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x2 When I was growing up, it wasn't until I was in high school that I discovered not everyone had tomatoes, sweet corn and bread with butter or strawberry shortcake for dinner during the summer. Since we ate out of the garden during most of the summer, discovering that not everyone did this...

Funny, I was just thinking along these same lines. We scored a load of free food on Friday. We got the opportunity to clean out a commercial refrigerator and freezer. A lot was baked goods. We kept a small amount (cookies for the kids' lunches, etc.) but most was donated to the homeless...

Old chest freezers work great. Remove the compressor (which comprises the bulk of the weight) and you have a big metal box :)

I had a recent conversation that convinced me a little bit of paranoia is a good thing. As background, during our stocking up endeavors, DH and I have chosen to move to a cash-based system where we only pay cash when purchasing large quantities of food or other items. This was prompted by the...

Okay, just so I am clear....is it $35 total or is it $35 plus shipping. I am at 49201.

This happened to us. We bought the house in October and when we got our winter tax bill, the house was assessed for $10k more than I paid for it. I just called the township and said, while I know that I am a fabulous addition to the neighborhood, I don't think me simply moving in has raised...

I love it! New zombie course helps students learn about survival behavior "Surviving the Coming Zombie Apocalypse Catastrophes and Human Behavior" will be a new kind of online course offered by the School of Social Work this summer. EAST LANSING, Mich. Coming soon, zombies will be invading...

We are a proud military family stretching back to the revolutionary war. More recently: Father - US Navy, Korea Uncle - WWII Bataan Death March survivor Three uncles served in Vietnam (two Army, one Airforce) DH - US Navy (injured in basic and discharged) Currently - stepdaughter US Navy (just...

At the end of the month, we had streeeetched foods.... 1/2# hamburger with an egg, onion and sleeve of crushed saltine crackers mixed in. Form into patties and pan fry. Fried potatoes and onions with a couple of beaten eggs mixed in, served with toast. Boxed mac and cheese with a tiny bit of...

I am in need of a new coffee maker. I have really wanted a Keurig, but no way was I spending that kind of money on a coffee maker. I frequently get "statements" from my debit/credit card rewards program, but generally ignore them. I decided to check it out just incase I could find something...

Last night the last of the turkey went through the hand grinder and I mixed it up into turkey salad. I can't wait for lunch time...I have two slices of homemade bread to toast and have with the turkey salad. I also have homemade sweet pickles and a dish of cranberry-orange relish. DD took...

We cut our expenses by: Ditching cable tv and investing in over the air antennas for the tv Cook from scratch Only shower as needed (2-3x per week). Really, how dirty can someone get sitting in an office. We always shower on Saturday night for church on Sunday and one other night during the...

I buy cranberry jelly by the case during the holidays when it is on sale. My son (Mr. Super-picky-eater) absolutely LOVES it ~ he calls it cranberry pudding. Here is my recipe for the crockpot. Mix a can of cranberry sauce (whole or jellied) with a package of dry onion soup mix (or equivalent...

The beef is more of a shredded roast beef. I don't know that I would use it in lasagne, but it makes excellent hot beef sandwiches or beef and noodles. There may be some solidified fat on the top of the can when you open it. This can just be scraped off. There may be some gelatinous stuff...

I find the easiest thing to to is when I am making a cake, just to make up several "convenience" cake mixes at the same time. Basically, putting your dry ingredients together just like a boxed cake mix (except in a ziploc or jar if preferred). Next time you want to make a cake, just pull out a...

Canned 33 quarts of pear sauce. Still had 2-1/2 five gallon buckets of pears left but decided that I didn't want to do any more pears so I "gifted" them to another family on freecycle. They were also going to make pear sauce and pear jelly.

I have been hearing about this test for several weeks now. Everytime I hear the message on the radio I can't help but think to myself, wow, what a great time for terrorist to pull some cr@p, right when everyone is ignoring the warning message.

I love to sew, I just never quite make the time to sit down and do it....unless out of necessity! Whenever I do make the time, I always seem to have a batch of mending that needs to be done first...or most recently, halloween costumes. Sunday morning, 7am before church, I was at the machine...

Make falafel. Yum!!!

Tonight is pork roast with carrots, red potatoes and onions. Hopefully with leftovers for tomorrow's lunch!