Uncluttering your life must be this year’s catchphrase. I seem to read it everywhere. I’ll admit it’s high on my list of priorities this year. We plan another massive garage sale in April. I hope it’ll be as successful as last year’s. I’ll be pricing stuff to go! Whatever …
I’ve done this recently with a power inverter we bought for Greg’s solar array. It was the most expensive piece of equipment we bought for the solar panels, and it was something we watched for a long time before we bought it. On a hunch, I loaded it …
Menu for the week of March 20, 2016 Sunday Breakfast: Toast and juice Lunch: Salad Dinner: Cheeseburgers Monday Breakfast: Fried eggs Lunch: Pasta salad Dinner: Ribeye steak and baked potato Tuesday Breakfast: Cheese quesadillas Lunch: Polish sausage on a bun Dinner: Steak salad (using leftover steak from the night …
I try to make pancakes from scratch once a week. It’s enough for two sittings so that takes care of breakfast later in the week too. It might sound vain but I like my pancakes better than the ones from any pancake house. They’re light and full of flavor. I …
Menu for the week of March 13, 2016 Sunday Breakfast: Pancakes made from scratch Lunch: Grilled cheese sandwiches with sauteed spinach and green onions Dinner: Salmon with asparagus Monday Breakfast: Pancakes (leftovers) Lunch: Bean soup Dinner: BBQ pulled pork sandwiches (using pork roast made in the pressure cooker) Tuesday …
In the example below, Halo 5 was $49.99 when I started tracking it on December 26. The lowest price I had found until now had been $33.64. I put that price in the Comments section to remind me. The day I scheduled this post it came down to $31.98. Will …
The bathroom off the hallway is what I call the mudroom. It’s where I wash dogs, me, and any assorted beasts that come in for a short time. It’s also the smallest bathroom in our home which means there isn’t a lot of room for extras. There’s one wall …
I’d been sick all last week, so it’s a comfort that most of my posts were already prepared but some things had to change–like last week’s menu. Most lunches were soup since I had a sore throat and Greg was in charge of meals. Dinner was whatever he could …
Menu for the week of March 6, 2016 Sunday Breakfast: Leftover muffins–or whatever Greg can fix for himself Lunch: Soup and grilled cheese sandwich Dinner: Salmon with asparagus straight from the garden Monday Breakfast: French toast Lunch: Corndogs Dinner: Steak gyros Tuesday Breakfast: Omelette with diced asparagus. Lunch: BLT Dinner: …
If you’ve been to Carrabba’s Restaurant you’ve undoubtedly tried their fresh, warm Italian bread and an oil dipping sauce. We couldn’t wait to try it at home and this is what Greg makes up. • 1/8 teaspoon oregano • 1/8 teaspoon basil • 1/8 teaspoon rosemary • Kosher salt to …
I like using containers with spouts. It makes it easier to measure things like sugar and fine powders. So when Greg uses up his Coffeemate creamer or I finish a carton of salt, I snap them up for other uses. The Coffeemate container can be used as is. Not …
Greg paid me a great compliment not long ago. He called me his ‘pioneer woman’. Compost: I had been cleaning and hauling away rabbit droppings from under the hutches. The manure goes into my big compost bins but I always leave a few of berries in the buckets to …
Menu for the week of February 28, 2016 Sunday Breakfast: Fried eggs nested in corned beef hash Lunch: Eggrolls Dinner: Ribeye steak with asparagus Monday Breakfast: Fried eggs Lunch: Grilled cheese sandwiches Dinner: Left over steak used in steak fajitas Tuesday Breakfast: Oatmeal Lunch: Polish sausage on a bun …
We attended our first ever Sustainable Living Fair sponsored by Mother Earth News. Mother Earth News has held these fairs before but this is the first one to come to Texas. What took them so long? It was jammed packed with speakers and events on topics from beekeeping to …
If some disaster happens today, tomorrow is too late to start saving. Maria’s words of wisdom Saving money is hard, especially when finances are already tight. You need an emergency fund. There’s no other way to butter that biscuit. Sometimes what we think are necessities are really the fluffy extras …
Menu for the week of February 21, 2016 Sunday Breakfast: Homemade pancakes Lunch: Cheese tray with crackers Dinner: Salmon with orzo and spinach Monday Breakfast: Cheese and spinach omelette Lunch: Tuna salad sandwich Dinner: Pasta with homemade sauce Tuesday Breakfast: Leftover pancakes Lunch: Veggie quesadillas Dinner: Ribeye steak and …
