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Advent Calendar Day 4 – Cookies Anyone?
Way back in 2009 (has it really been this long?) we held a Virtual Cookie Exchange here on the Hillbilly Housewife blog. We had all sorts of delicious cookie recipes that were contributed by fellow bloggers and compiled them into a pdf document. I thought it would be fun to share those recipes with you […]
Continue readingBaking Made Simple – Day 3 of the HBHW Advent Calendar
One of our favorite traditions is each is to bake Christmas cookies and special pies for the Holiday Season. Christmas Day wouldn’t be the same without French Toast Casserole made with homemade bread for breakfast or Sweet Potato Pie for dessert. Leading up to Christmas there’s lots of baking to be done, cookies, brownies, quick […]
Continue readingHomemade Christmas Gifts – HBHW Advent Calendar Day 2
From the comments and emails I’ve gotten yesterday, y’all seem to be just as excited as I am about the HBHW advent calendar idea. I sat down last night and planned it all out through Christmas Eve … and I have a special surprise planned for the last one. Today I thought we’d continue to […]
Continue readingIntroducing The Hillbilly Housewife Advent Calendar
In the past, I’ve traditionally run a big Thanksgiving sale, but with all sorts of different offers going on and us spending lots of family time this past weekend, I thought it would be fun to do something a little different this year. I always loved having and advent calendar as a child and have […]
Continue reading25 Easy Candy Recipes – Perfect For The Holidays
One of my favorite things about the Holiday season is all the yummy sweet treats. There are special cookies, cakes and desserts we tend to only make this time of the year. Today I’d like to share 25 Christmas Candy recipes with you from the Dining on a Dime cookbook. Homemade Peanut Brittle Recipe 3/4 […]
Continue readingFrugal Thanksgiving Shopping Tips
The following is a short excerpt from the Hillbilly Housewife Thanksgiving Planner available from Amazon. I hope you find my frugal shopping tips helpful as you prepare for Thanksgiving. Shopping for Thanksgiving Dinner can put quite a dent into your grocery budget for that week (or even all of November.) Below you’ll find some of […]
Continue readingThe Honey Do List – Five Reasons Why You Need Honey in Your Skin Care Products
My friend Becky from Bee-Queen.com makes the most amazing honey lotion. I have two bottles of it sitting on the counter right now and use them daily. I asked her to share a little bit about the benefits of using honey in your skin care products. Not only does her lotion feel great, it’s really […]
Continue readingFrugal Gardening Tips
Are you planting a garden this fall? Whether you’re a veggie growing pro, or new to gardening, you’ll appreciate the tips below. Getting a garden started can be quite expensive which defeats the main reason most of us a growing a garden – to safe on food cost. Take a moment to read through the […]
Continue readingStanding Up and Scotch Eggs – Whole 30 Day 3
I was busy working on today’s newsletter while I was drinking my coffee and kept breakfast simple. I had a beautiful large tomato ready from the garden and just fixed some scrambled eggs cooked in a little ghee to go with it. Sometimes simple meals are my favorites and it was hard to beat the […]
Continue readingMaking Ghee and Egg Cups – Whole 30 Day 2
Day Two on Whole 30 went pretty smooth. I think it helps that I’ve been pretty busy all week so far. I’m still struggling with the whole “eating breakfast as soon as you get up” thing. I’m not ready for food until after I had my coffee and had time to think about what I […]
Continue readingSaltwater Cleanse and Noodles – Whole 30 Day 1 Recap
Tracy and I decided over the weekend to give the Whole 30 program a try. I talked more about it here, but basically we’re eating clean and cutting out sugar, grains, dairy and legumes for the next 30 days and see how we feel. I started playing around over the weekend eating most of my […]
Continue readingStarting Whole 30 – Wanna Join Us?
I had such high hopes in January that this would be the year when I finally get healthy and lose a bunch of weight. Fast forward a few short weeks and I was back on my old unhealthy eating schedule. I was too busy, eating healthy was too expensive, the list of excuses could go […]
Continue readingHow To Make Ice Cream Without An Ice Cream Maker
If you don’t have an ice cream maker, don’t fret. You can make ice cream at home without the aid of either a hand-cranked machine or an electric ice cream maker. How? All you need is a freezer, and a little muscle. Here’s how to do it. This will work with any ice cream recipe. […]
Continue readingThe Trip To Germany
This week’s article is more of a personal blog post about our trip to Germany. I thought it would be fun to share a few pictures with you of my town, the grocery stores and a few sights around the area. I hope you’ll enjoy taking this little trip with me. Let’s start with the […]
Continue readingDarn Good & Dang Tasty – Healthy Food Does’t Have To Taste Bad
My friend Tracy from MomsinaBlog.com put together a wonderful new cookbook full of healthy recipes that taste great. I asked her to share her thoughts and inspiration for writing the book along with some recipes with you. Enjoy and don’t forget to check out Darn Good & Dang Tasty. Oftentimes when we think of eating […]
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