Sugar Cookie Playdoh - a Frugal Kid Entertainment!
Posted in: Cooking, General, Raising Families Tags: edible dough, edible playdough, frugal fun, frugal kid entertainment, homemade playdough
Today my little girls, ages 6 & 8 each got to have a friend over. Rain prevented a lot of outdoor play, so I mixed up a batch of sugar cookie dough! I gathered a cookie sheet, some flour to powder hands for each set of girls and set them and their imaginations free. You [...]
Spring harvest!
I admit, I don’t have a covered bed yet. I’m just getting to enjoying my first spring harvests now. Many hardcore gardeners have enjoyed early greens already but I won’t let that diminish my first harvests! Radishes and spinach! I even got creative the other day. I took out a bit of frozen lard and [...]
Everyone’s Doing It!
When I used to say that phrase to my parents, I always got the “Well… if everyone was going to jump off a cliff would you do it too?” line. LOL! BUT, some things are terrific if everyone’s doing it, and it appears that being frugal is becoming one of those things. Hooray for [...]
Casseroles are a perfect way to use up bits of leftovers
I found this recipe on the Taste of Home BB years ago and printed it off. The possibilties are endless: Create-A-Casserole Directions to student: Choose one item from each category. Season to taste, mix together, place in 2 quart casserole and cover. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes. Serves 6. MEAT, FISH, POULTRY, BEEF [...]
How to pack a frugal lunch everyday!
I like to bring all my meals to work with me. It saves me lots of money, saves time and is much more nutritious then then what the hospital food court has available. During the winter months soup is one of my favorite lunches. On days off or evenings I will cook a pot of [...]
The Soup Bucket
I can’t say that I thought this idea up. It has been circulating in frugality books and web sites for years but I still think it’s a great idea. Basically you keep an ice cream bucket or Tupperware container in the freezer and add leftover bits and pieces of veggies and meats. This is great [...]
Pancakes, one of my favorite frugal foods
I always have some sort of pancakes in my freezer. They are such a frugal food, made with basic pantry ingredients, they freeze great and can be sweet or savory. I have them for breakfast, lunch, even dinner. Here are some of my favorite recipes, these are all tried and true: Blueberry Blueberry Sour Cream [...]
Feeding the After School Hungries
I remember, back in my school days that I was STARVING when I came home from school! Absolutely STARVING. Gosh, it had been 3 1/2 hours since lunch. If I asked, Mom would let me have bread and butter, sometimes sprinkled with sugar or once in a while there was a cookie or leftover cake. [...]
The humble carrot!
A vegetable that is always a good buy at the grocery store. Even more frugal is groing them in your garden and storing them for the winter, weather in a cold room,by freezing or canning. Because of it’s sweetness it’s good for baking as well as it’s use as a vegetable. One of my favorite [...]
Here is one of my favorite OAMC sessions
When ground beef is on sale , I buy quite a bit and make up this all purpose mix. Out of this mixture I make meatballs, burgers and meatloaves. So handy to have in the freezer for quick meals. The recipe is from allrecipes.com: Mixture for Meatballs, Meatloaf or Burgers Submitted by: Peter Gerry [...]