Monthly Archives: March 2010
An Energizer Bunny In Our Garden
Somewhere in the last week or two, our spinach patch celebrated its first anniversary. This little piece of our garden just won’t quit, and for almost a year has provided us with at least one bag of fresh spinach per … Continue reading
Filed under Gardening, Miscellaneous
Debt Update
Part of the reason for starting this blog was to chronicle our journey towards becoming debt free. The first quarter of the year will finish this coming Wednesday, and as all our payments have been made for the month, this … Continue reading
Filed under Debt, Debt Elimination, Living a Frugal Life
Sunday Morning Puffed Apple Pancake
Sometimes called a Dutch Baby, this version of the big, but light, puffed pancake comes from Jane Brody’s Good Food Book and has been a long-time family favorite of ours. It’s a great recipe to use when you have extra … Continue reading
Filed under Recipes
Saturday Weigh-In: Traffic Jam
This is what maintenance is beginning to feel like. I’ve had a successful trip and made good time. I’m finally getting close to home and then I get stuck in this stupid traffic and have slowed to a crawl. The … Continue reading
Filed under Saturday Weigh-In, Weight Loss Maintenance
Friday’s Grocery Shopping
Not bad this time: $209.56, only $9.56 over my goal! I would have been under my limit but I bought a bag of coffee at Costco for $9.99 that wasn’t on the list, and two half gallons of Breyer’s ice … Continue reading
Filed under Budgets, Frugal Shopping
Food Waste Friday: Lettuce & Onions
Earlier this week I was almost sure I would be taking a picture of a half bunch of parsley I had on hand as I never seem to be able to use it up before it goes bad. We did … Continue reading
Filed under Food Waste Friday, Reducing waste
Frugal Recipe of the Week: Baked Ziti Casserole
Actually, this might better be named Baked Penne Casserole because I always use penne instead of ziti for the pasta. I doubt it’s anything close to authentic Italian, but I especially like this recipe because a) it’s really easy to … Continue reading
Filed under Frugal Recipe of the Week, Recipes
The Best Things In Life Are Free
My two days out at the Oregon coast with my middle (12 year-old) daughter, her dearest friend and her mother was not free. I paid for one of two nights at an inn, ate a couple of meals out, and … Continue reading
Filed under Miscellaneous
