Kimmie has some awesome tips for frugal living. 1. Cook from scratch. Once you learn to do this nothing will be out of your reach. 2. Utilize scrapes. Use carcasses (bones) to make stock or broth. Any bones will do. You may raise eyebrows when you ask for the Thanksgiving turkey carcass. 3. Stop eating …
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17 Spring Desserts
https://kiwiandplums.com/spring-desserts/ Confession: It’s late in the afternoon around four and I am having issues with my sinuses. Yeah! We keep going from Spring to Winter and back again. These desserts are a great way to bring Summer in. Bright crisp flavors of lemons. Strawberrys galore. I can’t wait. I know this is shorter than my …
17 Dump and Go Crockpot Meals
Look at this… 👀 https://pin.it/4az5Fak With summer around the corner, no one wants to be in a hot kitchen. So below will be 17 meals you can throw in the crockpot and return later for dinner. Leslie did a really cool layout. The meals are categorized by the protein. I know genuis right. BEEF: Korean …
Summer Fruit Salad
Look at this… 👀 https://pin.it/6nCO5rY Even though we currently having winter type of weather here in Michigan, we still need to orep for Summer. Which is the season I am looking forward to now. Seriously! It could start at any minute. Below are some fruit salads that caught my eye. Enjoy! STRAWBERRIES, BLUEBERRIES, & RASPBERRIES: …
Watch “1950’s Portion Sizes and Lifestyle” on YouTube
This video will be looking at the 1950s portion sizes and overall lifestyle. Here’s what I found, they were busy. Not by today’s standard of busy. Dad goes to work, kiddies go to school, and mom cleans and preps the house for the family’s return. Mom didn’t just set around waiting for the motivation to …
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Wstermelon Jelly! 🍉
Look at this… 👀 https://pin.it/6wJxtpR Watermelons are one of the top selling Summer fruits. Next to Strawberries. When I was looking for today’s post yesterday this caught my eye. It combines two things I love: watermelons and canning. Yes! This jelly would be like have quailty watermelon year round. This site shows how to extract …
Summer Tablescapes
Look at this… 👀 https://pin.it/6rElNFg Summer is finally around the corner. Of course, this means kiddies will be home soon. Two things occur in this time: kiddies get bored and you can be two seconds from counting the strains of hair on your head. Or you can start planning fun adventures. Take this as an …
12 Budget Friendly Meals
Look at this… 👀 https://pin.it/3wQ0m43 These meals are budget friendly in that they cost $1 per person. Hello! Yes please. When you can feed your family that cheap, you need to keep these meals close at hand. Below will be the ones that stood out to me. PASTA WITH PEAS: Confession; I can’t stand peas. …
Watch “Whenever You Eat – 1950’s Nutrition – CharlieDeanArchives / Archival Footage” on YouTube
Minday afternoon Antonia (my daughter) and I a conversation about the difference between serving sizes now compared to the serving sizes of the 1950s. This a huge difference. Example: In the 1950s a whopper meal of today would’ve been considered large. Cut the meal in half or go with with a whopper junior meal and …
Summer Desserts! 🍦
Look at this… 👀 https://pin.it/23ZWDEg Summer is on the horizon. Or at least yesterday looked that way. As you are reading this, we are getting ready for more cold Artic temperatures. Below will be ones that stood out to me. NO-BAKE PIES: I have fond memories of an cherry cheesecake my late Grams made every …
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