Nope, it’s not a post about diapering! I stumbled upon a brilliant suggestion last week that I sure hope it is going to work for me, and just had to pass it on to you. Here it is: Stop using shampoo and conditioner. What? you say. Why on earth would I want to do that? …
Spring is beckoning to me
Bloggy giveaway winner!
Salmon Melts, Broccoli Salad and Cinnamon Scones
I spent most of the day working on my garden (so exciting, I can’t wait to show pictures soon!), so I am exhausted and ready for a relaxing evening, but as requested, here are a few of the recipes I used in my Frugal Cooking Carnival menu (you can see pictures for the salmon melts …
Simply Super Baby Stew
As I work away on my calculations and post for tomorrow’s Frugal Cooking Carnival, I thought I would just quickly post a simple, but very nutritious stew that I made for my 11 mth old baby the other day. This stew would be appropriate for any baby that has already successfully been introduced to all …
Frugal Cooking Carnival!
At long last, the greatly anticipated Frugal Cooking Carnival is here! My challenge in doing this was two-fold–1) Trying to figure out how we could eat more frugally than we usually do (without sacrificing nutrition- it’s only worth it to me to be frugal if I can keep nutrition a priority). 2) The second challenge …
Bottles, sippy cups and BPA – oh my!
All right, I’ve dug in and done a little bit of research and here’s what I’ve come up with on the issue of returning #7 plastics for a full refund– it really is true! Large chain stores all over North America are actually doing this, as concerned parents bring in their baby bottles, sippy cups, …
It’s time for another Bloggy Giveaway!
And I couldn't be more excited to share with my contribution to all the giveaway goodness going on this week in the blogosphere! This is actually so timely considering my post last night, and the recent talk of grocery budgets, etc. I am thrilled to be offering one budgeting software system, from YouNeedABudget.com to one …
Q & A: The necessity of a low grocery budget
Here’s a comment from my recent post on rising grocery costs that I wanted to respond to: Do you have that low of a grocery budget because you have to or because you want to (ie: pay off your mortgage faster?) Because sometimes I think we spend so much time on keeping our budget low …
Menu Plan Monday- April 21
A winner and a question
First of all, congratulations to MaryBeth from Four Silly Sisters, who will soon be toting around two adorable re-usable shopping bags, in addition to her triplets and toddler! We’re all jealous happy for you! Thanks to Stacey of Yvonne Totes for the fantastic giveaway! Secondly, I have a question for you gals… have any of …
Cost-per-serving for dinner menus
As promised, I’ve worked this week on some more breakdowns of the cost-per-serving for meals, particularly dinner dishes. If you missed last week, I broke down different breakfast dishes into the cost-per-serving, in order to compare them. This all stemmed from my original post about needing to find a way to work with a higher …
I’m busy, busy, terribly busy
Luscious Naturals giveaway winner
Menu Plan Monday- April 14
Feeds, images, and all that good stuff
Breaking down meals into price-per-serving
Tedious as it may sound, this is what I’ve been working on in my “spare” time this past week (I use that term extremely loosely). As I mentioned last week in my post about working with rising grocery costs, I thought that it would be useful to start to take some of my usual meals …
A very happy ending
Spring time= Modesty check!
All You Ever Wanted to Know About Oatmeal: A Guide to Choosing, Soaking and Cooking
Today’s kitchen tip is a quick lesson in soaking and cooking oatmeal. Recently, I’ve been asked multiple times what kind of oats we use, and to explain the details of how I make our breakfast cereal, so here goes… For the longest time, we have been buying organic rolled oats in 5 lb bags from …
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A short break, but it will be worth the wait!
Rising to the challenge of higher grocery costs
Am I the only one who has felt an increasing difficulty in making the grocery budget stretch to keep our family well fed? It feels that each time I visit the grocery store these days, yet another item on my list has gone up in price, and I’m struggling to find more creative ways to …