Archive for the ‘Frugal Ideas’ Category
Little Red Corvette
Ok, just kidding. What I'm really talking about here is my Little Red Toaster Oven. Little Red Corvette sounds better, though. But just like a Corvette, my Little Red Toaster Oven is hot, sexy, and fast. Especially when ... more
Posted January 20th, 2010 | Tags: Frugal Ideas
My KABLOOEY! List
My KABLOOEY! list is a mental catalog of skills and necessities that will come in handy if the world ever goes KABLOOEY! Some people call this self-sufficiency, but that's boring. Also, at least for me, a lot of these are ... more
Posted January 19th, 2010 | Tags: Frugal Ideas
Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due
You might have noticed that I don't post a lot of recipes here. That's because it makes me a little uneasy to do so. Recipes are the intellectual property of someone after all, and it doesn't seem right ... more
Posted January 18th, 2010 | Tags: Frugal Ideas
Bring Your Slow-Cooker to Work Day
It's eerie how my 1500-miles-away sister and I are on the same spooky mental wavelength sometimes. It happened again this week. I've been on a hot slow-cooker streak recently, and as you all know I've blogged about that a bit. ... more
Posted January 17th, 2010 | Tags: Frugal Ideas
Friday Night Fun
In my house Friday Night is Date Night. What that means is dinner out, cooked by someone other than myself. Now that's what I call a good time. I even had a diet coke. I don't ... more
Posted January 16th, 2010 | Tags: Frugal Ideas
Bean Counter
Here is the final tally for the first Bean-A-Palooza of 2010: 20 cups of pinto beans (made from 4 or 5 cups dry, I forget exactly) 10 cups of big limas (from 1lb dry) 8 cups of baby limas (from 1lb dry) 8 cups ... more
Posted January 15th, 2010 | Tags: Frugal Ideas
Speaking of the Sun….
I decided to dedicate a part of this week to a Bean-A-Palooza in order to replace my frozen bean supply that met an untimely end when "someone" left the freezer door open back in June. So far 20 cups of pinto ... more
Posted January 14th, 2010 | Tags: Frugal Ideas
