My Latest Shopping Trips- What I Bought and Why
Yesterday I had to go to town, and while I was there, decided to go to a cheap grocery store, the same one where I bought my chicken necks before. This store, actually, is the same store I wrote about before, disparagingly, because of their claiming to be free of gimmicks and tricks, but are […]
When Less is More- Getting Rid of Things and Saving Money
I have said it before and I’ll say it again- neatness, being organized, etc… is one of my hardest things. Its probably one of my bigger character flaws, and it sometimes hurts me a lot in the frugal department. Lately I’ve been feeling like I had no clothing. And that my kids had no clothing […]
Middle Eastern Style Braised Chicken Necks Recipe- Super Frugal, Paleo, Easy
In my last post, about my recent grocery shopping trip, I’d mentioned that I was looking to buy meat, and saw that the cheapest meat to buy was chicken necks at 50 cents a pound, and the next cheapest meat was chicken wings at $1.94 per pound, so I stocked up on a bunch of […]
My Latest Grocery Shopping Trip
I know I’m not the only one who sometimes notices what is in other people’s shopping carts. Today, if anyone would have looked into my shopping cart, they would have probably been very confused, because my shop was far from a typical grocery shop. I haven’t shared one of my grocery shopping trips with you […]
In Defense of SWYPOs
Paleo toffee bars. Totally SWYPO, totally Penny approved. I’ve been part of Paleo facebook groups for a long time, been reading a lot of Paleo recipes, simply because even if you aren’t on a strict Paleo diet, Paleo diet recipes are made from scratch recipes, using healthy ingredients. So I just was in the group […]
Frugal Accomplishments This Week
So, if you’ve noticed, I haven’t really been posting my “frugal accomplishments” these past few weeks- life got a bit overwhelming, and on top of everything else, I felt I wasn’t really doing all sorts of things that were really frugal- nothing dramatic like making homemade pasta or upcycling really cool. So nothing to share, […]
Balsamic Onion Flowers Recipe- Easy, Frugal, and Fancy- Healthy, Paleo, and Vegan too!
My absolute favorite types of recipes to make are those that look all fancy and taste great, but are actually very easy to make and quite frugal to boot. This recipe is exactly that. Made out of whole onions, they look like lotus flowers and are a beautiful appetizer to serve at a fancy dinner. […]
Salmon Cakes and Tuna Patties Recipe- Gluten Free, Paleo, Nightshade Free
Tuna patties and salad Ok, I don’t officially have picky eaters in my family, but my kids do have some foods that they won’t touch, specifically Ike. He won’t touch any fish other than tuna, certainly not salmon. And he cannot stand zucchini in any way, shape, or form. I had salmon heads in my […]
Making Homemade Potato Chips AKA Crisps- Easy Recipe, Super Cheap, Allergy Friendly
Not so long ago, my friend Ewa (the one who taught me how to make homemade fondant) posted about how excited she was to have made homemade potato chips, and how easy it was to do so, using her spiralizer (she has the same spiralizer that I have). I had asked her to write a […]
Homemade Rolled Fondant Recipe- Vegan Option, No Specialty Ingredients, No Artificial Ingredients, Uncooked, Healthier
I make gluten free decorated cakes for people sometimes, as a side job. I make them as processed/unhealthy ingredient free as possible, with the only bad ingredient being white sugar for the frosting (because otherwise you can’t really have a white base to work with). I had a cake I was supposed to make for […]
