In honor of the 4th of July and the birthday of our great nation this year I am sharing three of my favorite Schoolhouse Rock videos: No More Kings, The Shot Heard Round the World and The Preamble. I really wish that they still showed things like this on TV for our kids to see…. Keep Reading
Master Food Preserver’s Course — My “No Kidding” moments. . .
Last week I attended the Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Master Food Preserver Course. This was a full 3 day course with both lecture and practical exercises culminating in a final exam and the award of a certificate of completion. I now have to complete hands on experience and keep a log of my activities that I… Keep Reading
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I’ve got an article over on the Febreeze blog “Ideas that Spark”. It’s about solving a couple of common kitchen problems. Head on over and check it out. As always comments are appreciated-they show that folks enjoy my writing and make it much more likely that I’ll be asked to write again! Ideas that Spark: … Keep Reading
Master Food Preservers Course-Day 1
So this week I’m at the Master Food Preservers Course in Middletown NY (that’s in Orange County NY–2 hrs from home). This is a 3 day instructor certification course offered through the Cornell Cooperative Extension Office (for a fee). When I finish the course I’ll have a certificate of completion, then I’ll have to keep… Keep Reading
Quick Tip: Freezing Green Garlic (Green Onions, Leeks, Chives)
I always seem to miss a few garlic cloves somewhere in my garden. When spring hits this “second year” garlic pops up in unexpected places. There are usually only 3 or 4 of them, and I’ve got a large row of intentional garlic planted elsewhere. So I freeze them! Note: This same technique works great… Keep Reading
I’m back–did you miss me? Hopefully you all barely noticed I was gone with the blog posts I had scheduled ahead! The trip was great, and I’ll tell you more about it later, but right now despite being tired I’m trying to get my week on track with a meal plan! I’ve got several things… Keep Reading
Princess Learns to Shoot
I’m going to start this post out by saying something bluntly. We are gun people. We have rifles. We have shotguns. We have handguns. My husband and I are both concealed carry permit holders in the state of New York, and yes, sometimes we carry concealed. I grew up in a house with guns, as… Keep Reading
Meal Plan 6/3
Welcome to a short week here at Frugal Upstate–well at least it is a short week for me. I’ve got a trip down to Walmart HQ in Bentonville Arkansas this week from Wed-Sun. So this is what I’m working with this week: 1. I’ll be gone from Wednesday through Sunday. Experience has proven that Yankee… Keep Reading
Around the Web: Camping Ideas
Here’s a fun article I found over at One Good Thing. 25 Tips for Making Camping Easier and More Fun How many of you go camping in the summer? What are YOUR favorite camping tips?
Meal Plan 5/28
Welcome to my week! Yes, it’s Tuesday, but with a federal holiday yesterday I think it’s ok to consider this the “Monday” of the week! While I know school either has or is drawing to a close for many of my readers to the south, here in the north country we still have several weeks… Keep Reading
