If you shape your loaves of French bread…
…and then sit down in the office to bury yourself in the task of updating Quicken and writing a monthly money report, you will wander …
Frugal things from yesterday
Yesterday I: -made a batch of homemade yogurt. This stuff costs less than $1 per quart, which makes it a total bargain. -used my honey-glazed …
Miscellany
You know the drill…a post full of random bits of things that don’t go together. ______________________________________ I’m really happy that all of my tulips from …
Homemade Fish Cakes
After trying some fish cakes at a restaurant a while ago, I was inspired to make some at home. I’m generally not a huge fish …
I rarely have criticisms of Aldi…
(And this one isn’t terribly serious anyway. It’s about packaging colors!) But here it is. Due to this packaging, I feel certain that I am …
This and that from around the web
I rarely do roundups like this, but I keep coming across articles lately that make me think, “Ooh, I should share this with my readers!” …
Pineapple Salsa
Every now and then Aldi sends me a small gift certificate along with a list of seasonal projects or the option to go it on …
Monday Q&A | Kids and Shopping Requests, Knife Recommendations, and Cereal Bag Reuse
Every Monday, I answer a few of the questions that my readers send me. If you have a question you’d like me to answer in …
This looks worse than it is.
Every week, I post a picture of the food that has gone bad over the last seven days. Why do I do this? Because in …
Overdressed, part two: What should we do?
So. Yesterday I wrote about Elizabeth Cline’s book, Over-Dressed, but I didn’t have space to really delve into how the information in this book should …
Over-Dressed
I first heard of this book sometime last year, and it instantly piqued my interest, so I contacted the publisher to see if they’d like …
Want to pay less for gas? (You know you do.)
This giveaway is now closed, and BlogHer will be contacting the winner. Thanks! Though I try to keep my driving to a minimum, gas is …
Lately, I’ve been….
…making my way through the seasonal clothing swap. It’s always more work than I remember. And more mess. Plus, I have a big pile of …
How to Make 7-Layer Jello
This is neither a frugal recipe nor a healthy one. BUT, when I posted a picture of this jello (which Lisey requested for her birthday …
A few of my faves
This week I’ve been busy making my way through the 97 (!) ebooks that are available in the Ultimate Homemaking eBook bundle, and I thought …