One of the cool things about being a blogger is that everything is a blog post. Whatever you do, wherever you go, pretty much anything can be photographed and turned into a post. The problem is, sometimes the process of taking the pictures and writing about it takes more time than the actual doing–and sometimes… Keep Reading
Menu Plan 10/17
Did you notice that there wasn’t a menu plan last week? Well-I never did make one and I’ll tell ya–I felt it. All week I was out of kilter. I would work hard all day processing apples, writing posts or landing a new client (woohoo!) then all of the sudden I’d realize it was 4pm… Keep Reading
Boy Scouts of America–“Be a Scout”
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Boy Scouts of America. All opinions are 100% mine. I admit it–when I was a kid, I was always jealous of my brother being able to be a boyscout. I tried Girl Scouts for several years and while it is a very worthwhile program,… Keep Reading
Open Canning Day with the Cooperative Extension Office
Are you familiar with the Cooperative Extension Office program here in the US? Usually I like to write things in my own words-but the description on the USDA site is so direct I just couldn’t come up with anything better: The Cooperative Extension System is a nationwide, non-credit educational network. Each U.S. state and territory… Keep Reading
Menu Plan 10/3
Can you believe it is October already? I know I can’t! But time marches on and here we are with another weeks worth of menu planning: We have a relatively busy week planned here, plus I’ve still got food to use up both in the fridge and in the freezer. I came down with a… Keep Reading
Menu Plan 9/26
This week’s menu plan is the Frugal Upstate clean out the freezer version of “Iron Chef” 😉 This week I have a few things to consider: 1. The narrow little freezer in my side by side fridge is stuffed to the gills-so I’ve got to use some things up. I’ve got a half of a… Keep Reading
September Grocery Price Benchmark Report
Last month I decided to start keeping track of a few key grocery ingredients and see what happens to the prices over time. Each month somewhere around the middle of the month I will be posting the prices and show the change (if any) from the previous month. All items were priced at Aldi’s–which is… Keep Reading
Menu Plan 9/20
It has started to really feel like fall here in Upstate New York-to me that means lots of fun fall dishes like soups and casseroles (which are both a frugal cook’s friend) in the menu plans from here on out. Every week I like to take a look at the calendar and peek into the… Keep Reading
Be Prepared for Disaster Part I
Well here in “safe” Upstate NY we’ve suffered through an earthquake (very minor) a hurricane and major flooding all within the space of 3 weeks. Elsewhere in the US folks have been suffering through droughts, forest fires and blackouts. Kinda gets you thinking about disasters and their effects on your lives, doesn’t it? What would… Keep Reading
Menu Plan 9/12
Maybe this week we’ll actually have a normal week. School is finally back in post flooding, and the regular schedule of homework, soccer practices, dance lessons, Pool League, and other associated activities swings into action! As always, I check my calendar and look at the week’s considerations before making my menu plan. What days do… Keep Reading
