Armenian Stuffed Grape Leaves Recipe- Frugal, Vegan- Foraged Food
When I was a little kid, my parents hired a group of Amish carpenters to redo our kitchen, and another project they did while on the job was build us a wooden grape arbor. From this grape arbor, we had swings hanging, a tire swing, and a hammock. The grape arbor was fun to climb […]
Homemade Jello Recipe- Chemical Free, with Sugar Free Option
In school growing up, we used to get jello often. Little stryrofoam cups filled with bright red wobbly yumminess. We’d have such fun playing with our jello, using straws to make little jello snakes, etc… I think most kids like jello. There’s just something about it that makes you want to eat it. In retrospect […]
Poached Peaches Recipe
This is a guest post from a reader named Sophie. A world traveller, Sophie has made it her mission to live the frugal life. Her challenge has been living the frugal whilst travelling. And so, she’s been freelancing about her frugal living food adventures all throughout the world. Peaches are a great snack to keep […]
Hearth and Soul Blog Hop
Welcome back to yet another edition of the Hearth and Soul blog hop. Today is the 2 year anniversary of the Hearth and Soul Blog Hop! Head over to Premeditated Leftovers for a great giveaway in honor of this occasion! This is where you get the chance each week to share your favorite food related […]
Homemade Ground Vanilla Recipe
In my house, we don’t use artificial colorings and flavorings if we can help it. That makes standard vanilla extract out of the picture around here, as the local vanilla extract is really artificially flavored vanillin with artificial caramel coloring, among others. But we do like our vanilla in this house. So I tried making […]
German Apricot Cake Recipe- Gluten Free and Regular Aprikosenkuchen
When my neighbor invited me to pick apricots from her trees, and I ended up with 43 pounds of apricots, I had fully intended to can them in syrup, but canning takes a while, and I’ve had a lot on my plate lately, so canning hasn’t been top on my list of priorities. At the […]
Hearth and Soul Blog Hop
Welcome back to yet another edition of the Hearth and Soul blog hop. Today is the 2 year anniversary of the Hearth and Soul Blog Hop! Head over to Premeditated Leftovers for a giveaway in honor of this occasion! Next week is the 2 year anniversary of the blog hop. Silly me. This is where […]
Homemade Fruit Leather Recipe
A little bit ago, I was walking back from a friend’s house with my kids when a neighbor called out to me, “Hey, Penny, you want to bring over your kids and pick some apricots from my tree? I have a ton over here, much more than we can use; they’ll all spoil if people […]
Homemade Gnocchi- Gluten Free and Regular
Homemade gnocchi with dairy free cream sauce I like noodles, but store bought gluten free noodles are expensive, and homemade noodles, while delicious and cheaper, can be a decent amount of work to roll out with a rolling pin and then come to shape. I use rice in place of noodles in many of my […]
Hearth and Soul Blog Hop
Welcome back to yet another edition of the Hearth and Soul blog hop. This is where you get the chance each week to share your favorite food related posts with the other visitors to the hop, and you get to check out theirs as well. The Hearth and Soul Hop is about food that not […]