Posts Tagged ‘food’
Stocking Up - How to Keep Your Pantry
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 7:44 No CommentsI 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 [...]
Blueberries!
Monday, August 11, 2008 10:22 1 CommentI 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 [...]
Cold Cereal Ban Update
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 2:47 3 CommentsI 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?
Frugal and Green Tip of the Day - Eat Less Meat
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 4:44 1 CommentOr 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 [...]
Frugal and Green Tip of the Day - Stop Buying Cold Cereal
Friday, May 9, 2008 5:37 2 CommentsI 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 [...]
Frugal Tip of the Day - Stock Your Pantry
Friday, February 8, 2008 7:33 No CommentsKeeping 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 [...]
Grow some greens this winter!
Thursday, November 15, 2007 9:53 1 CommentThere 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 [...]

