DIY Drip Irrigation With beautiful weather in the forecast (and lots of time at home these days), my husband and I are planning to get our hands dirty and our garden planted. Several years ago, some green thumb friends of ours installed a drip irrigation system in their garden. They raved about how easy it was to set up and how effortless it was to use. As with most new things, I was skeptical. So, after thinking about it for, oh, two years, we finally took the plunge and installed our own backyard drip irrigation system. And guess what? Our friends were right. It was easy to set up and effortless to use. If you're looking for a project to Keep Reading
Simple Recipes Using Ingredients You Already Have
Here are recipes from Frugal Living NW and around the web that are frugal (won't cost you a bunch to bring together), simple (don't have a bunch of ingredients), and easy (your kids can probably make them). If you have flour: No-Knead Bread Hamburger Buns Basic Pizza Dough Whole Wheat Pizza Dough Cream Scones Low Sugar Banana Bread Fruit Pie Sugar Cookies If you have beans: Black Bean Enchilada Soup Crockpot Pinto Beans Homemade Hummus Basic Bean Soup If you have milk: Homemade Plain Yogurt If you have chicken: Chicken Lettuce Wraps Chicken Meatballs with Peanut Sauce Chicken Tortilla Soup Chicken Satay with Rice Simple Roast Keep Reading
No Knead Bread Recipe Variations
No Knead Bread Variations There are countless ways that making food from scratch offers a huge savings over buying the pre-packaged version in the grocery store. One of the best examples is Roasting Whole Chickens and Making Chicken Stock. A very close second would be baking your own bread. It's no secret that we're crazy about Jim Lahey's No Knead Bread around here. This big, beautiful loaf can be made in your own kitchen for less than $1 a loaf. You would easily be paying five times that in a bakery or grocery store for something of similar size and quality. Multiply that over the course of a year and that is some serious savings. Enough to Keep Reading
How to Create a Routine During Social Distancing
Wondering how to do life now that everyone is home all day long? Here are my tips to staying sane and maybe even having some fun during this extended time at home: Get up and ready for the day It's oh so tempting to treat this unplanned break as a vacation, but I encourage you to not fall into that routine. Now, I'm not interested in micro-managing every moment of our day, but I do know that I feel better about myself and my family if I've gotten ready for the day (for me that's showered, real clothes, and hair and makeup done). My goal is to be ready for my day by 10:00 am. And this goes for the kids as well. They need to change their Keep Reading
Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie recipe
Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie I have been feeling seriously wiped out for months. Every afternoon I hit a slump, and all I can think about is drinking coffee or taking a nap. Preferably both. I finally pushed aside my iced latte and Google symptom search in search of a quick, healthy snack. I was looking for an energy boost, something with protein but without refined sugar. This peanut butter banana smoothie fits the bill perfectly. It combines milk, peanut butter, honey, bananas, and Chia seeds for a cool, creamy afternoon pick-me-up (It's kind of like the smoothie version of No Bake Energy Bites). And I think it actually works! I'm not exactly Keep Reading
Coconut Cupcakes with Chocolate Bird Nests
My daughter's birthday party was this past week. Originally, she was requesting a Thomas the Tank Engine cake. In my mind, that means baking and frosting a delicious cake and plunking a plastic Thomas train on top. Done. To say I am not into detailed decorating would be putting it mildly. It quickly became apparent, however, that my soon-to-be three year-old had grander plans in mind. Picture something along these lines. I knew some subtle mind-manipulation was in order. You know, where you guide them to a better decision that they feel they made all on their own? Please tell me you do this with your children. Trader Joe's provided the perfect Keep Reading
16 self-directed activities for your kids
This post was originally written for activity ideas during the summer, but is equally applicable any time that ALL THE CHILDREN ARE HOME. I don't know about your house, but with my kids, after awhile it becomes inevitable to hear the sibling squabbling ramp up or the "I'M BORED" declarations. Having a few activities planned or fun crafts or outdoor games in your back pocket can be a life saver. Let's plan some activities for those crazy kids of ours. This is a tough time for them too! 5+ Other Ways to Play with a Water Table | Atlanta's Frugal Mom Pool Noodle Structures with Toothpicks | Little Bins for Little Hands DIY Fun: Giant Ice Keep Reading
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