Naturally Frugal Living
My friend Carrie, of Coupon Closet, lives in Oklahoma with her family. The Tornado formed near her house, but they were fortunate and did not have any damage. Unfortunately many of their friends have experienced devastating losses. Today, Carrie is sharing ways that you can help the victims of the tornado. She has specific ways [...]
There is an interesting assortment of free cookbooks on Kindle today. There are several slow cooker cookbooks. I like to use fill my slow cooker and then put it out on the back porch to cook dinner without adding any heat to our kitchen on hot days. Free Cookbooks on Kindle: How to Cook Healthy [...]
We live in the country, have pets, and children, which is the perfect combination for creating some pretty awesome carpet stains. Seriously, if they gave out awards for carpet stains my family would win it! I don’t like to use harsh chemicals anywhere that my kids play and my youngest son spends a lot of [...]
Welcome to another Hearth and Soul Hop, the food carnival for and about food that not only nourishes our bodies, but our souls! This week, I am featuring Brunch recipes that I discovered from visiting last week’s contributors to the Hearth and Soul Hop. Brunch Recipes: Candied Lemon Thyme Bread French Toast Pudding Strawberry Muffins [...]
The ingredient list on vanilla puddings are quite similar, so why am I sharing my recipe? Because the directions are so involved on most recipes, they would leave you thinking that pudding is hard to make. Most recipes also leave you with the impression that lumps are inevitable. Both are false. Pudding is easy to [...]
Do you have someone in your family who suffers from motion sickness? Not only do they suffer, but it can complicate your travel plans! My husband is a pilot and my kids have inherited his cast-iron stomach, but I sometimes suffer from travel sickness. I have created a list of tips that help me reduce [...]
Do you want to encourage your kids to read this summer? Tracie of Penny Pinchin’ Mom has created a list of summer reading programs for kids and is sharing it with us today. Scholastic’s Summer Challenge: Kids can keep track of their reading minutes by logging in. In return, they can enter to win various [...]
My husband received an ice-cream maker for Father’s Day in 2000. Why? Because the kids were sure that my husband wanted an ice-cream maker. A red one. And it turned out that they were right; my husband loves making ice-cream. He often insists on bringing it to our friends parties so everyone can eat real [...]
Welcome to another Hearth and Soul Hop, the food carnival for and about food that not only nourishes our bodies, but our souls! There were so many delicious contributions to last week’s Hearth and Soul Hop! This week I am highlighting the delicious cookie recipes that were submitted: Oatmeal Cookies Campfire S’more Cookies Chocolate Chip [...]
