Deductive Seasoning: Real Food For Busy Women. By Jackie Patti I am starting a new series on here, inspired my friend Pat who I recently reconnected with on Facebook; thus this series is tagged "posts for Pat".
Pat and I hadn't spoken in decades and in catching up, of course, I spent much time ranting about real food, because I am me. I sent links to find local farmer's markets and CSAs, to find local grass-fed meat, to find local raw milk. And when we next spoke and she told me she couldn't do this, I misheard her and answered the wrong question. Coming from where I've been lately, due to disability and the resultant lack of income, I must stretch the heck out of my food budget in order for us to eat real food.
When I realized how I misaddressed her concerns, I also realized I had been there. The thing is women living lives like that are guilty because they feed their families out of boxes too often. Fast, cheap and good: pick two The old project management truism expresses the problem well. 52 Ways To Save $100/Year: Use Your Freezer {Week 12} At the beginning of every week in 2013, I’ll be sharing a different way you can save $100 this year.
If you do all of these things, you’ll be able to save over $5,000 this year alone! Many of these things will likely be things you’re already doing, but hopefully all of you will pick up at least a few new ideas or some inspiration from this series. I have saved a tremendous amount of money over the years by using just about every nook and cranny of my freezer space. I use my freezer to store extras of great marked-down deals I find at the grocery store. 17 Foods To Buy Once & Regrow Forever. Everyday we throw heaps of leftovers and scraps out which could actually be used to regrow fruits, vegetables and herbs completely free of charge.
Not only can we save money, but also reduce our carbon footprint. With grocery prices increasing, now is the best time to get frugal in the kitchen and garden. Below are seventeen fruits, vegetables and herbs you can buy once and regrow forever… Vegetables Regrow Green Onions – Want to grow green onions indefinitely? Regrow Onions – This clever method of growing onions in an old used water bottle on a windowsill is a great way to get free onions! Regrow Carrots -This method to grow carrots from carrot tops is so simple you can get the kids involved. Regrow Celery – This is a clever idea to regrow celery from the base. Regrow Sweet Potato’s – The versatility of the sweet potato means it’s a firm favorite with any home cook, here we share a tutorial on how to grow more using nothing but a sweet potato. Fruit Herbs & Spices. Save Money While Building Your Pantry. I've made a concerted effort over the past year to lower my family's food budget, while expanding our food storage, or stockpile.
It's difficult to accomplish both of these goals simultaneously, but I've developed some tips that have worked for us, and wanted to share them with you. Use coupons. Stockpiling and couponing go hand in hand! Visit Southern Savers and The Coupon Wizards and read up about sale cycles to see what I mean. They cover the subject quite well, and taught me how to use coupons in an effective way (not an extreme way). Learn what can be frozen & what can’t. Have enough options in your own home, so that if you run out of something, you don’t have to buy it right away! Repackage some items. 27 Ways To Make Your Groceries Last As Long As Possible.
Make Perishable Food Last For Two Weeks. After my recent post on menu planning and sharing my current two week grocery shopping routine, I had several readers ask how I made my produce and perishable items (like dairy & bread) last for a two week period.
Here are a few tips I have learned to make it work! 1. Use the more perishable produce items during the first week and save the more hearty produce during the second. For example, we will use the softer produce, green beans, cucumbers, pears, grapes, etc during the first week and use more of the coniferous vegetables squashes, broccoli, carrots, potatoes, apples, oranges, and such for the second week. Pears and bananas usually take a week to ripen anyway, so they can be consumed later as well, depending upon their ripeness at time of purchase. 2. A general rule of thumb is that you can rinse and prepare your produce and store in airtight containers in the fridge to extend their life. A few tips on specific items: . {Photo Credit} Cloth Napkins Use Tips.
Guest post by Joanna Rodriguez at Plus Other Good Stuff When we got married in 2006, we received twelve lovely green cloth napkins.
We were living in married student housing and had a tiny table that only fit the two of us. 20 Uses For Leftover Fruit & Veg Peels. Don’t throw your kitchen scraps away; put them to work.
The outer skins of fruit and vegetables are filled with flavor and vitamins, and most often have enough matter left in them for another go-round. Some people are peelers, some people aren’t. Some people swear by the nutrients and fiber found in produce skins, others shy away from the taste or texture, or prefer removing the outer layer to reduce pesticide load. Kitchen Tips, Tricks & Charts. Homesteading: Food.