Category Archives: stretching your food dollars
A Brief Glimpse
I walked out to the front garden this morning and found this: As long as I had the camera out I took a few pictures of the front garden. I expect things to really be blooming in a week or … Continue reading
To Do List
I had a doctor’s appointment today and realized after talking to her that I’m getting down to the wire. Thirteen weeks until baby number 4 makes his or her appearance! I have so much to do…. Cooking: I want to … Continue reading
The Best Garden
Several weeks ago a friend gave me the Southern Exposure Seed Exchange catalog and I’ve been drooling ever since! I’ve gone through it and marked it up, with my “wish list” and drawn some garden plans, and sat down with … Continue reading
Cheap Eats: Black-eyed Peas and Rice
This one is vegetarian, and also requires very little time in the kitchen. About two cups of pre-cooked black-eyed peas Two Tablespoons of frozen smoked tomato puree 1/4 cup of frozen roasted eggplant puree One medium onion chopped 3-5 whole … Continue reading
Cheap Eats: White Bean Casserole
One of the things we frequently do on the weekends is cook a pound of some dry bean. In the summer we often cook lentils, chickpeas, or black beans but in the winter we usually cook some kind of white … Continue reading
Salvage Grocery Shopping
The other day I decided that I needed to do a bit more to reduce our grocery bill and better manage our resources. When we lived in the western part of the state I had access to several very fine … Continue reading
Packing, Packing!
The name of the game today is packing! Even when we are only going away for 4 or 5 days it seems like it takes forever to get all of the last minute stuff done… I am using these checklists … Continue reading
Convenience Foods (Vegetables)
One of the things I have learned over the years about frugal cooking and entertaining is the importance of stocking the freezer and pantry with foods that I can quickly incorporate into meals in order to either stretch a dish … Continue reading
September Goals: 3 in 30 Challenge
September already! Finally cooling off too, I’m down to only running the AC in the afternoon most days….starting to think about fall foods, fall gardens and what I need to do to better winterize this old house…. August recap: Physical: … Continue reading
Ten Snacks I Might Send to School
One of the things that will be changing in three weeks when F goes to school is our eating habits. Although I sometimes give the children a snack after lunch we normally just eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. F’s school … Continue reading