Sweet and Savory Easy Eggplant Carpaccio Recipe — Vegan, Paleo, Gluten Free, and Frugal
I love eggplant in so many different ways, but had this dish only recently at a wedding I attended, and it was so delicious that I figured out how to make it at home. While my photo isn’t the most photogenic, when I had it was presented even more photogenically, with thinner drizzles on it, […]
5 Things You Need to Know About Kratom
Until I got this post by a reader about kratom, I’d never heard of it before. It sounds very interesting, and is a legal way to feel good, similar, it seems, to wild lettuce (which I tell my students has an opium like effect on someone). I’ve done a little research now and found its […]
Our Spontaneous Park and Beach Trip
The other day I took my kids to a free fun activity (more about that in another post) and while we were there, my daughter Anneliese tells me ‘Mommy, there’s a girl from my class here!’ Anneliese goes to school in the city nearest to our house, and has a bus there every morning with […]
5 Products and Methods to Make a Frugal Lifestyle Easier
I’m very big into gadgets to make frugal life easier. For example, I have a whole post on frugal kitchen gadgets to help you save money. Here’s some other ideas of gadgets from a reader that help you save money in your home. Living frugal sometimes means having to sacrifice a number of things and […]