Naturally Frugal Living
Somebody broke my meat thermometer. I’m not going to name names, but I think it is probably the same person who took one of my bean jars, emptied the beans and covered it with construction paper to make a “state glass jar”. That same little person had been eyeing my thermometer to use in a [...]
My first attempt to make Chai Spiced Meringue Cookies didn’t work out. At all. I tried to modify my Flourless Chocolate Walnut Cookies and had disastrous results. A Glimpse at My Supportive Family‘s Reaction My daughter: Wow, that is an amazing disaster. Me: Thanks. My daughter: I’m really enjoying this. Your recipes rarely fail, but [...]
When I was making Chocolate Chip Scones, I could not find my rolling pin any where. I knew that there was a good chance my 4 year old was behind its disappearance, but when I asked him where it was he couldn’t remember where he put it. I grabbed a clean, tall vase, rubbed oil [...]
This evening I shared my recipe for Minestrone Casserole on $5 Dinners. When I was making it I decided I wanted some kind of topping and since so many people add croutons I decided to add bread crumbs. Of course I didn’t have any, but that usually doesn’t stop me. I did have some stale bread [...]
I would much rather bake a batch of cookies or a cake than decorate them! For that reason, I make use of what ever I can to help decorate baked goods including toys , hollyhock dolls, and candied flowers. But sometimes piping is still required and that is when I make decorating icing. I think it tastes better [...]
Last week I was creating a recipe and decided that I needed 1 cup of tomato sauce. Since I was creating a recipe you would think I would use ingredients that I have on hand, but no, my imagination is bigger than my pantry. After searching to no avail for tomato sauce, I looked for some [...]
Last week, when I was cooking beans in my pressure cooker, I was thinking about how much use I get out of my 21 year old pressure cooker. I often refer to my pressure cooker as my Grandma’s microwave. She is the one who taught me to prepare all of the ingredients for Pork Roast [...]
In the comments of my Pumpkin Spice Egg Puffs post, I was asked for alternative flavors to pumpkin. I gave the base recipe and said that the pumpkin could be replaced with 1/2 cup of any fruit or vegetable puree. In my Fiesta Egg Puff post, I shared how I make puree from squash by [...]
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The longer you have been doing something, the more likely you are to do it on autopilot. When I was a manager, I used to have the second newest person train the newest person because she/he was the person that was most likely to still think about each step and remember to pass on ALL [...]
On Saturday, Vickie shared a recipe for biscuits that only required 2 ingredients: self-rising flour and whipping cream. I really wanted to try them, but I didn’t have self-rising flour and I definitely didn’t want to go out in the snow to get it, so I decided to make my own self-rising flour. Save Print [...]
