Pressure Cooker Herbed Potato Risotto Recipe- Vegan, Easy, Gluten Free
We’ve had some beautiful weather for the past little while, but now the temperature has started dropping again and the next week we’re predicted to have wintry weather again (just in time for spring, I know!). When it’s cold out, I want warm comfort foods, among them tea, soups, stews, and porridge. Risotto is another […]
Homemade Lacto-Fermented Sprouted Hummus Recipe- Probiotic and More Digestible! (Non Dairy)
You know the ditty “beans, beans, they’re good for your heart?” Well… There are many reasons why beans are known to cause flatulence, in large part because they’re not so digestible due to their phytic acid, among other things. However, I like serving legumes because they’re cheap proteins, and my family enjoys hummus… so I […]
Reducing The Cost of Your Vegetable Garden
Photo credit- foto76- freedigitalphotos.net There are many reasons to grow your own produce. It puts you in control of the quality of food you eat, meaning less exposure to nasty pesticides, not to mention food with higher nutrition and a much nicer taste. A lot of people turn to growing their own fruit and veg […]
Boston Offers Plenty of History for Travelers
Ever been to Boston? I haven’t, but this guest post makes me want to go there! Boston, one of the oldest cities in the United States, has plenty of historic landmarks worth visiting. Much of that history took place in the downtown area, so you can see a lot within a relatively short amount of […]
A Review of Natural Sponge Tampons- A Frugal and Healthy Tampon Alternative (And Comparison to Mooncup)
I was contacted by a representative of the Sea Sponge Company who wanted to send me a package of Sea Clouds™ natural sponge tampons to review on my blog. I’d first heard about using sea sponges as an alternative to tampons many, many years back on a blog I read, but never thought much of it. Then […]
Frugal Accomplishments This Past Week
Ahhhh! I have an insanely crazy busy week ahead of me, including traveling to far away cities two days, and traveling to a nearer city once, etc… and I’m so exhausted already. Trying to find the motivation to get this post up today… was very hard. I finally figured out what it is that was […]
How to Deal Constructively With Differences In Marriage
FreeDigitalPhotos.net- Stuart Miles Before I get into this post, I need to preface it by saying that, as a policy, out of respect for my husband and our marriage, I do not write personal things about Mike without his full go ahead and permission- I will always read posts to him, in full, before pressing […]
Homemade Orangeade Recipe- Including Refined Sugar Free Option
There are some foods and drinks that have certain seasonal associations with them. Take spinach- you probably picture a crisp spinach salad with mangoes to be a light summer dish. But you know what? Spinach is a cold weather crop… and mangoes a hot weather crop. If you eat seasonally, a spinach and mango salad […]
My Latest Shopping Trips- And Bulk Buys
You know those times when you are just so uninspired to cook anything, because it feels like everything you want to make, you’re missing those ingredients? That’s how my house was a little bit ago. Not that we were short on food by a long shot- we still had a pretty fully stocked pantry, etc… […]
Frugal Accomplishments This Week and Accountability For My Struggles
This is the time of the week where I usually try to share an incredibly long and detailed list of various things I did the past week to save money. Blah. List is super short this week. I didn’t have a particularly frugal week… And I did really badly with laundry, rewashing laundry twice, barely […]
