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Onions Aleggo
I learned to do this onion thing when I was young. In the really old days women would just braid the tops of onions together and hang them up, but now days the tops are cut off before we ever get them. so you take old panty hose and put an onion in and tie […]
Continue readingCooking Bacon
Always rinse bacon under cold water before frying, it will reduce the amount the bacon shrinks when you cook it. Highly Recommended – Penny Pinching Mama Find out how Jill Cooper lived on $500 per month. This e-book is filled with over 500 practical, everyday ideas to help anyone stretch a small income. Get your […]
Continue readingPreserving HandWritten Recipes
I wanted to preserve my mother-in-laws handwritten recipes. First started scanning them into my computer. Then, decided to use my digital camera instead. Just lay the recipe card on the table and snap a picture. After downloading the pictures to the computer, you can rename them by the name of the recipe. You can even […]
Continue readingSharpen Scissors
a great way to sharpen scissors or a paper cutter is to cut several times through tin foil…it works! Further Reading – Keeping It Clean This is a 3 ebook series that will help you spend less time and money on your laundry. Tawra and Jill from Living On A Dime share their best frugal […]
Continue readingAnother cheap costume! (Home made lego)
Hi:) I sent you the garbage bag costume idea and I remembered another one! this is for smaller children You need: 1 cardboard box that is big enough for the child to fit in, small butter dishes, and spray paint Cut a hole out of the top for their head, and the sides for their […]
Continue readingSaving on Juice
I buy juice concentrate in the metal cans. It says to dilute add 3 cans of water, I use 4 cans instead. I do it for two reasons, it helps stretch the juice and it’s better for my sons teeth. Highly Recommended – Penny Pinching Mama Find out how Jill Cooper lived on $500 per […]
Continue readingBean There Meatloaf
my mother in law has a very limited diet, she eats next to nothing that isnt meat. I love to have my mother in law over for my meatloaf because I sneak in a can of mashed kidney or black beans and she never knows! The kidney beans add needed fiber to the meatloaf and […]
Continue readingGiving Ground Turkey Some Taste
I have never like the flat taste of ground turkey. But the price was just to tempting. Tip-when cooking ground turkey I add about 1 teaspoon of beef bouillon, 1/2 Tablespoon dry onions, 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon GRANULATED garlic to uncooked ground turkey, then cook as normal. I have also added spices for breakfast sausage […]
Continue readingFinding Frugal Recipes
A fun way to find new frugal recipes is to look at old cookbooks from World War II. Because of rationing, there are alot of recipes for dishes that stretch meat, and use less butter. Plus they are fun to read!! Old cookbooks or newer published compilations are available through the library! Highly Recommended – […]
Continue readingMock Warm Delights
My family loves the warm delights desserts, but they are pricey. I usually find them around the $3.00 price range for 2. Instead, make your own at home. All it takes is 1 box of cake mix which you can get for as low as 75 cents. The recipe is simple, 4 Tbsp cake mix […]
Continue readingMacaroni and Tomatoes
I don’t know how much more frugal you can get than this, and it’s one of my most favorite comfort foods. Boil macaroni as directed on the package. Drain. Add a can of crushed tomatoes. That’s it for the basics. I like to add salt, pepper and butter to mine when it’s done cooking. I […]
Continue readingExtend Your Butter
I live here in Benin and real butter here is shiped in from France. some time ago it became quite expensive so i decided to find another thing to use as butter but at the same time i like the taste of butter and the margerine here tastes like strawberry. so i took a block […]
Continue readingMake Your Electric Dryer More Efficient
I have found a way to make our electric dryer a bit more efficient and it doesn’t need to run as long to dry a load of clothes … when you are drying towels and after they are done, keep one dry hot one in the dryer and toss your next load of clothes in […]
Continue readingSweet Tea in a Jiffy
To make fast Iced Tea or Sweet Tea. Follow this tip. Put 13 Tea Bags (For Four Quarts, 6 or 7 for two quarts) into the basket of your Coffee Maker. Brew as for a pot of Coffee. When finished Brewing Pour into a Four Quart Pitcher (Or two quart if using less bags) and […]
Continue readingFreezing Apples
Not sure how any have apple trees. But here in the NW we have them everywhere it seems . Some years we get lots of little apples.Last year was that way.I had made applesauce apple butter apple crisp if it had apples I made it.And still had lots of little apples. Someone said just quarter […]
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