Do you remember the Smurfs? I do! It was the early 80’s, and although I was “far to old” at 10 to admit to liking a kids show like the Smurfs, my baby sister Vick was totally in love with them. This was back in the day when cartoons were only available on Saturday morning… Keep Reading
Archives for July 2013
How to make a Twinkie Ice Cream Cake
Twinkies are an American icon, aren’t they? Even though I’m not much of a snack cake eater myself, I felt a little twinge of regret last November when I heard that Hostess was going out of business. Followed by a little giggle at the folks who were stockpiling Twinkies! So it was nice to hear… Keep Reading
Vacation: Boating on Big Moose Lake (sponsored)
“I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Discover Boating. I received collateral to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating.” At the beginning of the summer I told you all that I’m an Ambassador for “Discover Boating!” in my post “Family Fun-Boating!“. I shared… Keep Reading
Simple Summer Flip Flop Wreath
Here’s a sweet summer wreath you can whip up in no time! Isn’t it cute? I wanted to do something fun when Walmart asked me to do a summertime craft–and I couldn’t think of a good project. So I asked for ideas over on the Frugal Upstate Facebook Page. Anita suggested doing a flip… Keep Reading
Thoughts on Food Part 1
Lately I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about food. What we eat. How it’s grown. Where it comes from. How it gets to us. It’s amazing the complex system that we have created to accomplish all of this. Note: this is a long, rambley, sort of stream of consciousness post. You have been warned!… Keep Reading
Meal Plan 7/22
The heat has broken! Halleluiah! It’s been so dang hot here the last two weeks that it’s been a struggle to think about or do anything. For those of you down south who are scoffing–just remember, we don’t have AC in our house, so 90 means it’s like 86 inside. . . Anyway, now that… Keep Reading
How to Grill Pineapple
I’m getting quite a bit of grilling done this summer–and doing some fun things. Like for this grilling challenge from Walmart, where I decided to finally try grilling pineapple! This really is more of a technique. I would actually be embarrassed to call it a recipe–there is nothing to it. Dead simple, seriously! My Walmart… Keep Reading
Grilled Pork Spedies
A few weeks ago I told you all how I’m working with the Pork Board to get the word out about how great pork is for grilling! So today I’m sharing a special recipe–my Grilled Pork Spiedies. Now if you aren’t from the Binghamton NY area, you probably have no idea what Spiedies are. Let… Keep Reading
Preparing for Summer Camp {Sleep Away} — (sponsored)
I just have the most amazing luck with blog posts. I know I keep saying that, and it sounds a bit like a line, but it is so true. I don’t know if it’s that I’m being offered the opportunity to write about things that by kizmet are perfect for my life, if I’m good… Keep Reading
Summer Party for Two
Here at the Frugal Village Homestead we love throwing parties. Our .52 acre lot is the scene of multiple barbeques in the spring, summer and fall (yay tailgating!) and as the weather grows cooler we throw big family style gatherings for Halloween and the Holidays (like my annual “low stress” cookie swap party). So when… Keep Reading