When trying to figure out the best way to store your eggs the first thing to find out is where are your eggs coming from? Do you purchase them from the store or from a local farmer? Or do you have your own chickens? If you purchase your eggs from a local grocery store alwaysContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Storing Eggs”
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Prudent Pantry: Is My Baking Powder Fresh?
How can you tell if baking powder is still fresh? Perhaps you’ve had this container of baking powder sitting in your pantry for a while. How can you determine if it is still fresh and ready to be used in your next baking project? Place ½ teaspoon in a small bowl, add ¼ cup ofContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Is My Baking Powder Fresh?”
Frugal Tips: Using Up Every Last Bit
We all want to avoid waste in the kitchen but what can we do to make use of every last bit? We don’t want to just keep reheating the same meal and eating it until it’s finished so what can we do? Use the leftovers to pack a lunch to bring to work or sendContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Using Up Every Last Bit”
Prudent Pantry: Clean, Sparkling Fruit!
Many of you may have seen this fabulous tip already. It’s an easy way to clean your fruit without any chemicals! All you need is some vinegar! Fill your sink with water and add one cup of vinegar. Stir. Add all your fruit and soak for ten minutes. The water will be dirty butContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Clean, Sparkling Fruit!”
Prudent Pantry: Salt in the Pantry
Salt is one of those items you can find in anyone’s pantry. There are several varieties of salt; table salt, kosher salt, rock salt, sea salt and seasoned salt. Table Salt – is fine grained and usually contains iodine. Kosher Salt – has a coarse texture, no additives and is prepared using methods approved forContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Salt in the Pantry”
Prudent Pantry: Cleaning with Vinegar
There are some changes with the On The Home Front schedule! Usually I post about my pantry on Thursday, but I am moving the Prudent Pantry to Mondays. It’s always a good idea to check your pantry at he beginning of the week. Thursday will be devoted to the Home Acre Hop where you canContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Cleaning with Vinegar”
Prudent Pantry: Got Rhubarb?
Yesterday I picked what I think will be the last of the rhubarb harvest. Rhubarb enjoys cooler weather and we have definitely moved into the hot days of summer. I have a rather large pile of rhubarb sitting on my counter and the question is what to do with it? I will freeze some toContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Got Rhubarb?”
Prudent Pantry: Bucket Storage
Many of your have seen pictures of my pantry. We do not live close to the store and as a result I like to keep a well-stocked pantry. I purchase oatmeal, sugar and wheat berries from the local co-op and store them in large white buckets in my pantry. There is a lot of misinformationContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Bucket Storage”
Prudent Pantry: 10 Uses for Baking Soda
Did you know you can use this common kitchen staple to clean, deodorize, soothe and more? There are two places you will usually find baking soda in a home, in the refrigerator to absorb unpleasant odors and in your cupboard as a baking staple. However there are other ways that you can put baking sodaContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: 10 Uses for Baking Soda”
Prudent Pantry: Goals For the 2013 Harvest
I have mentioned before about keeping a good inventory of what is in your pantry. My garden is finally planted and while I am waiting for things to sprout I take this time to review what I have in my pantry and what harvest I plan to preserve. For the last few years my tomatoesContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Goals For the 2013 Harvest”
Nancy on the Home Front 