Organizing a Deep Freezer

June 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment

A good friend asked me this question this morning: “I’m starting to clean out my deep freezer in preparation for this year’s harvest. I quickly realized that as organized as I try to be, I have found no good way to organize my freezer so things are easily accessible and so that at the end [...]

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Homemade Baking Mixes

May 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Today I wanted to tell you about something I did before Janna was born that has saved me quite a bit of time in the kitchen. Saturday is always pancake morning at our house.  I have to make two kinds because Joshua has food allergies.  I decided to make up several bags of pancake mix [...]

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Easy Homemade Swiffer Cloths

April 26, 2011 By 2 Comments

I purchased a Swiffer a few months ago. I like to use it in our kitchen because I felt like our broom just wasn’t getting all of the food and dirt off of the floor. I knew that I didn’t want to purchase the disposable cloths not only because they would be expensive but because [...]

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Keeping up with Email

February 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Today I wanted to share some tips I’ve learned about email.  I have had empty email inboxes* for over a week. *I have two Gmail accounts-one for blogging, etc. and one for my personal email.  I also have a Yahoo account that I use when I sign up for free offers and coupons. Having a [...]

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Homemade Funnel

January 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment

I have an easy and frugal idea for you today.  The funnel pictured above was made simply by cutting the bottom off of a 1 gallon vinegar bottle.  I needed a funnel with a bigger hole and this was the perfect solution. A homemade funnel could also be made from a smaller plastic bottle or [...]

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Repurposing Shower Curtains

January 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment

I have always purchased the $1 shower curtain liners from the dollar store.  However, I guess we are just too hard on them because we always seem to pull most of the holes out at the top. Last week I broke down and bought some fabric shower curtain liners, but I didn’t throw away our old [...]

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The Coolest Thing Since Sliced Bread

June 9, 2010 By 5 Comments

My husband has said the phrase “the coolest thing since sliced bread” many times since I have known him.  I guess sliced bread is pretty cool.  Well, today I have a tip that makes the process of slicing bread pretty cool, too. Years ago a dear woman from church, who has since passed away, told [...]

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Cook Once, Eat Twice

May 19, 2010 By 6 Comments

This isn’t a new concept, but it is truly a time saving one.  I enjoy cooking and I try to make nutritious meals for my family.  However, there are times when I just don’t feel like cooking a huge meal from scratch.  Here is where the cook once, eat twice concept comes in handy. For [...]

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Enhancing the Nutritional Value of Recipes (AKA Hiding Veggies)

April 28, 2010 By 6 Comments

Something I have been doing for the past year is to add pureed vegetables to other foods to enhance the nutritional value of a recipe.  Some of you may think this is sneaky.  However, I think that the more nutrient dense I can make a meal the healthier we will be. Take this batch of [...]

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Plant Markers from Old Mini Blinds

April 14, 2010 By 2 Comments

Sometimes there is a method to my madness.  I took down a set of mini blinds a few months ago and kept them.  On Monday, I started planting our garden and needed some plant markers.  I remembered the old mini blinds and set to work.  I cut the strings and pulled out a few slats.  [...]

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