Today’s Clear Out the Clutter Challenge is the Kitchen and Stockpile. Just like the living room challenge, I thought I had done a pretty good job of decluttering the room earlier in the year. However, I have approached our possessions a little differently since my husband shared an experience at work. A while back someRead More
Roasted Potatoes and Dry Onion Soup Mix Substitute
I love, love, love roasted potatoes made with onion soup mix. The problem is store bought onion soup mix contains gluten. I had to give up my beloved roasted potatoes until I started exploring the possibilities of making substitutes for some of my favorite items from scratch. I actually have come to enjoy making myRead More
5 Minute Decluttering Session
When I read a friend’s tweet about decluttering her living room, two things ran through my mind: I just decluttered the house last month and even if there is still clutter lurking, I don’t have time right now. Then I decided to take a box and see how much clutter I could get rid ofRead More
How Does Your Hyacinth Grow?
I am so glad you asked! I can’t wait to show you how my pink hyacinth grows: There is the promise of a flower. Stretching up. And now out. For this I have waited all winter! Aren’t you glad I don’t do this for each flower on my property? Do you enjoy watching the progressRead More
Gluten-Free Lemon Berry Muffins
This is one of my less healthy muffin recipes, but it happens to be one of our spring time favorites! Lemon Berry Muffins Ingredients 2 lemons, zested and juiced 1 cup milk (use almond or rice milk to make this dairy free) 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 eggs 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup brownRead More
Birthday Shopping in My Attic and a Non-Consumer Birthday Cake
For some reason, one of the hardest thing for me to reconcile with our bonus baby is what to do with the toys from the first batch. When children are born a couple years apart toys are naturally passed down, but with a 14 year gap between my second and third child, the toys hadRead More
Cajun Black Beans and Rice
This Cajun Black Beans and Rice recipe makes a filling meatless dinner. This is an easy recipe made in one pot – no extra dishes to clean. I am busy making extra food, so that my husband and kids do not starve while I’m out of town this weekend. Today, I made a double batchRead More
Gluten-Free Carrot Oatmeal Muffins
I often find inspiration for my recipes from regular bakers. These muffins are no exception; they were inspired by The Best Ever Muffins by Loving My Domestic Life. I replaced the flour with gluten-free flours, substituted brown rice syrup for the sugar, and removed the oil. Then I added grated carrots, some more spices, and chopped pecans.Read More
Menu Plan Monday – The Leftovers Edition
This week is unusual, both because of the large quantities of leftovers and because I will be out of town visiting my Dad for 3 of the days, leaving my husband and teenagers to fend for themselves (taking my 3 yo with me). I will make large meals on Wednesday and Thursday, so they canRead More
Square Foot Gardening
Erin at $5 Dinners is sharing the latest happenings in her Square Foot Garden on Saturdays. Erin is also inviting readers to link up their square foot gardening posts. I enjoyed watching Erin’s garden last year and benefited from the fact that she harvests her produce one to two weeks before me. That gives herRead More
The Garden is Open, Kind of…
Last year, I opened my garden in March, even though our last freeze is usually in June. I was able to carefully plan ahead and cover the plants before a snow or freezing temperatures hit our area. The plants thrived and I was picking tomatoes in May before most of my neighbors had even plantedRead More
Gluten-Free Oatmeal Scotchies
I almost didn’t share this recipe with you. I tasted it about 15 minutes after it came out of the oven and I wasn’t crazy about it or its appearance. My kids liked it; my daughter even went so far as to say she preferred it to regular oatmeal scotchies, but she prefers “wholesome snacks”,Read More
Pasta Bake Recipe
My daughter thinks the name Pasta Bake sounds too boring for such a delicious meal and keeps suggesting alternatives like “cheesy, tomatoey divinity”. My youngest son calls this dish a Pasta Melt because of the melted cheese on top. No matter what name this casserole goes by, it is sure to be a hit withRead More
Gluten Free Tomato Soup Cake
First let me say, this cake tastes much better than it sounds! This recipe originated in the late 1920s or early 1930s. It was enormously popular throughout the depression as it is made without using eggs or butter. It was sometimes called Mystery Cake and a game was made of making first-time eaters guess theRead More
Berry and Spinach Smoothie
After daily nagging encouragement on My 1/2 Dozen Daily to try Green Monster Smoothies, I finally had the incentive I needed: wilty spinach and soft grapes. I pulled out my blender and finally made a smoothie! In the above smoothie I used: 1 cup of cranberry pomegranate juice 1 scoop of rice based vanilla proteinRead More
Slightly Healthier Oatmeal Scotchies
I almost didn’t share this recipe with you. I tasted it about 15 minutes after it came out of the oven and I wasn’t crazy about it or its appearance. My kids liked it; my daughter even went so far as to say she preferred it to regular oatmeal scotchies, but she prefers “wholesome snacks”,Read More
Hummingbird Muffins
This recipe is inspired by my Hummingbird Cake recipe. I decided to make it just a little bit healthier, so I wasn’t serving my kids cupcakes for breakfast. I used a combination of heartier flours (I chose gluten free flours, but feel free to experiment with whole wheat flours). I also used unrefined sweeteners and replaced the oilRead More
Pink Bean and Ham Soup
Pink Bean Soup is one of my favorites from my childhood. It is also quite frugal; the recipe calls for dried beans and is flavored with a leftover ham hock. If you have not used a leftover ham hock to make split pea or bean soup, you will be amazed at how much meat isRead More
Menu Plan – Week of March 22nd
I chose to play in the garden on my first day back from vacation instead of restocking the refrigerator, so the first couple days of this menu are pantry/freezer meals. My husband did make an emergency store run for milk, eggs, vegetables, fruit, and dark chocolate M&M’s. I will reluctantly return to my schedule ofRead More
Guest Post – Refrigerator Games
This week I am on vacation and since I do not have any food waste to share with you, Angela Barton of My Year Without Spending graciously allowed me to run a reprint of her post “Refigerator Games”. I hope you enjoy her solution for forgotten food as much as I did when I first read thisRead More
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