With writing.
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With my heart on my sleeve. Oh, & with less shame all the time, for simply being human.

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🥔🥔🥔I found more small bags of potatoes for $0.99 today. Got a red and a yellow. At Giant Tiger.AND that's quite a deal o...
02/21/2025

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I found more small bags of potatoes for $0.99 today. Got a red and a yellow.

At Giant Tiger.

AND that's quite a deal on regular taters in the new No Frills flyer, that started today...

🥑💚🥑💚🥑💚🥑💚🥑💚🥑💚🥑💚🥑💚Doin' My Avocado Happy Dance Over Here!👇 THIS is what an avocado should look like inside! 👉 Lots of vibr...
02/20/2025

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Doin' My Avocado Happy Dance Over Here!

👇 THIS is what an avocado should look like inside!

👉 Lots of vibrant, green flesh.

👉 And not all pit.

So, it's not spring, although this aft kinda felt like it after the blustery, frigid weather of late.

And it's long past Christmas, but I made this in a holiday-themed Pyrex bowl. Cuz why not?🎄

And I'm not somewhere tropical, like some folks are rn.

But I AM gettin' my green on this evening (& I'm not talkin' St. Patty's Day prep)!

Decided to ripen 2 of the 4 avocadoes I recently got at Sobeys. And tonight is guacamole for dinner night.

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Made a rare trip to Walmart yesterday and found a GREAT Deal (in comments) on my beloved mini cukes.

Picked up a lime, peeled a carrot and grabbed some tortilla chips.

And yum!

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💥 Meal Prep in Action 💥How nice is it to come home after a long dayto open my fridgeand find these leftovers? YUM❗️
02/20/2025

💥 Meal Prep in Action 💥

How nice is it to come home after a long day

to open my fridge

and find these leftovers?




YUM❗️

02/19/2025

Taste Test! 🤩

Ouff! Bear with me as I get my bearings...

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It's Meal Prep Tuesday in the Bits & Bites Kitchen❗️🥣🥣🥣How many meals can you make with 4 boneless, skinless chicken bre...
02/18/2025

It's Meal Prep Tuesday in the
Bits & Bites Kitchen❗️

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How many meals can you make with 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts?

That cost $7.48.

Well, 2 dishes & SEVERAL meals.

Granted, it all cost more than that.

BUT not a lot more.

When you keep a kitchen well-stocked with sale and reduced items! 😁

See captions and comments for deets... 👇

02/16/2025

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02/16/2025

Sending an S.O.S. from the cheese department...

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02/16/2025

Grocery stores are closed tomorrow. You know what that means...
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🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕I swear.(Like a sailor sometimes. But that's not what I meant.)I swearI don't know which I found more ex...
02/16/2025

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I swear.

(Like a sailor sometimes. But that's not what I meant.)

I swear

I don't know which I found more exciting last night...

👉 That I got a big bag of my Starbucks
for FREE with my points.

- OR -

👉 That nearly everything on my bill was
50% OFF

- OR -

👉 That I was SO excited to have a FRESH MOZZARELLA ball for $3.00❗️

That I used the whole thing on 2 naan pizzas.

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Any locals getting some of these today?I might...🤗
02/15/2025

Any locals getting some of these today?

I might...

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🏙💙🏢🩵When you live in a building & leave your apartment to find an old-school Valentine at your door.Then you go to spend...
02/14/2025

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When you live in a building & leave your apartment to find an old-school Valentine at your door.

Then you go to spend Valentine's teaching high school.

And they've saved the best treats for last, of Staff Appreciation Week.

Happy Valentine's, everyone!

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🥦 Sesame Stir-Fried Side 🍄One of my favourite ways to have a quick, tasty side of vegetables is like this.Tonight was ki...
02/14/2025

🥦 Sesame Stir-Fried Side 🍄

One of my favourite ways to have a quick, tasty side of vegetables is like this.

Tonight was king oyster mushrooms and broccoli.

But I also love to do this with peppers and zucchini.

Basically, any quick-cooking veg - that can be briefly tossed in a sauté pan or wok.

I learned it with:
- Sesame oil
- Hot pepper flakes
- Sesame seeds

But I've taken to using Everything Bagel Seasoning.

Because it contains both white and black sesame seeds.

And, well, everything! 😏 Including garlic and salt.

So simple & so delicious...

02/13/2025

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A snowy Thursday night dinner doesn't have to be complicated.

Or expensive.

But it can be satisfying. Fairly well-rounded and somewhat nutritious.

AND I didn't have to leave the house. (best part!)

What's on your plate tonight?

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02/13/2025

I got half my daily protein intake in my breakfast smoothie. Are you getting enough?

🛒💖🛒I LOVE getting these messages from former clients!SO much. 🤗A family of 7.A stay-at-home mom.One salary.And she consi...
02/12/2025

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I LOVE getting these messages from former clients!

SO much. 🤗

A family of 7.

A stay-at-home mom.

One salary.

And she consistently knocks it out of the park!

I had such a great time serving this Mama.

She immediately recouped the cost of hiring me to help.

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And continues to use the many ways to stretch her grocery dollar.

Need some support?

I'm a DM away. Let's chat.

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02/12/2025

How much would you spend on meat for
4 meals
for a family of 7? ⬇️

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Taste Test! 🤩 Ouff! Bear with me as I get my bearings... 👀👀👀

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Sending an S.O.S. from the cheese department... 🧀🧀🧀

🔥🔥🔥 Freddy has a clear winner for GREAT Deals this week. Wow‼️

🍽❄️🍽❄️🍽 A snowy Thursday night dinner doesn't have to be complicated. Or expensive. But it can be satisfying. Fairly well-rounded and somewhat nutritious. AND I didn't have to leave the house. (best part!) What's on your plate tonight? 🙃 #keepingitreal #simpleweeknightdinners

#reversemealplanning #pantrychallenge Pulled stuff outta the fridge. Didn't know what to make. But... One dish down! A slightly unconventional breakfast skillet. Made with ground chicken for a lighter version. Used up: - baby potatoes - onions & garlic - ground chicken - eggs - sour cream - cheese #nofoodwaste #donelikedinner

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A Belated Happy New Year from the Bits & Bites Kitchen
A Belated Happy New Year from the Bits & Bites Kitchen

I'd like to officially welcome everyone to 2025. Albeit on my own timeline. And I'd like to thank everyone for their support in 2024 (& 2023 for that matter) And I'd especially like to thank those who were not afraid of my tears. I'll explain...

Do you check your receipts? Do you even taken one? If not, you could be 💲🚽 Hear me out... 😊

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