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Frugal Father’s Day Ideas

June 21st is Father's Day! Men can be difficult to buy for frugally. Their favorite toys are electronic and powerful in nature, which usually translates to expensive. On the other hand, most men value one thing over all else, and…

Frugal Wedding Gifts

This is an excerpt from my weekly newsletter with a few extra ideas. If you are popping over from the newsletter for more ideas, skip down to #4 and start reading there. Wedding season comes right after graduation season…

Give Away! No More Bricks Breadbaking Book

Up for Giving Away this week is Lori Viet's Book, No More Bricks. Lori is a talented baker and mom who is dedicated to feeding her family wholesome food. In No More Bricks she teaches you how to make 100%…

Chock full of Veggies Bread

I'm still thinking of ways to use up zucchini. I made up this bread recipe today and it was delicious! 1/4 C warm water 2 T butter, melted 1/4 C honey 1 egg 1/2 cup shredded carrots 1/2 cup…

Chocolate (zucchini) Pancakes

A lady at our church has been out of work for quite awhile. She frequents the food pantries in town at the last minute, when they are getting ready to throw everything away, and takes it all home. Most of…

Basic Drop Cookie Recipe

I rarely cook with recipes, but I always have a proportion or formula in my mind. Doing this allows me to make pancakes, gravy, yeast bread, cookies or quick bread wherever I might be visiting, no matter how many…

Cutting back on dishes and laundry the frugal way

With 5 children and a husband hanging around all day, I've been washing my fair share of glasses and cloth napkins. We tried to cut back on the dishes by writing the kids names on plastic cups. That wasn't a…

Giveaway! Pack and Tote Reuseable Shopping Bag

Giving away stuff is so much fun that we're doing it again! This time it is a Pack and Tote Reuseable Shopping bag from www.neadstuff.com Here is the description from the website: "Unique and green reusable grocery bag made of recyclable…

Vado HD Pocket Camcorder Given Away!

Congratulations to Joe Webb! He won the Vado HD Pocket Camcorder. His name was drawn (fairly and without prejudice) by my seven year old son. I tried to do the drawing myself, but I was so tempted to peek! Check back…

Surprise Salad

I love gardens, but I'm not a good gardener. My garden went to seed last year and I should have pulled it up, but instead I let the seeds scatter all around. That made for some nice volunteer lettuce and…