Prudent Pantry – Page 8 – Nancy on the Home Front

Prudent Pantry: Are You Prepared For Winter?

It’s almost wintertime here in Vermont and that means it’s time to stock up on emergency provisions. Winter can mean snowstorms, power outages and snow-covered roads. Disaster preparedness experts suggest you have a week’s worth of food and beverages on hand in case a storm knocks out electricity and contaminates tap water. We have aContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Are You Prepared For Winter?”

Prudent Pantry: 10 Steps To Get Ready For Thanksgiving

Does the thought of the approaching holidays leave you breathless? Do you feel like there is just not enough time? Perhaps it’s your turn to host the thanksgiving meal, what can you do to be ready for the day? Years ago I read an article that had several steps that would help you to beContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: 10 Steps To Get Ready For Thanksgiving”

Homemade Chicken Stock

I have always made my homemade chicken stock with the leftover chicken carcass. You can also make chicken stock using the whole chicken and a crockpot!

Prudent Pantry: The Thriftiest Fruits and Vegetables

Have you ever wondered what are the best fruits and vegetables to keep in your kitchen? Which ones can be used in multiply ways and are a real staple to keep in your kitchen or pantry? Root vegetables such as carrots, potatoes and parsnips, are the workhorses of the kitchen! They can be roasted, boiled,Continue reading “Prudent Pantry: The Thriftiest Fruits and Vegetables”

Prudent Pantry: Fall Vegetables

These days you can get pretty much any fruit or vegetable you want, any time you want it, at the supermarket – but most likely it had to travel a long way to get there. This may be convenient, but that out of season produce costs more. The best way to make sure you areContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Fall Vegetables”

Prudent Pantry: Easy Applesauce

What is your favorite activity in the fall? One of the things I enjoy most is apple picking! We used to pick apples every fall with our children; coming home with bags of apples. Our children are grown now and it is just my husband and I but we enjoy it just as much. IContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Easy Applesauce”

Frugal Tips: Shopping for 2

For years and years there were always at least six around our table, my husband and I and our four children. One by one they grew up and left home until now it is usually only my husband and I. Cooking and shopping for two presents its own challenge. I enjoy cooking but I don’tContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Shopping for 2”

Raspberry Jam Vinaigrette

There is no need to spend money on bottled dressing, instead mix up your own raspberry jam vinaigrette dressing with ingredients on hand in your pantry.

Canning Fresh Peaches

I love canning fresh peaches, they look so pretty in the pantry! Not only are they beautiful to look at but eer so tasty in the middle of winter.

Prudent Pantry: Blueberry Lemon Sauce

This has been the most amazing year for blueberries. The blueberries are finally coming to an end. We’ve enjoyed Blueberry Lime Jam, Blueberry Lemon Bread, Blueberry Muffins, Blueberry Crisp, Blueberry Vinegar and now Blueberry Lemon Sauce. This sauce would make a nice gift in a basket filled with a package of pancake mix. It wouldContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Blueberry Lemon Sauce”