Getting Pickier Eaters to Eat Legumes and Cheaper Foods
Lentil beef bolognese I used to be able to say that my kids were not picky and would eat anything I put in front of them. That really helped financially, because I could make what my finances allowed, and all would be well and good. Well, yea. All good things come to an end. My […]
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I am totally not into sharing deals and such on my blog, because these deals usually cost money, and even cheap stuff is more expensive than free. And on top of that, even when an item is free, just the thought of chasing after deals to get more and more “free stuff” is still buying […]
Russian Vinegret Recipe- Vegan, Sugar Free, Cheap
Time is short, but I wanted to leave you this recipe for Russian vinegret. It sounds like it should be a salad dressing, like a vinaigrette, but it is something completely different- it is a salad made with cooked potatoes, beets, carrots, mayonnaise and often pickles. I had heard about it for a while but […]
Vegan Tomato Cobbler Recipe- With Gluten Free Option
All day I’ve been trying to write a blog post. But so many things came up, requiring my attention, so that I couldn’t even sit down to type up a hand written blog post, or even a more complex recipe requiring a long introduction. On top of that, my 2 year old daughter, Anneliese, has […]
Homemade Applesauce Recipe- How to Make it Frugally and Healthy
Someone asked on a cooking group I’m in for a recipe to make applesauce. I never thought applesauce really needed a recipe, but assumed I had one on my site anyhow. I didn’t. There really are two ways to make applesauce- one is raw and one is cooked, but since most people associate applesauce with […]
Making Homemade Soap From Scratch- Cold Process and Hot Process in the Crockpot Options
My homemade, all natural, and cheap soap! On Thanksgiving weekend, my husband had off, and I decided to take advantage of his being home to finally make homemade soap, which I had put off for a while. This is the third time I’ve made soap, but only the first time I made hot process soap, […]
Homemade Vegan Omelet Recipe From Red Lentils and How to Make a Sneaky Cheap Omelet
Vegan zucchini omelet. I’m a terribly impatient omelet flipper, vegan omelet or not. Ever since posting why it’s generally cheaper to use egg replacements, even for egg heavy dishes like quiches, I was hoping we’d lower our egg usage in our house, but to be honest, our egg usage didn’t go down tremendously. Last month […]
People I’m Thankful For on Thanksgiving
In honor of Thanksgiving, I wanted to post something to show my gratitude towards the people in my life that have been most effective in helping me live the frugal lifestyle I do, which allows our family the ability to survive on our really small income, in addition to being able to blog about it […]
Renting or Buying? Which is More Frugal?
Have you ever wondered whether home ownership is for you? Perhaps renting is better? What makes most sense from a financial perspective? The answer to all those questions is not simple, as there are many factors that it entails, and it’ll differ from person to person and in each situation. In some locations and circumstances, […]
Thanksgiving Menu for 2013
I wasn’t going to do a Thanksgiving dinner this year, as my husband is not American, and we don’t live in the US… but after deciding that, I realized that I actually had everything in the house that I would need to make a Thanksgiving dinner, so I figured- why on earth not? Here’s my […]
