With this simple "trick" you'll learn how to keep cut avocados fresh, and never waste them again! Gabriel and I aren’t really big fans fo avocados, so I haven’t bought very many during the years we’ve been married. But now Haddassah is suddenly eating everything she can get her hands on, and I’m Keep Reading
Why I Bake With Guar Gum
I get a lot of comments, emails, and messages from people asking me why I use guar gum in my gluten-free recipes, and if they can use xanthan gum instead, so I wanted to take a moment and address that really quickly. The short answer is yes. You can do an even swap, and will most likely never see Keep Reading
How To Remove Grease Stains From Clothing
Now, I’m not very good at stain removal, and in the past, whenever I ran into grease stains on my clothes, I just figured they were goners. But see, having a baby in my arms (nearly) all the time makes me clumsy. Take a few days ago for instance. I reached up for the butter dish, which was on top Keep Reading
Saving With A Window A/C
The weather stayed so cold for so long this Spring, that we wondered if it would ever warm up. But when it finally did, it warmed up with a vengeance. By the last few days of May, I was having a hard time convincing myself not to reach out and press that button the thermostat that would solve Keep Reading
Saving Money: It’s The Little Things
I’ve been wracking my brain, looking for ways to keep cutting our cost of living. Asking myself “what else can I do? what am I not seeing?” Visitng other frugal living blogs and reading what they have to say, asking other people what they do… I’ve compiled a short list here of things that really Keep Reading
5 Ways To Reduce The Protein Bill
We all know how hard it can be to get adequate protein while shopping on a tight budget. Even more difficult if you’re looking for something a little more healthy than the stuff at the average supermarket. Here are five delicious ways we’ve found to reduce that cost: Lentils - One of the most Keep Reading
Seven Ways To Minimize The Heating Bill
With the onset of winter, everybody’s energy bill starts to skyrocket (As if you didn’t already know that) - unless you’re one of those fortunate families who uses wood heat. Unfortunately, we don’t have that option right now, and with the weather turning ridiculously cold over the last few days Keep Reading
Six Shoe Buying Tips
image Credit I was out running today and realized that I’m gonna have to invest in a new pair of shoes. Yes, this is another post inspired by pavement pounding. Shoes are expensive. Really expensive. But it’s a necessary expense. Better to invest in a good pair of shoes than suffer from shin Keep Reading
Homemade Laundry Detergent
My homemade laundry detergent, vinegar, and a stray pumpkin Homemade laundry detergent sounds like a really big deal, but you’d be surprised by both how easy, and how effective it is. Granted, it’s not Tide, but it’s still good stuff. Certainly as good as cheaper detergent brands. I’ve been very Keep Reading
Keeping Cool Without A/C
It’s amazing how running the A/C runs up the electric bill. With out electric heating or cooling, our monthly bill is just a few dollars over the minnimum - and our house is all electric - stove, water heater - everything. I honestly don’t remember how much it cost us last summer to cool our house, Keep Reading
