How to survive a recession: A guide for parents
This is a guest post. It looks as though the economic hard times are going to be with us for a while yet. Jobs are becoming harder to come by, and even families with a regular income have found themselves squeezed by rising prices and stagnant wages. However, if you take the necessary steps, then […]
Hearth and Soul Blop Hop
Welcome back to yet another edition of the Hearth and Soul blog hop. Today is the 2 year anniversary of the Hearth and Soul Blog Hop! Head over to Premeditated Leftovers for a great giveaway in honor of this occasion! This is where you get the chance each week to share your favorite food related […]
What Do I Mean By Sugar Free?
In many posts, I’ve written that a certain recipe is sugar free, and then people telling me “No, it isn’t- it has honey, and honey is sugar.” Or “Diabetics can’t have fruit juice, fruit juice is sugar, why are you saying that it’s sugar free?” After repeatedly answering this question, I figured I’d write a […]
Armenian Stuffed Grape Leaves Recipe- Frugal, Vegan- Foraged Food
When I was a little kid, my parents hired a group of Amish carpenters to redo our kitchen, and another project they did while on the job was build us a wooden grape arbor. From this grape arbor, we had swings hanging, a tire swing, and a hammock. The grape arbor was fun to climb […]
Homemade Jello Recipe- Chemical Free, with Sugar Free Option
In school growing up, we used to get jello often. Little stryrofoam cups filled with bright red wobbly yumminess. We’d have such fun playing with our jello, using straws to make little jello snakes, etc… I think most kids like jello. There’s just something about it that makes you want to eat it. In retrospect […]
Poached Peaches Recipe
This is a guest post from a reader named Sophie. A world traveller, Sophie has made it her mission to live the frugal life. Her challenge has been living the frugal whilst travelling. And so, she’s been freelancing about her frugal living food adventures all throughout the world. Peaches are a great snack to keep […]
Homemade Free Checkers Set- Tutorial
My son, Lee, plays a mean game of checkers. The two games I played with him this week, the first two games of checkers I ever played with him, he beat me fair and square. (Ok, I pointed out a few times that he could jump me…) The practice he had playing at Grandma’s house […]
Hearth and Soul Blog Hop
Welcome back to yet another edition of the Hearth and Soul blog hop. Today is the 2 year anniversary of the Hearth and Soul Blog Hop! Head over to Premeditated Leftovers for a great giveaway in honor of this occasion! This is where you get the chance each week to share your favorite food related […]
How to Make a BBQ- No Coals, No Lighter Fluid, No Cost
I like playing with fire. Always have, probably always will. And fortunately, I’m good at it. A few months ago, our family had a BBQ with some friends. I left my husband with the grill and the charcoal to start the fire, then went to socialize. About half an hour later, I came back to […]
Homemade Ground Vanilla Recipe
In my house, we don’t use artificial colorings and flavorings if we can help it. That makes standard vanilla extract out of the picture around here, as the local vanilla extract is really artificially flavored vanillin with artificial caramel coloring, among others. But we do like our vanilla in this house. So I tried making […]
