Zucchini squash is a very easy to grow vegetable. You will probably never run out of ideas on how to use it. If you don’t grow any yourself, you will likely have a neighbor or friend who will be more than willing to share with you. It’s a very prolific vegetable. I have gone through […]
My grandmother had a saying that she lived by “Gather up the scraps and use them up.” She was a genius at using up leftovers and creating some great meals. Food is expensive and throwing out leftovers is a waste of money. I have learned many ways to use up leftovers that my family loves. […]
I have been interested the last few years by alternative energy. This isn’t a tree hugging thing, it’s more of a interest in saving myself money. I have started looking into this more and more, and have myself purchased solar panels for some small scale testing around my house. I started this series off with […]
Before I get to the subject of laundry, I want to expand upon my prior posts on grocery shopping and saving money. In making a change of any kind in your life, you need to take baby steps. Changing everything all at once can set you up for failure. So, take baby steps when you […]
Here are 2 picle recipes I received from a friend several years ago. Though they take time they are worth it. Pickle Relish Cucumbers – Peel – slice length wise and remove seeds. Grind up enough for 14 cups. My electric food processor works good for this. Grind up 3 large onions and 1 bunch […]
Here’s a different twist to fried green tomatoes. When I was a child at home, mom would make us fried cucumbers. She would use the large – overgrown ones (probably as a way to use them up). Slice the cucumbers up into 1/8 to 1/4 ” slices removing any overly large seeds. Mom would roll […]
Because of tough economic times, more people are planting gardens today then just a few years ago. There are many advantages to doing so. It is fun and enjoyable providing good exercise and the pleasure of watching the seeds planted produce a crop of full grown fruit or vegetables. You know the quality of the […]
In yesterday’s article I discussed how I have started to use coupons, after not using coupons much in the past. Today we will finish our discussion. There are several sources for coupons. Here are a few. Sources for Coupons I started collecting coupons from the Sunday newspaper. We have had a Des Moines Register subscription […]
Last week I talked about saving money on groceries and specifically knowing when a sale is a sale and buying groceries in bulk. This week I am going to continue our discussion of buying groceries on sale and I will add to the discussion the use of coupons. First I need to add one small […]
One year ago the business I worked for closed and I had a choice to make. I could file for unemployment and look for another job or I could stay home. I chose the latter. I was ready to do something that I had always wanted to do which was to be a homemaker. It […]
