GrubGirl.

Muffins Muffins
123 2nd Street
(between Minna St & Mission St)
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 882-7355

I don’t really know if this is the real name of the current business running out of this tiny hole in the wall. Maybe the current business owners left a previous business’s awning up there because it was too expensive to take down?

Sure they sell some muffins, but it’s not like “Lamps Plus” in terms of matching the store name with what it sells.

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Caffe Bianco
39 Sutter Street
(between Montgomery St & Sansome St)
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 421-2091

I’ve greedily eyed this place as frequent morning stops at the end of the 2, 3, and 4 bus lines have me staring at this glass-windowed cafe facing Sutter Street.

But grubgirl is always grubgirl, no matter what time of the day. Around this area I have not yet found a grub-worthy breakfast joint. That is, huge portions, cheap prices, good food. These folks listed a healthy burrito (3 egg whites, cheese, salsa, lavash bread) for $3.50.

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The Simple Dollar posts an article on how to bake bread at home, on the cheap. Grubgirl has searched before for such recipes, but this one stands out with its wonderful photos. (I won’t go into details about how I was adding tablespoons of yeast instead of teaspoons, during a bad bread baking phase I had…)

C’mon, Baker Mike, you must have an opinion on the reported method? Grubbers await your commentary…

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The folks over at Yahoo! Food have some recommendations on healthy microwave frozen meals for those of us that don’t have the time to cook a meal, and are too hungry to call and wait for take-out!

In looking at their healthy recommendations, I would assume these are lower in fats and calories than that of other comparable brands. However, I do know that some of them Lean Cuisine and Smart Ones are Lean in terms of portion size, y’know wh’m sayin’?? Grubgirl recalls having had to eat two of those blocks of ice in her heyday, thus probably defeating the purpose of portion control.

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