If you ever wonder if I try and trick my family with meal planning the answer is yes, I do. With weekly meal planning, I’m able to keep track of how many times a week we eat fish, greens, and meat. Weekly meal plan #48 and weekly meal plan #49 each included 6-days in a… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Gingham Style Defined
Gingham Style is not to be confused with Gangnam Style…Go Gingham is where you can get to be stylish and frugal! But what is it exactly? Well maybe this will help... I was interviewed recently and given a list of questions to answer about my style. I don’t think the story will run so I… Continue reading Gingham Style Defined
Budgeting and How to Track Expenses Part 2
“Budgeting and How to Track Expenses" is Part 1 in this series and this is the second or Part 2. The third in this series is "Budgeting and How to Track Expenses Part 3" is the final. Check out Part 1 first - it's a great place to start the budget and tracking how much… Continue reading Budgeting and How to Track Expenses Part 2
Weekly Meal Plan
Remember when we had to get rid of one of our backyard chickens last year? It was hard and I don’t want to have to do it again but one of our hens hasn’t laid an egg in months. At the top of the pecking order, she’s quite mean to the other hens who are… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Square Foot Gardening
Do you have a DIY project that you never seem to get around to doing? I do. Or did. I have been wanting to do this gardening project for years and never got around to it. Then, this past Friday we had a beautiful spring like day. I must have spring fever because I was… Continue reading Square Foot Gardening
Weekly Meal Plan
When someone tells me they don’t meal plan because they don’t cook elaborate or fancy meals but instead simple ones, it makes me smile. There’s nothing fancy about the meals that are being cooked at our house but I still meal plan. It’s a money saver, time saver, and keeps me on track for using… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Home Swapping and Eating Like a Local
My favorite way to travel is to home swap. Trading homes has allowed our family of 4 to travel to different countries and live like locals without the expense of hotels or eating at restaurants. Not only do we stay for free but we also eat like locals because we’re cooking at home. What better… Continue reading Home Swapping and Eating Like a Local
Living Your Best Life Tips
There are many days when I think about how little time I have left with teenagers at home. When my kids were younger and I was home with them, some days felt as if they went on forever. Now, with college letters arriving daily in our mailbox, I am feeling as if I’ve got to… Continue reading Living Your Best Life Tips
Weekly Meal Plan
This week’s meal plan includes “Super Bowl Sunday” and with the football game shown on network TV and not just on paid television, we were in business. I don’t really care about watching the actual football game but I do care about what we’re eating and I do most of the cooking because it’s generally… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Homemade Vanilla Extract
Vanilla extract, which is in practically every baked good recipe on earth, should have 2 ingredients in it: alcohol and vanilla beans. If your vanilla extract has more than these 2 ingredients, consider how unnecessary the other ingredients are. Plus, this is so easy to make, you’re never going to buy vanilla extract again. Homemade… Continue reading Homemade Vanilla Extract
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