There are several basic items you should have in your pantry. With these few essential ingredients on hand you’ll always be able to whip up a meal quickly. Olive Oil Vegetable Oil Balsamic Vinegar Red Wine Vinegar Salt & Pepper Spices Canned Tuna Canned Beans Chicken Broth Tomato Paste Jarred Marinara Sauce Red & WhiteContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Basic items including olive oil”
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My Garden: Establishing Your Garden
The days are getting longer and soon it will be time to start my seeds inside. However it is still a little too soon to start anything, even the seeds that take a while. I’ve ordered my seeds and they should arrive any day. While we’re waiting feel free to check out the latest issueContinue reading “My Garden: Establishing Your Garden”
Frugal Tip: Leftover Candy Canes
I wonder how many people end up with a pile of leftover candy canes after Christmas? I know we do. For some reason everyone likes to have them hanging on the tree but they never seem to get eaten up. I was looking at the pile of candy canes the other day and thought thereContinue reading “Frugal Tip: Leftover Candy Canes”
Parmesan Chicken
Parmesan Chicken has been a favorite for years, I love this recipe because you can mix up the crumb mixture and just keep it in your freezer.
Prudent Pantry: Pantry Challenge Final Week?
I am so glad we decided to do a pantry challenge! It gave me a chance to really concentrate on using up those dinners in the freezer. I have spent only a minimal amount at the grocery store, buying fresh fruit and a few fresh vegetables. I also purchased milk from the local farm. HavingContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Pantry Challenge Final Week?”
My Garden: Why Compost Continued.
As I mentioned last week there are many benefits of composting, the most important is the benefit to your garden. Composting doesn’t have to be hard or labor intensive. You can keep it simple with a small compost bucket next to your sink for vegetable scraps, egg shells, coffee grinds, anything that’s not cooked. OnceContinue reading “My Garden: Why Compost Continued.”
Frugal Tips: Homemade Yogurt
Several months ago I took part in a Raw Dairy Processing Class, the description of the class intrigued me, “Learn how to make delicious soft cheeses, yogurt and butter in your own kitchen! Get acquainted with using butter molds and adding herbs, or other flavors to your final product. With simple instruction and good quality rawContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Homemade Yogurt”
Prudent Pantry: Pantry Challenge Update
We are doing well with the pantry challenge, so well in fact I’m thinking of extending it for at least a third week. I have quite a few frozen meals put away in the freezer that we can eat up. I usually go to the grocery store no more than once a week. It isContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Pantry Challenge Update”
My Garden: Why Compost?
Did you know that by composting you could save money by using less fertilizer and watering less? Did you know that your plants in the garden would grow healthier and be stronger? These are just two of the benefits of composting. In the wild composting occurs when the leaves fall of the trees and decomposeContinue reading “My Garden: Why Compost?”
Frugal Tips: Homemade Liquid Handsoap
After making my first batch of laundry soap I decided to look into making our own liquid hand soap. We don’t go through it that quickly but I figured I should look into it as it might be cheaper to make some myself. To my surprise it is rather easy. I did a bit ofContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Homemade Liquid Handsoap”
Nancy on the Home Front 