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Backyard Chickens: The Ad-HEN-ture Begins
Welcome to our urban chicken Ad-HEN-ture! Plus, a clucking delicious egg salad recipe.Let the ad-HEN-ture beginWe’ve done it! We finally have “livestock.” Over the past 3 years of planning and dreaming of our urban homestead, one thing has rung true for us: chickens are a must.Sure, we have carved out a giant garden that will be […]
Continue readingCanned Meat: What to do with it
As you stroll into the canned goods isle of your local supermarket you will inevitably come across those flat cans of ham, chicken and turkey along side the tuna. You might wonder “who eats this stuff?” Me, I’m the weirdo that eats it. After reading this post you very well might find yourself hoping aboard […]
Continue readingSkillet Creations: For when you forget to thaw the meat
Swedish Meatball Skillet Skillet Hamburgers Sloppy Joe’s I’ll be honest, recently, no matter my best laid plans, our busy schedule often leads to a “take what you can get, at least we are eating together” scenario when it comes to dinner. I usually have dreams of making hand raised pork pies or something equally ambitious, […]
Continue readingMustard From Pantry Staples
Mustard PowderMustard is such a versatile condiment. The variety is endless as you experiment with different bases and seed variety. Our family tends to stick to the milder end of things so my pantry only has yellow mustard seed but, if you are more spicy, here is a great resource to get you experimenting. This post […]
Continue readingSide Dish Bean Recipes
It’s all well and good to stock up on beans simply because they are an inexpensive nutritious food, but what the heck do you do with them once you are sick of vat after vat of variations on baked beans?I have in the past, pondered that very question as I stared at my dinner plate […]
Continue readingKetchup From Pantry Staples
When I became a mom and started researching food items in order to choose the most healthful for my minions, I found articles reporting the crazy amount of sugar in a condiment I thought was pretty neutral health wise.Well that wouldn’t do at all. I had to find an alternative, but I was not interested […]
Continue readingBBQ Sauce From Pantry Staples
A little smoky, a little sweet with some heat. This delicious Kentucky style BBQ sauce made from pantry staples is thick and dip-able, just like it ought to be. Better yet, it only takes a couple minutes to whip up. The Recipe 2 cans (5.5 fl oz/156 ml) tomato paste 2 TBSP (30 ml) white vinegar […]
Continue readingThe Everything Pantry Essential Tool Kit:
Tools and Appliances For a Successful Frugal KitchenA successful “Sweat Equity” approach to your grocery budget begins with your kitchen tool choices.With that in mind, I thought it might be helpful to provide a list of the “cannot live without” tools I use in my own frugal kitchen.I am a huge fan of versatile multi-use […]
Continue readingSalt – for a clean mouth and a clean house
Mouthwash When my son had to have his tonsils removed, our ENT specialist suggested gargling with salt because of its antibacterial properties. Once he had healed, we kept on with this strategy to give us all an added level of defense against the seasonal cold bug or whenever we start to feel a sore throat […]
Continue readingWhole Wheat & Olive Oil Drop Biscuits
There is nothing like a piping hot biscuit paired with a soup, stew or even a touch of honey. This recipe was born of necessity really. Hubby and I had wrung in the New Year on the husky side again and I wanted an alternative and somewhat “cholesterol friendly” quick drop biscuit recipe. The traditional […]
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