Bargain shopping. Wow, it can be a major pain. So much effort and time, not to mention frustration if you have children pining out of the cart, hiding in the clothing racks, yelping, whining, needing potty breaks, or all of the above.
Why in the world do we subject ourselves to this insanity? It’s all in the name frugality. Because bargain [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Wednesdays with Erika
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Mmm . . . this makes your house smell so good
Posted in Bacon, Desperation Dinners, Kid-friendly, Pasta, Ricotta, spinach on January 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Bacon Ricotta Noodles
Jen here! This is actually the first of a two-for-one recipe . . . but we almost never get to the second part (“Mock spinach and Ricotta Lasagna) because we like these noodles so much – but I’ll give those instructions, if you really, really want. I’ve run across the recipe (or similar) [...]
Treasure!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just discovered a stellar website:
http://www.homemade-dessert-recipes.com/index.html.
These old fashioned recipes, from late 1800’s to the 1920’s, were collected by the author’s Grandma McIlmoyle. Her grandson describes her as follows:
“Grandma worked long, hard days as a pioneer rancher’s wife near Airdrie, Alberta. She watered cattle, groomed horses, forked hay, and tended her large vegetable garden. She also had [...]
What’s on your Grocery List? Cornbread Mix
Posted in Cornbread Mix, Mixes, What's on your grocery list, bread on January 25, 2009 | 4 Comments »
We like chili in our house. A lot. We like it because we can fill it full of vegetables and it can sit in the slow cooker ALL DAY and it only gets better. I probably make it at least five different ways, depending on how spicy I want it, with meat or without meat, [...]
High and dry
Posted in Fruit, food preservation, food storage, tagged dehydrator on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jen here. I got a new gadget this week that led me to join two new Yahoo groups, which is my solution to any time I have community-answerable questions. I am now a proud member of FoodPreservationDryingCanningAndMore and preserving-food. I was given a 3rd-hand (at least) Waring Dehydrator for the original purpose of making apple [...]
On the Side: Cauliflower
Posted in Roasting, cauliflower, vegetables on January 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m not very good at incorporating the traditional vegetables of my youth – broccoli, green beans, cauliflower, frozen mixed vegetables – into our dinner routine. You know the meal.s of yesteryear. You had your meat, your starch and your vegetable or your casserole and vegetable tucked nicely onto separate wedges of the plate, and [...]
Wednesdays with Erika
Posted in Uncategorized on January 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am feeling the need for fresh produce and nothing quite fills that void the way our garden did this last summer. While we stored an incredible amount of winter squash, onions, canned tomatoes, fruit pie filling, pureed pumpkin and frozen veggies, it is just not the same as biting into a juicy tomato or [...]
Jan 26 – Bed bath beyond coupon policy change
Posted in Uncategorized on January 19, 2009 | 5 Comments »
For those of you like me, with a million Bed Bath and Beyond 20% off coupons stored for future use because they never actually expired, it might interest you to know that as of Jan 26th, Bed Bath and Beyond will no longer accept their own expired coupons, as they have in the past.
So [...]
Shells with Broccoli and Chickpeas
Posted in 1000 Lowfat Recipes book, Beans (and their friends), Chickpeas/Garbanzos, Pasta, broccoli, vegetables, tagged Pasta on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jen here. By request, I’m bringing you the recipe for Shells with Broccoli and Chickpeas. I reviewed it here. I don’t have any photos, so you’ll just have to imagine bright green slightly cooked broccoli, diced tomatoes and yummy chickpeas (also known as garbonzo beans – these are the same beans used to make hummus [...]
What’s on your Grocery List? Oatmeal Honey Wheat Bread
Posted in Dough enhancer, Flours, What's on your grocery list, Yeast, bread, whole wheat bread on January 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I haven’t bought bread for a few weeks, maybe months, and it feels good. I got tired of spending $3-4 on a loaf that was only sort of good and had a bunch of 14-letter ingredients; or on the ones that didn’t but felt sort of like a brick going down.
Coming up with a good [...]
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