Be sure to check out our full post on Creating Meaningful and Simple Photo Gifts here. All kinds of ideas, from photo books for grandparents, retirement gifts, photo calendars and more. Keep Reading
Frugal Homemaking for November
I feel like I blinked and all the sudden the leaves are off the trees, the temperatures have dropped, and the holidays are here. October and November just disappeared. Is this what happens when you get older? I have no memory. I do have plans, though, so here we go. I am finally getting around to roasting and pureeing my poor neglected pumpkins. The lazy part of me wants to let them sit on the porch until they turn into mushy orange blobs that will get scooped into the compost pile. The frugal homemaker in me can't let that happen. I will lose sleep until they are converted into bags of frozen pumpkin goodness that will turn into scones and Keep Reading
What’s for dinner? This week’s menu plan (11/19)
Menu planning before and after Thanksgiving is not easy for me. I always have a hard time mustering the motivation to think of anything but stuffing and pumpkin pie. Then I'm surprised when my family is hungry on... Tuesday? Wait, guys, don't you know Thanksgiving is on Thursday? Can't we all just wait until then? Ah well, I'm going to be a step ahead of my little family this year and have dinner plans in place before and after our huge Thanksgiving spread. Here's what's for dinner at my house this week: Monday -- Sweet Potato Pancakes, scrambled eggs, Freezer Applesauce Tuesday -- Quinoa Patties, Kale Market Salad, Roasted Butternut Keep Reading
Welcome Box Update: Thank you, FLNW readers!
Last week, many of you stopped by one of our four Welcome Box drop-off sites and donated bags of toiletries, art supplies, toys, and snacks for kids entering foster care. Some of you even gave finished boxes packed with fantastic items. Thank you! We added your donations to some large donations from local churches and bulging bags from other individuals. By the time everything was gathered into one place, we had small mountains covering five different tables. A bunch of my friends got together on Friday, sorting and organizing these items into finished Welcome Boxes. Many of our children jumped in, filling boxes right alongside their Keep Reading
Easy Vegetable Pizza and Apple Monkey Bread using refrigerated rolls
As you know, I am a big believer in cooking food from scratch whenever possible. Making homemade biscuits, rolls, or pie crusts has become part of my normal cooking routine. So when my husband opened our refrigerator last week and saw six cans of refrigerated dough sitting on the shelves, he was a bit surprised. "Whoa! What is this world coming to?" I'm not sure, but I think I might like it. I recently had the opportunity to bake with two of Great Value's baking products: crescent rolls and biscuits. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the challenge and appreciated the time savings of working with refrigerated doughs. More on that next Keep Reading
What’s for dinner? This week’s gluten-free menu plan (11/12)
Menu Plan by Laurie Just a tiny bit of background information: three members of our little family of four (soon to be five!) are Gluten Intolerant. So I buy my husband his own bread and cereal, and basically everything else that comes into our house & out of my kitchen is Gluten Free. I have learned (over the years) many ways to adapt "regular" food to G.F, and I really don't get any complaints from my husband (and my kids just think this is normal as it's the way they've always eaten), so I think what we eat is pretty acceptable, even if one does not follow a G.F. diet. Enough about my issues, on to the menu! Here's what's for dinner at Keep Reading
Lemon Squeezer (great gift idea under $10!)
Are you looking for an inexpensive gift for someone who likes to cook? Then check out this handy kitchen gadget. I absolutely love my Progressive International Lemon Squeezer. I also own a fancy juicer attachment for my KitchenAid stand mixer, but it rarely sees the light of day. This lemon squeezer, on the other hand, gets pulled out several times a week. I use it for both lemons and limes; it quickly presses out fresh juice, while separating the pulp and seeds. A lemon squeezer is not only fun to say, but it's also perfect when making anything that calls for a small amount of citrus juice, like homemade dips, marinades, or salad dressings. Keep Reading
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