Hi Mo!
Thanks for the recipe; I don't currently have a garden (outside of herbs) but I do buy my tomatoes from a farmer down the road who sells them outside his house, on the honor system of course.
I will try it and let you know how it turns out! Sounds delicious.

I don't spend a lot of money on my clothing, both out of necessity and because I just can't stand to do it. I do however like nice well-fitting clothes (which nearly always means expensive). What I do is to shop at secondhand stores. That way, if I don't end up liking it all that much or wearing it frequently I am not out much. There is one in the town that I live that caters mostly to teens so the clothes are pretty outrageous. I just buy the dowdier stuff (which is still WAY beyond what most of my peers wear, lol).
Most of my problem in buying secondhand comes in finding things long enough. In a store, I can buy the Tall item but you gotta take what you get when buying used. Still I have a sexy wardrobe with stylish clothes.
I can't stand walmart clothes (or any discount store) because they are such cheap quality that they look like crap after you wash them and they never fit me properly anyway.

The meat...hmm, that is a toughie. I don't eat a lot of meat (that is a sin coming from a farmers daughter, huh!) period. Our meals consist of a small amount of meat with a large amount of vegetables and whole grains. Sounds boring but I know you will get what I'm describing.
Would that small amount of meat approach be enough protein for you to continue your weight lifting gig?
Personally I think the amount of protein that is recommended to an adult is a ridiculously high amount, but I am not a weightlifter either.

I also liked your description of being frugal vs. a spendthrift.
I wholeheartedly concur. While I am frugal about household expenses, I am a total spender when it comes to travel. I would rather cut off my right arm than spend 5000 bucks on a television (I wouldn't spend 5 bucks on a tv) but I would scrimp and save with the best of them so that we can travel as a family, and I do.
To each their own.

Thanks for the dialogue! It's not every day that I get to talk about household management on a sex board.