Here’s an great chicken marinade that I’ve had for years. I’m not sure how “Finger Lakes” it really is–but that’s what it was called when the recipe was given to me. The unusual combination of mayonnaise and vinegar in the marinade helps to both tenderize and moisten the chicken. The acid in the vinegar is [...]
- Saving Seeds: Turnips, Kale & Radishes
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This year as the new gardening season kicks off I am using, for the first time, some seeds that I saved myself! Seed saving starts with your initial seed choice,…
- Planting the Early Spring Garden, Checking Coldframes and Starting Seeds.
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Yay! Yesterday I got out and got my hands in the dirt. It's pretty early here still for planting--unless you are a gambler the main garden crops don't go in…
- Mending: Replacing / Reattaching a Button
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I'm going to be adding some mending tutorials over the next few months here at Frugal Upstate. While sewing from scratch can be expensive (seriously--check out the price of fabric!)…
- Easy Hard Boiled Eggs
- Easy Hard Boiled EggsPosted 60 days ago
This is a great tip to use when you need to hardboil eggs--be it for Easter Egg dyeing or for your summer picnic/potluck deviled eggs!
Basically it's the same process as…
- Storm Preparedness with Walmart Part 1
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Hurricane Sandy is on it's way and up and down the eastern seabord folks are scrambling trying to get themselves prepared.
But how do you actually prepare for something like this?…
