“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes – and ships – and sealing wax – Of cabbages – and kings – And why the sea is boiling hot – And whether pigs have wings.” (from ‘The Walrus and the Carpenter’)Well, I tried the dreamsicle cookies, and was not… Keep Reading
Cookies in a Jar
Well, I’ve given you some of the recipes that I’ve used in the past for the holidays, now I’m going to give you one that I’m trying this year! I’ve decided to try some cookie in a jar mixes as gifts this year. I think it would be a nice and frugal gift for some… Keep Reading
Christmas Basket Recipes Part II
As promised here are the rest of the Christmas Basket recipes. Almond Biscotti 2 ½ C flour1 tsp baking powder½ tsp salt1 ½ C sugar½ C butter, softened2 eggs1 tsp almond extract Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl-wisk to blend. In an electric mixer, beat sugar,… Keep Reading
Christmas Basket Recipes part I
Here are some of the recipes I use for my Christmas baskets. Candied Orange Peels There are tons of recipes for these-when I googled “recipe candied orange peel” I came up with 617,000 hits! Granted a few of those were probably for recipes that used candied orange peel as an ingredient, but still! Scrub oranges… Keep Reading
Holiday Basket Contents
Since several of you have asked, here are the contents of my typical Christmas basket that I have given to my family for the last several years: Candied Orange PeelsPeppermint BarkBiscottiWatermelon Rind PicklesApple Butter I have also on occasion sent Grandma Lila’s homemade chili sauce, homemade liquers (only for one year-they are costly to ship… Keep Reading
Why I Love Consumable Christmas Gifts
My absolute favorite thing to give people for Christmas is food. This is for several reasons: #1 I just love food, especially yummy treat type foods #2 Since they are consumable, even someone short on space or trying to scale back on “things” will enjoy it #3 You don’t have to worry about it going… Keep Reading
Gift Giving Madness
I think that the first important thing to look at, before we even start to look at what gifts we are giving (and how much they do, or don’t cost), is to look at who we are giving gifts to. Sometimes the list gets pretty extreme. I have friends in different parts of the country… Keep Reading
It’s Begining to Look a Lot. . . .
Like Christmas. . . . But only if you visit your local supercenter. Can you believe that there is already Holiday stuff out at some of the stores? Personally I hate rushing the season-I think that each holiday should be enjoyed for what it is before you move on to the next one. Thanksgiving in… Keep Reading
Frugal Things to Do-Start a Blog
And not just because Blogger is free 🙂 Honestly, having this blog has helped keep me on the straight and narrow. It is funny how talking about being frugal keeps you thinking about it. Sometimes when I am thinking of taking the easy way out on something, I stop and think “What would my blog… Keep Reading
Greeting Cards at the Goodwill
Did you know that the Goodwill sells greeting cards? I have several graduations coming up and was looking for graduation cards (which I do not usually keep on hand in my card box). I stopped at the Good will and they had a nice selection of new cards for a variety of holidays and occasions,… Keep Reading
