Katy at The Non-Consumer Advocate is hosting a Food Stamp Challenge this month. So what is involved in the challenge? Try to spend less on groceries than what our family would receive if we were to receive food stamps. The average family receives $101 per person, so our budget for the month is $505. IRead More
I Only Bought Ingredients
Each week I participate in Food Waste Friday hosted by The Frugal Girl. Monitoring my food waste, and documenting it with a picture, keeps me accountable and motivates me to remain vigilant in my goal to minimize, if not eliminate, food waste in my household. We did not waste food again last week. I wouldRead More
Delphiniums
Delphiniums are currently my favorite flower. While I must nurse many of our plants through our extreme seasons, delphiniums seem to thrive on our long cold winters. And they don’t mind our hot summers, as long as I give them a little water each day. I have really become fond of these hardy, low maintenanceRead More
Alternate Use for an Aquadoodle Pen
My son had an Aquadoodle set, but one day when I wasn’t paying attention he took crayons and markers to the Aquadoodle paper. I was unable to repair the paper and when I discarded it, I almost tossed the pen too but then I had an idea: I filled up the pen with water andRead More
Fun Ways to Use Bath Letters to Teach the Alphabet
When our children were toddlers, we bought a set of bath letters for them to play with in the bath tub. My husband used the bath letters along with songs to help our children first learn to identify letters, then teach them their sounds, and ultimately begin spelling words. Fun Ways to Use Bath LettersRead More
Snow Pellets
I thought I had experienced every weather phenomenon known to North America, but I was wrong.We were showered with snow pellets on Saturday afternoon. Since it was a new experience I decided to walk out into the snow pellet storm to record it. Lucky for me snow pellets are less dense that hail, so theyRead More
How to Use Sign Language to Teach Kids the Alphabet
We spend a lot of time singing songs with hand motions to our babies and toddlers, so signing the alphabet while singing an ABC song seems quite natural. The great thing is that we do not have to have anything other than our hands to entertain our children. This is one of the most frugalRead More
Gluten-Free Tip: Substitute Dry Mustard for Prepared Mustard
I am not happy with the cake I was going to share with you today so I decided to share a gluten-free cooking tip instead. Most mustards contain gluten because the vinegar they use contains gluten. However, dry mustard is gluten free. So if a recipe calls for prepared mustard, you do not have toRead More
It’s Always Winter, but Never Christmas…
We had more snow last night. More snow is expected tonight and tomorrow. My poor children are complaining of living in Narnia and hoping for Aslan’s return. My garden is barely hanging on. I couldn’t bring myself to post last week because there just didn’t seem to be anything, well at least anything positive, goingRead More
Turned Loose On Summer
My friend, Rebecca at Turned Loose, has been running a series called Intentional Summer. If you have not visited yet, you will want to do so. In this 15 part series, Rebecca reviews “an idea, method, or motivation toward making your time off from school intentionally valuable”. She warns that “the 80 days of summerRead More
Gluten-Free Triple Chocolate Cake
The first time I tried Pamela’s Vanilla Cake mix, my daughter and I fell in love with it. So when Pamela’s mixes went on sale at our local store I bought several vanilla and chocolate mixes to have on hand when I needed to whip up a dessert quickly. Unfortunately, when I tried the chocolateRead More
Cluttered Counters = Healthier Diet
I would prefer to have magazine cover kitchen counters: completely clear, except for the strategically placed bowl of fruit. I also wish that everyone who resided in my house realized that wiping down the counters was part of cleaning the kitchen, but I digress. I have come to realize that some clutter is good forRead More
Gluten Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
I am not even going to try to pass these cookies off as healthy, but I am linking this up to Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays at Simply Sugar & Gluten Free because I was able to reduce the sugar of the original recipe by 25 percent by using date sugar. Date sugar can be used cup forRead More
Pasta with Alfredo Sauce and Chicken
I injured my shoulder, so not only am I slacking on my blog posts, I am slacking in the kitchen. This is what I made on Sunday evening. It is a fast and easy one pot meal. I used leftover chicken, cooked the vegetables with the pasta, and used a gussied up, jarred sauce toRead More
Repurposing #7 Plastic Food Containers
I have been ruthlessly decluttering my house in preparation for a move that will occur a little over a year from now. I know it probably seems a bit early, but since I don’t know where we are moving or how we are getting there, this allows me to channel all of my fear ofRead More
Gluten-Free Cola Cake
This cake should be banned, it is so addictive. Seriously, it is so good, you can feed it to glutenavores (what do you call people who eat gluten?) and they will not know that they are eating a gluten free dessert. Unfortunately, I didn’t do it justice when I photographed it. Besides the sugar, fats,Read More
Chicken and Rice Soup
This chicken and rice soup recipe comes together quickly by using leftover chicken and rice. Chicken and Rice Soup is my favorite remedy for a cold. A bowl of soup, a cup of tea, and a good book makes a cold almost tolerable…almost. This recipe comes together quickly when you use leftover chicken and rice.Read More
Gluten-Free Bread Flour Mix
While I enjoy experimenting with gluten-free flours, I also like to keep a couple of flour mixes on hand so that I can easily whip up cookies, muffins, or a cake without having to go through the process of measuring several different types of flours. Both of the below recipes can be used cup forRead More
Menu Plan – The Mama is Sick Edition
Last week’s menu had my family scheduled to enjoy Mother’s Day Dinner with friends. Unfortunately, Rew and I both came down with a cold on Saturday. My older kids demonstrated their mad microwaving skills and heated up a freezer meal to make Pulled Pork for my Mother’s Day dinner. Last week, I saw several recipesRead More
Managing Your Retirement Investments
I realize that you are used to visiting on Mondays and reading about menu plans, but I want to talk about something more important: your retirement plan. In writing this post, I am going to assume that you are taking full advantage of any company plans, 401Ks, or IRAs for which you qualify. Most peopleRead More
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