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Steel Cut Oats In Crockpot For Breakfast
I love steel cut oats, you can buy them in bulk bins at health stores and make super cheap breakfasts with them. However, I do not have 40 minutes to cook them in the morning! I set up my crock pot, and put a smaller dish inside (its my husband’s grandmother’s white Pyrex, very sturdy!) […]
Continue readingThanksgiving Heavy Duty Garbage Bags
At hardware stores, you can find thicker “contractor grade” hefty-type garbage bags… For Thanksgiving and Xmas holidays, I like to invest in a box of 10 of these… they are so worth it. Very strong.. hold up to having bones, turkey carcass, and lots of scraps and waste without breaking. One less thing to have […]
Continue readingEat All Week Off Of One Ham
You can eat all week off of one ham. Purchase one good sized ham, then: 1. Slice off the good portions to be used for ham sandwiches. The ham sandwiches are one meal. 2. Hunk up the rest of the meat that is on the bone. Place the ham chunks and bone in a large […]
Continue readingCheapest Cloth Diaper Wash
Cold, short wash cycle with with 1 c. White vinegar and 1 tbsp bleach. Hot, long wash cycle with .5 c. of this awesome mixture 1 c. Borax 1 c. Washing soda .5 c. Oxyclean (or other powdered oxygen bleach) Mix powders well, store in container with lid. (editor’s note: recommended by Charlotte – use […]
Continue readingMaking Yogurt
This morning I made a quart of yogurt. Here’s how: I put a quart of 1% milk into a glass jar, added about 1/3 cup of plain yogurt that has the live and active culture. I used Mountain View but any plain yogurt will do as long as it has the live culture in it. […]
Continue readingPork Loin Pork Chops
In a flyer recently there was a sale on pork loins for $1.99 per pound and in the same flyer a sale on pork loin pork chops for $4.99 per pound. I take the pork loin and cut it into 1 inch pork chops and get a dozen pork chops out of the $1.99 pork […]
Continue readingHomemade Preschool Age Number Learning Toy
I recently had to take my Savannah out of her 2 day a week Mom’s Morning out play group. We just couldn’t afford it anymore and because I am not working as much, it really wasn’t needed. I decided I needed to be a little more proactive with teaching her things (with out her realizing […]
Continue readingBaked Bean Sandwiches
I believe this may fall under “frugal tips”. My mother was a little girl during the depression and remembers her dad making homemade baked beans (quite a treat)! Her fondest memory was what they did when there weren’t enough baked beans left to go around. They made open face baked beans sandwiches. Place slices of […]
Continue readingFreezer Egg Cheese and Sausage English Muffins
It gets really expensive fast to stop through a drive through for your morning breakfast. I found that with just a little time, I can put together breakfast and keep it in my deep freeze. I find that my version of the Egg **Muffin is much cheaper too. You will need: I get English muffins […]
Continue readingFiber Supplement Substitute
Do you currently take a fiber supplement or have considered taking one? Before you plunk down more than $10 a jar for a supplement that offers a few grams of fiber per serving, consider this: one half cup serving of Fiber One Original Cereal provides 14 grams of fiber and 60 calories. You can snack […]
Continue readingHow To Freeze Individual Meal Portions
Previously, I shared a tip I had about container free storage that involved freezing items with a high moisture content (casseroles, sauces etc.) Click on the link here: container free freezer storage – maximizing freezer space This is about how to freeze individual items. Here is an example: I love making my mom’s Stuffed Banana Pepper recipe. […]
Continue readingEasy Disposable Baby Wipes
Put a 1/2 paper towel roll in a plastic container that you can find at the grocery store that will fit it perfectly. Mix together and pour in the center of Bounty paper towel roll that has been cut in half: 2 cups water 2 Tbsp. Baby Wash 3 Tbsp. Baby Oil Once the cardboard […]
Continue readingReusable Flannel Baby Wipes
Baby wipes are expensive, and paper towels can be scratchy. You can make your own, reusable baby wipes from any soft and absorbent fabric. I used flannel for mine. Just cut into 8×8 squares and zig-zag or serge the edges to prevent fraying. If you want thicker ones, just put 2 squares together, and either […]
Continue readingEasy Homemade Nut Chopper
I can’t seem to keep a nut chopper so I made one out of an empty tomato paste can. Take an empty tomato sauce can.Wash and dry it. Use some tin snips and cut the rim around the top off. Careful as edges are sharp. Put your nuts into a flat bottom bowl and use […]
Continue readingFood Scraper From Dish Soap Bottle Top
When I have an empty dish soap bottle – save the top – the pull out top is good to use as a handle and it works good as a scraper for stuck foods when washing dishes Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will […]
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