Frugality When Time is Short
Easy pasta salad One comment I’ve gotten a lot of in regards to this blog is that while I have plenty of great ideas, they all take time, and they’re only good for stay at home moms. I never really thought of it that way- frugal is frugal, right? And how much actual time does […]
Return to Cloth Diapering
I think one of the hardest things about having a frugal blog is the expectations people have of you, they assume you have to do everything you talk about, all the time, and if you are going through some things and you aren’t doing certain frugal measures you’ve talked about, people start wondering why. And […]
Vietnamese Style Sardines in Spicy Tomato Sauce Recipe- Refined Sugar Free, Easy
Sorry, not the most photogenic dish in the world! I think sardines get an unfair bad rap in the US. I think it must have to do with an association with Oscar the Grouch and sardines. Or something else. Who knows? But either way, it seems that most people, even people who generally like fish, […]
Birthday Party Fun on a Limited Budget
This is a guest post by Nancy Evans, a freelance writer who enjoys writing about money saving and families. Planning your child’s birthday party can be a lot of fun. You want to provide a fun memorable day for not only your special birthday girl/boy, but the guests as well. Think back to your childhood. […]
The Unschooling Inspired Approach To Life and Parenting
I recently was talking with a friend of mine about a variety of different subjects, and as I was talking, I noticed a common theme running through the conversation, which, I guess, could be summed up as the “unschooling inspired approach” to life. Unschooling was a theory of education invented by John Holt, which I realized […]
Easy Pasta Salad Recipe- Vegan, Gluten Free Option
It’s been getting hot here, and I’ll be honest, I really don’t feel like doing much cooking, no standing forever in the kitchen, but I still have to feed my family meals that they will eat, and have to nourish myself as well… When I’m feeling lack of inspiration in the kitchen, and wanting to […]
Mashkichiri Recipe- Tajikistani Mung Bean Stew- Gluten Free, Vegan
Most people don’t know what mung beans are, but have eaten them plenty of times. You know those bean sprouts commonly found in Chinese food? Yea, those are mung beans. Even though people generally use them sprouted, you can also use them as a bean. I make Korean mung bean pancakes by blending up whole […]
Amazing Brazilian Coconut Milk Chicken Recipe- Gluten Free, GAPS Legal, Paleo Friendly, Refined Sugar Free
After having been out of chicken gizzards for my while, my cheap, healthy protein staple, I finally restocked a few days ago. I was looking for something to do with them when I chanced upon a recipe for Brazilian chicken with coconut milk, and decided that I wanted to change up that recipe so that […]
Why I Am Comfortable With My Meat Eating- The Morals of Meat Eating
Cow lips- yummy, delicious, and moral I have a dream to one day own our own land and be able to raise our own animals, learning how to slaughter animals and preparing them to eat. From then on, I want to be the one to slaughter all the animals that end up on the family’s […]
Is Grinding Flour Cheaper Once You Count Electricity? Calculations
I love having a grain grinder and being able to grind my own flours cheaply and not needing to pay exhorbitant prices for gluten free flours. The thing is though- grinding flour is really messy work! Grains somehow end up on the table and the floor, flour gets in the air and settles onto the […]
