A Christmas camera card dump
We’re done with school until January, but Zoe squeezed in some school under the Christmas lights earlier this month. Such a comfortable way to work …
About Kristen
Orzo with Sausage and Asparagus
This post contains affiliate links. This dish is from my 52 New Recipes project, and I’ve made it several times since. Which is a very …
Christmas is…
“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.” -Charles Schultz- “My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others.” -Bob …
A speedy Five Frugal Things
This post contains affiliate links. Quick because it’s already almost 10:00 am here! 1. I sold a faux leather jacket on eBay. I bought it …
What I Spent, What We Ate | a quick one!
No grocery pictures this week, because it was just that kind of week. 😉 What I Spent I got a $25 Hungry Harvest box. I …
Five Frugal Things
1. I organized my fridge. It was getting a little hectic in there, which always, always leads to food waste. I did find a few …
The 2017 survey results
First: You guys are amazing. Over 1300 of you filled out my survey, and lots of you took the time to write thoughtful responses to …
Someone got all the cookies right!
Actually, between last night and this morning, three of you did! But the first one was Trina. Great job, Trina! Look for an email from …
The 2017 Cookie Guessing Contest!
Update: Trina was the first one to get all of the cookie guesses right! Congrats, Trina. You can see all the cookie artists identified here. …
Win 4 free products from Third Day Naturals!
This giveaway is now closed. Congrats to Tina, winner of the gift pack from Third Day! This post and giveaway are not sponsored. This post …
What I Spent, What We Ate | plus check back at noon!
Food now, a giveaway coming at noon! What I Spent I spent $70.78 at the grocery store. And then I got my $25 Hungry Harvest. …
52 New Recipes | Mashed Potato Cakes
Sonia mentioned the other day that she’d love it if we ate more potatoes. So, when I was perusing thru my stack of Cook’s Country …
Why I think most recipes qualify as frugal
In the survey, some readers wondered why I post recipes, since this isn’t a cooking blog and since not all of the recipes I post …
stream of consciousness
You guys, I’m blown away by how many of you have taken my reader survey. And not only are you all taking the time to …
I have questions for you!
It’s been a little over two years since I’ve done a reader survey, so I thought it was high time to check in with you …