Honey Kettle Corn Recipe- Refined Sugar Free
I love popcorn. Its a great frugal healthy snack. One thing I love about popcorn is it is so quick and easy to make, is very filling, and just a few unpopped kernels makes a large amount of popcorn, so storing it doesn’t take up a lot of room. If you’re currently using microwave popcorn, […]
Chilled Carrot and Orange Soup Recipe
Its been really hot where I live lately, and when its hot, there usually is one pervading theme in how I live my life- how can I cool down most? This attempt to cool down affects what I do, where I go, and what I drink, and especially what I eat. There are some people […]
How To Season and Care For Cast Iron Cookware
Yesterday I wrote a post about cast iron pots, discussing the health repercussions of using Teflon cookware, and why cast iron cookware is a good investment. I included in it some of the benefits of cast iron, such as its versatility, durability, health benefits, and also the fact that you can make cast iron pots […]
Some Healthy Brown Rice Recipes
This is a guest post by Nancy Evans, a freelance writer who enjoys writing about frugality, food, and health. These recipes are simple and pretty healthy, and all gluten free (if you use gluten free soy sauce) and vegetarian. If I would make them, I’d probably sprout the brown rice first to make it more […]
Cast Iron Cookware- Why Use It?
Growing up, all the pots and pans in our house were either stainless steel, aluminum, or teflon. I don’t think I was even aware that cast iron existed. I was perfectly content using teflon for most of my cooking and baking needs… That is, until my bird died. Teflon Dangers A few years ago, I […]
Hearth and Soul Blog Hop
Welcome back to yet another edition of the Hearth and Soul blog hop. This is where you get the chance each week to share your favorite food related posts with the other visitors to the hop, and you get to check out theirs as well. The Hearth and Soul Hop is about food that not […]
Overnight Trip Alone with Three Kids
A view this morning on our trip A good friend of mine who live hours away from me reached an important milestone in her life and was throwing a party in honor of it. I wanted to be there to celebrate with her, wanted to make the long bus trip to join her in this […]
Russian Carrot Salad
Next door to my house there’s an apartment available for short term rental. Our family has hit it off very well with our temporary next door neighbors. The mom is a wonderful Russian woman named Bianca; she and I have much in common, many of the same interests, such as frugality, thrifting, DIYing. Often you’ll […]
Clothes Shopping- A True Story
My mom is a great woman, with a lot of terrific values that she passed on to us kids. One thing my mom feels strongly about is that materialism is really bad, both for individuals, and for society, and, because of that value of hers, tried to discourage us from chasing after materialistic pursuits. Stylish […]
Ethics of Sale Buying- Ask the Reader
My freezer after my shop today. Entire top shelf all bought today. Last week, my friend alerted me via Facebook about an ultra amazing sale going on in a large chain supermarket (supermarket A) somewhat near my house, thinking that I’d like to take advantage of it. On Thursday, I went with my friends to […]
