Peanut Butter is a staple in our house. Now that our children are out of the house we don’t use it as often as we used to but it is still a staple I like to have on hand. According to the “best by” date on jars of peanut butter, and from what I readContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Peanut Butter”
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My Garden : Time to Start Some Seeds!
Yesterday I picked up my seed order from the local co-op and today I am going to start a few seeds indoors. I tend to get carried away when reading the seed catalogs and if I had the room I would start twice as many as I do. However I only have one simple growingContinue reading “My Garden : Time to Start Some Seeds!”
Mom’s Corn Chowder
This chowder recipe has been enjoyed for years. Today was a cloudy day and I decided it was a perfect day to make a batch of Mom’s Corn Chowder.
Prudent Pantry: Storing Coffee
I love my morning cup of coffee. I have been keeping my extra coffee beans in the freezer. Lately I began to wonder it this was the best way to store coffee. Is it possible to store coffee long-term? The enemies of roasted coffee are moisture, air, light and heat. Storing your coffee away fromContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Storing Coffee”
My Garden: Starting Seeds Indoors
In late February – early March it is time to start my seeds indoors. There are certain vegetables that if you want to plant by seed they must be started indoors. Varieties such as tomatoes, peppers, onions, perennials and some annual flowers benefit from an early start indoors. Insufficient light is the biggest problem withContinue reading “My Garden: Starting Seeds Indoors”
Frugal Tip: Homemade Hand Lotion
I don’t know about you but in the winter my hands suffer with the dry air, I am constantly looking for a decent hand lotion. After the good results I had making a lip balm I decided to try making a hand lotion. With three basic ingredient plus water I made a really nice lotion.Continue reading “Frugal Tip: Homemade Hand Lotion”
Recipe Box: Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
As a general rule I cook from scratch. Occasionally I will doctor up cake mixes or other time saving mixes. I have a son who loves Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins. I discovered this recipe many years ago. It is quick and easy and you can have a batch of muffins in the oven in noContinue reading “Recipe Box: Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins”
Prudent Pantry: Coconut Oil
Last week I mentioned the virtues of Olive Oil, today I’m going to talk about a new oil to me – coconut oil. I recently started reading more about coconut oil in various blogs and discovered it was used in making hand lotions. Coconut oil is an edible oil extracted from the kernel or meatContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Coconut Oil”
My Garden: the “Have More” Plan
I will be starting my seeds in another week. In the meantime I thought I’d review an interesting book for you – The “Have-More” Plan by Ed and Carolyn Robinson. This book was originally published in the 40’s. Since then it has been reprinted 22 times and is available from Amazon for a very reasonableContinue reading “My Garden: the “Have More” Plan”
Frugal Tips – Homemade Lip Balm
For some time I’ve been interested in learning more about homemade hand creams and homemade soap. In researching various recipes I came upon a recipe for lip balm and decided to give it a try. I was amazed at how quickly the recipe came together and the end product was wonderful. I used our ownContinue reading “Frugal Tips – Homemade Lip Balm”
Nancy on the Home Front 