Most folks just bear with the side dish named “slaw.” I was raised to eat and love it, whether I…
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Frugal Living
Summer Camp at Home Update
Morning devotions, praise and worship songs, crafts, nature, art, snacks, sleeping bags, s’mores and more! Sound like summer camp to…
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Baby Steps to Frugal Living
Creak. Creak. Stick. Stick. That’s the sound my sandals made as I walked across the kitchen floor. It was yucky….
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CD Cookie: Appreciating Teachers
Several years ago, I read about Happybird’s Crafting Haven using white paper CD sleeves as holders for cookies. Great teacher…
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Wedding Shower Paper Chain
Coming up in a couple short weeks we will celebrate a cousin’s wedding! All of my girls will have the…
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Meal Plan: Bunches of Batch Cooking
“A man ought to eat what’s offered and be glad to get it!” ~ Rose Watson, Mitford Series My freezer…
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Frugal Living: Beans and Rice
A very simple way we’ve been cutting expenses around here is this. In a two week meal plan, we have…
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Batch Cooking Black-eyed Peas in the Slow Cooker
Two bags. Two pounds. Rinsed. Quick soaked. (Just followed the directions on the bag). But then… Bunches of beans cooked…
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Meal Plan: Cheap Eats for Two Weeks
It has been a while since I posted a meal plan because when Grandma and Grandpa retired out west, we…
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Grilled Cheese, Dressed Up
When Grandma and Grandpa retired out west a little bit ago, we got a few things from their pantry. One…
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Cinnamon Toast – it’s not just for breakfast anymore
Who doesn’t love cinnamon toast? Especially children. So it was a big ‘duh’ moment for me when I read Hillbilly…
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Homemade Bread in 10 minutes
an update from the Hodgepodge archives How can you make homemade bread with 10 minutes of effort? First a little…
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Frugal Living: Homemade Laundry Detergent
We did it! We tried making the powdered version of homemade laundry detergent. And in the grand tradition of batch…
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