Musings On Life Without A Car
We are a family of 6 and we have no car. Never had a car, have no plans on getting a car in the foreseeable future. People often ask me how I manage without a car, especially since all 4 kids of mine are home with me every day. So many people tell me that […]
Toddler Proofing Your Home
As the mother of four kids, especially one rambunctious toddler, I am aware of how important it is to toddler proof your home. I hope you appreciate this guest post on how to do that. Especially for new parents, it can be absolutely astounding to see what accidents and messes young, newly-mobile toddlers can get […]
Homemade Gluten Free Donut Recipe- Vegan and Refined Sugar Free Options
My kids have been asking me to make them donuts, and, though I haven’t made them in a while, the other day I finally got around to making them again. The thing is, though, that I needed to find a recipe that would work for us- I had one recipe using chickpea flour which I […]
Curried Carrots and Radishes Recipe- Vegan, Paleo
For the most part I’d say my kids aren’t picky eaters, but one of my kids refuses to eat any zucchini and most refuse to eat the following veggies cooked: tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, greens, mushrooms, etc… so when I am trying to come up with ideas of cooked veggie dishes, I’m somewhat limited. I was […]
What Is a Pantry Challenge- And Why Do It?
I’ve been posting recently on my blog about this pantry challenge that I’m currently doing, and a few people have asked me what exactly a pantry challenge is, why someone would want to do it, and how exactly one goes about doing it. To be honest, there is no one answer for this question, because […]
Homemade Gluten Free Naan Bread Recipe- Vegan, Refined Sugar Free
Gluten free naan, persimmon chutney, radish and carrot curry, and curried chicken. The kids and I are watching a series called “Big Crazy Family Adventure“, a documentary about a family who travels from Canada to a remote town in India without taking a single plane, stopping in many countries and having many adventures and exploring […]
Pissaladieres Recipe- French Onion and Anchovy Pizzas, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Paleo Option
A while back I got a huge amount of cans of anchovies for free, and to be honest, I haven’t had much of an idea what to do with them, since growing up, I only ever ate anchovies on pizza. Yet doing this pantry challenge, these cans of anchovies have just been staring me in […]
My Latest Very Frugal Shopping Trip
In today’s edition of “What did Penny buy”…. Today I went to the open air market. I was nearly out of produce and wanted to restock, and I am trying to keep down my costs. I’m still essentially doing a pantry challenge, but not the standard one- my goal simply is to use up as […]
Corn Flake Covered Baked Tuna Balls Recipe- Gluten Free, Egg Free
Once upon a time, before I had Pinterest, I would clip recipes from magazines and use them to get great ideas of dishes to serve to my family. I had a little bag where I would keep these clippings, and when I moved to my new apartment, I think that bag of recipe clippings didn’t […]
My Latest Super Frugal Shopping Trip- And Why Salmon Heads Are Worth It
I know everyone is in Thanksgiving mode over there in America-land, and if I were there I probably would be as well… but being married to a non American living out of the US, tomorrow is a regular day here, so, my head isn’t so much in the Thanksgiving mindset, so you’ll have to forgive […]
