Eating healthier and making good choices – good goals for the New Year. I am really enjoying the book I received for Christmas called Eating Well in Season – the Farmers’ Market Cookbook. Now that our farmers’ market is re-opened after all the flood damage from Irene I can enjoy their wonderful produce. This recipeContinue reading “Recipe Box – Pork, Bean & Kale Soup”
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Prudent Pantry – Pantry Challenge
I have a well-stocked pantry and a well-stocked freezer. For this I am very thankful. I usually have ingredients on hand at any given point to come up with a meal. I have decided to challenge myself. For the next two weeks I am only going to purchase items from the grocery store that areContinue reading “Prudent Pantry – Pantry Challenge”
My Garden: Making Your Own Seed Starting Mix
Starting your own seeds is one way to save money in your gardening costs. Another way is to make your own seed starting mixture. A variety of materials may be used to germinate seeds and root cuttings. These mixtures must be sterile and must meet certain other criteria. They must be firm and dense enoughContinue reading “My Garden: Making Your Own Seed Starting Mix”
Frugal Tips: Homemade Vanilla Extract
I learned two things this week and it’s only Tuesday. In Vermont you can return vodka bottles for a $.15 deposit and how to make vanilla extract! Having not bought many bottles of vodka I had no idea the bottles were returnable; you learn something new every day! This week I started my first batchContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Homemade Vanilla Extract”
Asian Meatballs
This Asian Meatball recipe is adapted from a Weight Watchers recipe I discovered years ago. It’s actaully an appetizer recipes we enjoy for dinner!
Prudent Pantry: Salt
I have already mentioned many of the items I keep on hand in my pantry; wheat berries, oats, vinegar, baking soda, barley, quinoa, and dried beans. Salt is another item that is perfect to store in your pantry. Both table salt, kosher salt and sea salt are good items to have on hand. Kosher saltContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Salt”
My Garden – Repotting a Peace Lily
Before I get into making my own seed starting mixture there are a few things I have to do regarding my houseplants! When I can’t work outside in the garden I tend to focus on my houseplants and take care of them. I’ve already transplanted my orchids and my aloe but one plant still toContinue reading “My Garden – Repotting a Peace Lily”
Frugal Tips: Homemade Mixes
There are many ways to save money on your grocery budget. You can keep track of sales and purchase items at a discount. You can buy in bulk and you can grow your own food. Another way to save money is to make your own mixes. Not only are these mixes easier on your walletContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Homemade Mixes”
Prudent Pantry: Baking Soda
Having a well-stocked pantry can help you in so many ways, mostly in saving you money. Did you know that having a well-stocked pantry can also help the environment? By having certain ingredients on hand you can make your own cleaners and help the environment by having less environmental pollutants from cleaning and personal careContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Baking Soda”
My Garden: What Seeds to Order?
As I mentioned last week, this is the time of year when seed catalogs start to arrive in your mailbox, full of bright glossy pictures of various vegetables and flowers that you can grow in your garden. Perhaps you’ve never had a garden before or have only purchased plants from a garden center but hisContinue reading “My Garden: What Seeds to Order?”
Nancy on the Home Front 