I have found that it's time or money... I am all outta money so I spend a lot of time in the grocery and in the kitchen. Or not. I spend less on groceries now, but my time in the kitchen has remained constant.

Kristine mentioned just about all of my strategies. I have found that keeping it simple really is a good thing. I've also learned to make multiple servings of a dish that can eat up valuable minutes. For example, yesterday I made 2 batches of fauxtatoes and only had to clean the FP once. I do the same with veggies for chili/soup, ricotta cremes and cheese. I also noticed that DH and I go through about 3 lb chicken every 4-5 days, so now I bake an entire bag and keep it in the fridge.

I also keep a master price list. I know where I can get the cheapest ground beef, half + half, and cheese; this really helps when I find a sale in order to determine if it really is a sale - same with coupons.