Homemade All Purpose Spice Mix Recipe- Ideal for Roasting and Grilling
I’ve discovered my new favorite spice mix. I use it on everything. It works well with chicken or fish, or on any roasted or grilled veggies. I first ever made this with cauliflower, but it tasted so great that I decided to try it out on roasted chicken and it was terrific. Since then I’ve […]
How I Got Lots of Free Fruit Today
This morning, I started out with a pretty empty fridge. I am planning on taking a trip to the farmer’s market to stock up on produce, so all I had today in my fridge, practically, was carrots. Now, hours later, I have an additional 35.5 lbs of fruit that I got entirely free. Let me […]
Frugal Accomplishments This Week
Hi there! How was your week? We had a decently frugal week, despite having certain occasions that would have been pretty expensive, but even so, we managed to keep the costs down. As for the things that are not day specific… Rose is still fully nursing, fully cloth diapered, and Anneliese is still partially diapered, […]
Rice with Lentils, Butternut Squash, and Craisins Recipe- Vegan and Refined Sugar Free
As I was planning to cook today, I couldn’t figure out what I wanted to make for supper. I was thoroughly uninspired, so opened my cabinets and fridge to stare at what I had, hoping I would figure something yummy out. Fortunately, it didn’t take long for inspiration to strike- I had craisins, lentils, butternut […]
Homemade Ginger Jello Recipe- Refined Sugar Free- and Homemade Gingerade Recipe
This morning, unfortunately, a family member was throwing up. I put up a pot of chicken soup to boil, gave the family member little sips of kombucha and grape juice to hydrate, and decided I wanted to also make some jello since hydration is an issue when one is throwing up, and typically jello is […]
Sesame Encrusted Seared Tuna Steaks Recipe- Easy, Sugar Free, Grain Free, Egg Free, Dairy Free
I have a special event coming up where I wanted to serve a special dish- a fish dish. I saw tuna steaks being sold in the grocery store for not too expensive, but I was a little wary of buying them, because the one time I ate them before, they were so dry and sawdust […]
Super Creamy Vegan Cheese Sauce Recipe- With Almond Milk or Sunflower Milk
Moussaka with Vegan Cheese Sauce I love cheese. I really, really do. My heaven will be made out of cheese. Or something like that. Unfortunately, cheese doesn’t really agree with my stomach. I can have it in small quantities and not react too badly, so I would do that more often, however, I recently discovered […]
Homemade Mustardy Potato Salad- Mayonnaise Free and Vegan
Yesterday, we had a potluck picnic in the park with other families in the neighborhood. One of the (many) things I brought along was this potato salad, which was a hit the last time I was at a picnic (with my family), so I decided to make it again. While I can make potato salad […]
Homemade Sweet Pickle Relish Recipe- Vegan and Refined Sugar Free
I over-processed my cucumbers in this pic- leave the pieces larger! I’m on a cucumber streak now, if you haven’t noticed. They’re in season here, and I can get them in large quantities for super cheap. Here’s how I make sweet pickle relish out of cucumbers- the good thing about this is this can be made […]
Stir Fried Cucumber Recipe- Gluten Free, Sugar Free, Vegan, and Delicious
I had a lot of cucumbers that I got for free, thankfully, and while I love cucumbers in salads and in chilled soups, I like variety, and don’t like eating the same dish over and over, no matter how tasty it is. So I was looking for a cooked cucumber dish (I knew I could […]
