1. Made bread.2. Made yogurt (I follow this method in the slow cooker).3. Purchased peaches at $0.99/lb and froze most of them for adding to yogurt this winter.4. Dried the laundry outside. (Although yesterday I had to go running outside to bring in the diapers when it started to rain).5. Froze coffee to make ice cubes so Matt could make good iced coffee at home. It's been in the 80s and 90s this week and iced coffee is one of Matt's favorite hot weather treats.Hopefully those will all … [Read more...]
Starting a (Semi) Whole Food Diet
At some point last week, Matt read an article about how a family solved their little boy's health issues by following a whole foods diet. And then he read an article (or maybe it was the day before that) about foods that are allowed here in the United States that are banned in other countries. We both were stuck by the articles. We don't eat a ton of junk but we aren't that careful about it either. There is definitely room for improvement. That is when I decided to change up our diet a … [Read more...]
Simple Frugal Tip: Pudding Cups
This is a short and sweet and kind of silly frugal tip.Don't buy pudding cups.Instead, buy little half cup sized Gladware containers and instant pudding mix. I keep a couple vanilla and a couple chocolate pudding mixes on hand at all times. If you want to get really frugal, you could even make your own pudding. I just don't.I mix up the pudding according to the side of the box and put into the little containers before the pudding is set. Put the lids on and pop in the fridge. Instant pudding … [Read more...]
Recipe Review: French Onion Patty Melts
I was watching The Rachael Ray Show last Thursday and decided her recipe of the day looked amazing.French Onion Patty Melts. Doesn't it look good? So I did what anyone else would do.I promptly Pinned the recipe for later then put it on my menu.It sounds so simple. Caramelize the onions, cook the burgers, assemble sandwiches, then cook just like grilled cheese. Perfect! I can totally do that.Wrong.I have made caramelized onions many times before. This time, quite burnt. So I had to start all … [Read more...]
It’s Here
My Kindle arrived on Friday!!!!I think I'm in love. lol.Most of the free books that I had wanted were still free. I even found a NASB Bible, the version one of our pastors uses, for $5.80. I love my printed NIV study Bible but its nice to read the same version that is being read out loud.I love that I can read while nursing Abby now. I can hold it one handed and don't need the other hand to turn pages like in a conventional book.There are also even more book to review though one of my book … [Read more...]