I buy my spices in bulk, since they are much cheaper that way… I also like never running out of favorites like cumin, cinnamon, and garlic powder. I used to put them in pint size jars, but that took up so much room in my china cabinet, and I had to move them all out …
With many claiming breakfast to be the most important meal of the day, it certainly pays to plan ahead. Having a hot breakfast on a chilly or blustery day does wonders. When you have spent the entire morning outside in chilly rain or driving snow milking goats, feeding chickens and more, you need something to …
What do you do when you have a garden full of minty fresh plants that threaten to take over? You make your own homemade mint extract! I have this garden full of mint. I got a small plant one year from a “friend” and now, I can’t seem to control it. Had I known then …
It happens in the kitchen often. All sorts of foods are made in kitchens all over the world daily. Greasy burgers, butter for eggs splattering all over, even frying chicken. All that grease makes a huge mess. Grease that splatters all over the walls, the stove top, and even the counters. Nasty, scummy, grease splatters. It’s …
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Yeah, I hear what you are thinking…”what????” I can feel the gasps of air being sucked in by all my frugal friends as they re-read the title to make sure they read it right. Stay with me, though, and I’ll explain, mmmmkay? See, I live in this part of the country where we have a …
I was able to grab some eggplant at the farmer’s market the other day, and found this awesome mousakka recipe to try! I had never had it before, and I figured why not? And, the recipe looks very time consuming, but I tell you, it was easy to make.
What’s a busy mom to do with a hungry family and nothing “pulled out” for dinner? Well, I don’t like to be in that situation, because it usually leads to eating out. And that drains the pocketbook FAST. But, let’s be realistic, shall we? It’s confession time: I am not perfect… I’ll wait until the …
Making liquid handsoap for hand or body washing is a fairly simple task. It really only requires a few ingredients, 20 minutes of your time, and you are done. You can use any bar soap in this recipe. I like to use the homemade bar soaps that I make, and if you make homemade soap, …
