You want to know what has saved a lot of money in our grocery budget? Switching from buying canned beans, to dry beans. I know it’s a no-brainer when you’re just using beans canned in water, but most of our canned bean consumption was coming in the form of refried beans, chili bean, and pork and Keep Reading
Chocolate-Peanut Butter-Banana Pudding Pops
Quite a mouthful isn’t it? What is it about hot weather that makes us grab for the sweet treats? Maybe it’s because savory treats don’t freeze as well. In any case I stumbled across a recipe for chocolate/banana pudding pops a few days ago and had to try it (hey, I had bananas that were getting Keep Reading
Organic Pest Control
Summer’s here! Okay so, maybe not quite. But it’s hot outside, and gardens are going strong…. And they’re full of bugs. What’s the organically minded gardener to do? The last thing we want is to spray pesticides that make the produce unfit to eat. Here are a few of our summer bug Keep Reading
Oatmeal Cake
I love a good, protein packed breakfast. Unfortunately, our chickens and ducks have almost stopped laying eggs. Yeah, I know. Spring is when chickens kick it into high gear and lay a bazillion eggs. Unfortunately, some stray dogs got into (yes, in) our chicken pens and slaughtered all, yes all of Keep Reading
Homemade And Healthy: Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
I’ve noticed that salad dressings have kind of fallen into disgrace - at least the kind I like. I’ve heard that we should start topping our lettuce with oil and vinegar (bleh!) because ranch dressing just ain’t healthy. Well, I’m here to tell you that it can be. This is my family’s absolute Keep Reading
Cleaning with Microfiber
I really hate using paper towels. Every time I pull one off the roll I feel like I’m watching money go down the drain. Actually, that feeling comes pretty much every time I use a disposable item. Feels like I might as well just throw money in the trash. In fact, I still have most of the package Keep Reading
Easy Blender Mayonnaise
I made a promise to myself a few weeks ago when we were having internet connection trouble that I was going to start getting all my blog posts scheduled ahead of time in the inevitable event that it happened again. And yet, here I am on Monday morning, writing out this recipe. Why? because I was Keep Reading
Cutting the Cost: Grinding Vs. Buying
If you asked me the best way to save money on gluten-free food preparation, I’d tell you to grind your own grain. Don’t believe me? Next time you’re in the grocery store, compare the price of a pound of rice, and a pound of rice flour. It’s astonishing. When I first began baking gluten-free, I Keep Reading
Homemade Corn Tortillas
Corn tortillas are just about the easiest gluten-free recipe you will ever make. Get ready to make the best tortillas you will ever taste! After going gluten-free, it didn’t take long to figure out that I didn’t like corn tortillas much. They’re too dry. You can’t roll them up into burritos. The Keep Reading
DIY Hair Cut
I got my hair cut yesterday. Yup. Actually, I cut it myself. Don’t worry, I’ve been cutting my own hair for a while now. Paying for a haircut really stinks, so I used to have one of my sister, or Gabriel, cut my hair. But, I got tired of having such a boring cut, so I decided to try this. It’s Keep Reading