Organically Inclined

I get a lot of questions about how to keep a pantry stocked - whether for emergencies, winter or in preparation for bad times.
Stocking a pantry can be simple, but before you decide to do it, you should commit to preparing food from scratch as much as possible. Filling your pantry with “Easy Mac” isn’t [...]

I had a wonderful picture that Liam took of our abundance of blueberries, but Daisy the dog literally chewed through the camera’s adapter cable, so you’ll just have to imagine…
I picked about five pounds of blueberries Sunday (between rain storms) and have several pounds already frozen. I did give away a few pounds to my [...]

I just took my $600 a month grocery store budget and cut $164ish out of it. And we didn’t lose anything. We still eat breakfast every morning! How cool is that?

Or none at all. While I, personally, am trying to eat none, I will admit that it is a difficult habit to break. And not because I’m a big steak eater but because of two small things - hot dogs and bacon! I have a lot of baseball games to go to this time of [...]

I am particularly bad about this because I grew up on cold cereal. I still love it. One of my favorite things to do is eat cereal at night before bed while watching a Star Trek or BSG. But I also know that my cereal budget is $40 every two weeks. Not to mention the [...]

Keeping a pantry full of items with which to make many meals is one of the best ways to save money in the long run. Make a list of the ten top meals your family likes to eat. Break down the recipes into their ingredients - and how much you need to keep of each [...]

There are many ways to extend the gardening season into the winter, but one of the best ways I have found is to grow your greens. Now, I have to admit, I did not know for a long time that once the weather got cold that I could keep on planting. It seemed counterintuitive. Once [...]