My menu starts on Saturday, as that is when we go shopping.BREAKFASTS -French toastHot Chocolate and toast - the kids love this on cold morningsEggsOatmeal Fruit, fresh and home cannedLUNCHES - Soup and grilled cheese sandwichesHam sandwichesMac and CheeseLeftoversFruit and veggies are also served :)SATURDAY - Jag using the beans I cooked and … [Continue]
Frugal House Plants
I love to have plants in the house. They look nice, and they help clean the air. That's especially nice in the winter, when our houses are closed up tight.In the spring, my mother in law gave me a couple of spider plant babies. Here's what one of them looks like now.See the long stem taking off to the left? That's a new baby forming.See the light … [Continue]
Kitchen Utensils
I love having lots of kitchen utensils and gadgets. :) Since I only have 4 drawers in my kitchen, storage space is a problem.I used to collect food tins, I had quite a large collection. Since we moved into this house having a place to put them all was a problem. So I downsized my collection quite a bit.I was very sad to see most of them go, … [Continue]
Kitchen Calendar
I keep a calendar hanging on my fridge. A calendar is really an invaluable tool in the kitchen. It's easy to see at a glance when an upcoming holiday or event is. That way we can plan to do some of the prep ahead of time.It's easy to write the menu right on the calendar. Maybe the family will see it, and not eat any of the food you planned to use … [Continue]
Too Cold, Too Soon
It's never good when your computer greets you with this:"Special Weather Statement"It's going to start off as light rain, then change to a mix of rain and snow by midnight.NO!!!I guess I'll be bundling up. I bet the electric company will love this early winter weather.but not me! … [Continue]
Frugal Lunches
Once the weather starts getting colder, the kids don't like to have sandwiches for lunch anymore. Well, except for grilled cheese.We had some leftover soup from supper last night. It wasn't enough for lunch by itself. So I thickened it, and served it over biscuits.There are lots of frugal lunches that can be made with leftovers.- left over taco … [Continue]
Freezer Biscuits
We wanted biscuits for lunch today, so I made a quadruple batch of my regular recipe. I used half white and half whole wheat.I baked 12 biscuits for lunch, and put 35 in the freezer.I freeze them on a cookie sheet with each layer separated by waxed paper. When these are frozen, I will put them in a freezer bag. because I froze them separated, they … [Continue]
