Usually I like to bake the cakes for my kid’s birthdays. I enjoy the process of coming up with a theme and an idea-and watching it become reality. My results aren’t professional, but they are fun. I’m lucky that I work from a home office, so I can make time during my day to bake… Keep Reading
Pop Culture and Food: United States Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) Twitter Party
Today from 2-3pm EST I’ll be co-hosting a twitter party about how pop culture affects people’s perceptions of food. This party is being sponsored by USFRA, the United States Farmers and Rancher’s Alliance. We’ll be on Twitter – follow the #FoodD hashtag to track the conversation. You can see the details and RSVP via this… Keep Reading
Father’s Day Gift “Basket” . . . Biker Style
Father’s Day is just around the corner and I came up with a great idea for a Father’s Day Gift Basket for Yankee Bill-a true “Biker Dad”. This “Kit” (real bikers don’t do “gift baskets”-too girly you know) has everything a biker needs to keep stashed in a saddle bag for all those little every… Keep Reading
Recipe: Italian Bread Dipping Oil for Bread
A few weeks ago I took some time to decipher the different options in the Olive Oil aisle at Walmart for you all. Now I’d like to share a tasty way to use that delicious Extra Virgin Olive Oil-as an Italian style dipping oil! This Italian Dipping Oil is meant to be used in place… Keep Reading
Locally Grown at Walmart
I love my veggies-and the fresher the better! That’s one of the many reasons I love growing a vegetable garden–it’s just the most local you can possibly get! I do still purchase a lot of vegetables at the store, and I was thrilled to see this sign on my last visit to Walmart: I know,… Keep Reading
Still Time to Help with Children’s Miracle Network
Remember a few weeks ago I told you that “May is for Miracles“, and about how easy it is to help by donating $1 or $2 at the register of your local Walmart? Well I want to remind you that just because May is ending doesn’t mean the miracles are! This year Walmart is running… Keep Reading
DIY: Camp Crafts~ Making a Japanese Braid Friendship Bracelet
For this month’s Walmart Craft Challenge we were tasked with coming up with a craft suitable for a Vacation Bible School or Summer Camp. Friendship bracelets and lanyards are both classic “summer camp” style crafts–but for this challenge I wanted to kick things up a notch. I was excited to see a “Weave Wheel Lanyard… Keep Reading
Projects Made Simple: Replacing a Faucet
One of the best ways I know to save money is to do things yourself. Cook your own meals. Repair and mend your own clothes. Grow your own vegetables. But replace your own faucet? Install your own water filter? Patch a hole in your drywall? Well those things have always seemed just a bit too… Keep Reading
Review: Pedigree Dog Food and Pet Armor Flea & Tick
Dogs add a lot to our lives, don’t they? Sure, they can be work–but where else in this crazy world could you possibly get the kind of unconditional love and adoration that you get from a dog? The Frugal Upstate dog, Summer, is your basic “Heinz 57” all American mutt. My husband visited the pound… Keep Reading
Review: Seeds of Change Kids Watermelon Kit
I love gardening-you all probably know that by now! I love to grow my own healthy, tasty food just steps from my back door, and I love that my kids are able to see how food grows and to make the connections between the environment, what we do and what we eat. So you could… Keep Reading
