October is one of my favorite months. I love the change of seasons; cooler nights, bright sunny days and the beautiful colors on the trees. It is also a great time of year to search for bargains. One great bargain is the chance to win a WonderMill Grain Mill. I am currently taking part in theContinue reading “Frugal Tips: October Bargains”
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Prudent Pantry: Plum and Crabapple Jam
This week the giveaway is a brand new WonderMill Grain Mill! I am currently taking part in the Grain Mill Challenge and WonderMill was kind enough to send me a grain mill. Since I already own one I decided to give it away to one of my readers. Click here to enter! Fall in VermontContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Plum and Crabapple Jam”
My Garden: Time To Plant Garlic
This week the giveaway is a brand new WonderMill Grain Mill! I am currently taking part in the Grain Mill Challenge and WonderMill was kind enough to send me a grain mill. Since I already own one I decided to give it away to one of my readers. Click here to enter! It’s been a busy fall,Continue reading “My Garden: Time To Plant Garlic”
Frugal Tips: Freezing Peppers
For all you gardeners don’t forget to go to the contest page and enter the Garden Giveaway! Do you have an abundance of peppers from your garden? If not take advantage of the low prices right now and stock your freezer with frozen peppers. Peppers are quite easy to freeze. Select crisp, tender green, red,Continue reading “Frugal Tips: Freezing Peppers”
My Garden: Homemade Seed Tape Revisited
The last year has just flown by. On The Home Front has been live for over a year now. To celebrate there will be a giveaway each week during the month of October. Be sure to go to the contest page and enter! After looking through many of the popular garden posts from the last year, IContinue reading “My Garden: Homemade Seed Tape Revisited”
Frugal Tips: Homemade Candied and Spiced Nuts
The last year has just flown by. On The Home Front has been live for over a year now. I thought this week I would feature the popular posts of the last year. Candied nuts make a great DIY gift, are a delicious, portable snack and are wonderful on salads! Here are a few recipesContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Homemade Candied and Spiced Nuts”
Recipe Box: Homemade Noodles with Peas, Asparagus & Pancetta
Have you ever made your own noodles? Last year our youngest son went to visit his oldest sister. While there the two of them took a noodle making class. My son came home inspired and it wasn’t long before we had our own pasta maker. I’ve made noodles a couple of times but my sonContinue reading “Recipe Box: Homemade Noodles with Peas, Asparagus & Pancetta”
Chunky Basil Pasta Sauce
I love this Chunky Basil Pasta Sauce recipe, it is delicious just heated up and served with pasta. This is our go to sauce.
Frugal Tip: Saving Money On A New Deck
We built our house in 1999; two years later we added a deck onto the front of the house. The deck is south facing so it gets a lot of sun, and living in Vermont, it also gets a lot of snow during the winter. We do a good job of keeping the deck shoveled,Continue reading “Frugal Tip: Saving Money On A New Deck”
Prudent Pantry: Honey in Bulk
We used to keep bees but several years ago our hives did not survive the winter and we just have not replaced them. However we really missed having our pantry well stocked with honey and this year we decided to do something about it. After asking around we found a local beekeeper willing to sellContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Honey in Bulk”
Nancy on the Home Front 