Congratulations to Holly-the winner of the SunBird Sauce Giveaway! Everyone else tune in for another giveaway soon.
Quick Tip: Moisturize Your Hands
I don’t know about you, but my hands get very dry and chapped in the winter. Here is a quick, easy & frugal way to fit a “deep moisturization” into your routine. Simply slather your hands with your regular hand lotion, slip on your yellow latex dishwashing gloves (we all have them, right?) and then… Keep Reading
Reader’s Question: Cooking Venison
Dear Jenn, I have a Venison question. Can you tell me how to cook it? My husband keeps getting it from his friend so we have an entire shelf of it in the freezer but I have no idea what to do with it. Lara Well Lara, one of the great things about venison is… Keep Reading
Menu Plan 1/11
Welcome to another crisp, cold week! The menu plan this week doesn’t have to take too much into account. We do have the regular 2 weekly sessions of Wrestling for Princess-which means I have to be able to feed her by about 4:30 so she can be at wrestling at 6 (she can’t wait till… Keep Reading
Giveaway: SunBird Sauce Mixes & $25 Giftcard
GIVEAWAY CLOSED I don’t know how many of you know this, but I love Asian food. I guess it started when I was in Jr. Highschool. My dad became very interested in Japanese culture and cuisine around that time. Since rural Maine is not known for its international cuisine (shocker) my mom and dad started… Keep Reading
40 Things to do on a School Snow Day
When I was a kid having a school snow day was like an unexpected gift-suddenly, for no reason you get a WHOLE DAY, right smack in the middle of the week. No school!! The thrill! The joy! Every time there was so much as a flake in the sky we’d scramble for the radio and… Keep Reading
New Years Resolutions
What is it about January that fills you with a sense of possibilities? As a new year begins I always feel like I can tackle the world. I have plans, expectations. Never mind that in 3 weeks I’ll have ditched 75% of them, at this moment in time I see possibilities! So what do I… Keep Reading
Reader’s Question: How long are Leftovers Good for?
Hi Jenn, Just wondering what your philosophy is on how long leftovers, etc. are still good for. I notice you talk frequently about something defrosted in your fridge or, as in this post leftovers from Christmas, that you need to use up. I’m all about the frugal and hate to see food wasted, but I’m… Keep Reading
Hectic Much?
Just wanted to let you all know that everything is full of holiday cheer here at the Frugal Upstate household, and I will be back in full swing on Monday 🙂 Hope you all had a very merry Christmas. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgw/ / CC BY-NC 2.0
Don’t Panic!!!
Every year, a few days before Christmas, I have to borrow this erstwhile phrase from “The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy”. This is the point where I look at the pile of presents and stocking stuffers that I have assembled and think: “Oh no! It’s not enough!” This is when I have to work really,… Keep Reading
