This is a best of repost from January of 2007. I am reposting it for inclusion in the final week of the “Frugal Food Series: Everything Else”. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Photo by Valerie Renee Well, Buddy has snack today at preschool, a fact that I totally forgot (despite having written it on our nice new calendar-as Yankee… Keep Reading
Best of: Wendy’s Chili Clone Recipe
I am reposting this in honor of the Frugal Food Series Part 4: Ground Meat. Photo from Hawaii on Flickr Wanna-be Wendy’s Chili 2 lbs ground beef1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce 1 (29 ounce) can kidney beans (with liquid) 1 (29 ounce) can pinto beans (with liquid) 1 cup diced onions (approx 1 medium… Keep Reading
Best Of-Ground Beef Batch Cooking
This post was originally “aired” in my second month of blogging. Since this weeks topic for the Frugal Food Series is Ground Beef, I thought it was time to revisit! Batch Cooking is a wonderful way to take advantage of sale prices on meat (frequently one of the most expensive ingredients in a meal). Also… Keep Reading
Best Of-Let’s Quiche!
Quiche is classy, tasty and economical. It can be eaten warm or at room temp, and it freezes very well either as an entire quiche or in individual serving sizes. And you can make it with pretty much whatever you have in your fridge. So what are you waiting for? Let’s Quiche! I use the… Keep Reading
Best of-Frugally Filling Your Planters
This is just such a good tip that I have to post it annually! I am still using these same whiskey barrel planters, 3 years later. I’ve just added a bit more soil every year and some fertilizer. Here is the article, originally posted in June of 2006 ************************************************ Garden season has officially hit upstate… Keep Reading
Readers Question & Best Of – The Cost Effectiveness of Homemade Laudry Detergent
After my repost of “Frugal Laundry Care” I received the following comment: I have seen this before, and while it has its merits, I have always wondered why when comparing laundry detergent prices, bloggers choose one of the most expensive places to buy detergent. Everyone compares prices from Drugstore.com. (Plus it appears to be old… Keep Reading
Best Of-Frugal Laundry/Clothing Care
As I was whipping up a batch of homemade laundry detergent, I realized that it has been a really long time since I’ve talked about making your own detergent and caring for you laundry. When I went back into my archives I saw that this post was originally written in the spring of 2006! Definitely… Keep Reading
Best Of-Family Traditions for Christmas-on the Cheap Part IV; Gingerbread Houses
Family Traditions for Christmas-On the Cheap Part IV In Part I of Family Traditions for Christmas-On the Cheap I covered why I think traditions are important and the three ways that folks come by their traditions, A-got them from their family B-consciously decided on a tradition and C-a chance occurrence or idea is repeated and… Keep Reading
Best Of-Family Traditions for Christmas-on the Cheap Part I
Well, we are headed out of town this morning for a funeral. (My grandmother-she’s been basically comatose for the last 6 months or so, and in advanced Alzheimer’s before that. We are all very sad, but we can’t wish her back. She is definitely in a better place now). Last year I wrote a 7… Keep Reading
Best Of-Oreo Cookie Truffles
As we start heading into the holiday seasons, I thought it was a good time to revisit my Oreo Cookie Truffle recipe. These things are awesome and impressive (and simple too). **************************** Yesterday I decided to try making some Oreo Cookie “Truffles” that I had tasted a few years back. These were SO easy to… Keep Reading
