This quick and easy high-protein breakfast “meal” is perfect for when I don’t want to cook but I want the kids to have a semi-healthy breakfast. We make these babies up in about 5 minutes and serve them with apple slices. And don’t be fooled by their size, they’re super filling!
Ok, we’re on day 11 and it’s going well so far, pretty much. But we’ve come across a situation that calls for some revision to our original budget. This is freaking me out just a bit, only because I don’t want to get into a habit of allowing too many revisions, you know?
Welcome back! Ok, yesterday I found quite the leak (ok, so it was more of a crater) in our financial ship via dining out. After the realization of that trauma to our finances, I thought it might be wise to go back again to our 2012 statements and evaluate how much we spent on gas …
Today’s recipe is one that I borrowed from one of my favorite books, Clara’s Kitchen: Wisdom, Memories and Recipes from the Great Depression. (affiliate link) Clara does a wonderful job of putting together frugal and tasty recipes in this book, and adds some cherished bits of wisdom for frugality and simple living as well. I’ve modified this recipe …
A friend of mine swears by this turkey brine. She has family members who never cared for turkey until they tried her recipe. If you’re looking to give your turkey and extra “oomph”, here’s the way to do it. This particular recipe is for a 15-pound turkey. For the Brine: 2 1/2 gallons water 2 …
One of the ways that we keep our food budget so low is by having a Meal Calendar. This techique of meal planning has instrumental in a couple of ways.
January 1st, 2013. It’s finally arrived: The day we begin our Depression-Era (DE) living experiment in order to get out of debt. We’ve been anticipating the arrival of this day for about the last six weeks or so, when we felt a strong tug on our spirits to get serious about debt reduction in our …
Here’s another cheap and easy recipe that’ll fill your tummy good on a cool winter’s night. My dad showed me how to make a good, hearty and tasty soup using just a few basic ingredients.
SO, it’s December 27th, 2012. Exactly 5 days until we begin our DE lifestyle, and roughly a month or so since the Lord planted this Depression Era living idea into our hearts. As we head toward DE Day, I’ve been going through the gamut of emotions: fear, excitement, celebration, relief, anger and the like. I …
You can’t beat homemade chicken soup, both for its health benefits and for the taste. With whole chickens at our grocer being around $7 each, chicken soup can be quite expensive, but we use an old DE trick to make our soup stretch:
