Posted in Food, Frugal living, Homemaking, Military, tagged commissary, coupons, Frugal living, Military, saving money, shopping on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Erin just emailed me her post on some great Commissary deals. She has even included links to coupons! Check out her site here. Thanks Erin!
I am shopping tonight and hope to pick up some of the $0.39 Goya beans and the $1.69 Muir Glen Organic pasta sauce.
If you see any Commissary Deals email me or [...]
Posted in Frugal living, My life, tagged auto repair, Frugal living, My life, saving money on May 6, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Replacing tires on your vehicle can be an expensive necessity. Even if you find a deal, you can easily spend a few hundred dollars on replacements. The tires on our suburban are being replaced as I type this post. But we are only paying for 3 new tires. A good friend of ours gave us [...]
Posted in Food, Frugal living, Homemaking, organization, tagged Food, kitchen tips, organization on May 6, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Does that statement sound familiar? It is something I say to my husband almost every week when I am cleaning out the fridge before my next shopping trip. I am excited because I found a chart created by Clemson University that takes all the guess work out of spoiled food. What’s Cooking America has [...]
Posted in 3 Moms, Food, Frugal living, Fun, Homemaking, recipes, tagged baking, cooking, Food, Homemaking, pie crust, recipes on May 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The key to making a great pie crust is temperature. You need to start with cold flour, cold water, and then bake at a high temperature.
To make a 2 crust pie you need
3 cups flour
1 cup butter flavored shortening
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons of ice cold water
Mix flour and salt
Add shortening and mix
Then add the [...]
Posted in 3 Moms, Crafts, Food, Frugal living, Fun, Holidays, Homemaking, Homeschool, Kids, Military, My life, Politics, Wordless Wednesdays, organization, recipes, tagged breakfast, cooking, Food, Frugal living, healthy eating, lunch, mini muffins, recipes on May 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I didn’t prepare for Friday’s breakfast. Usually I have bread for French toast or whole wheat flour in the freezer but I had neither on Friday morning because I went to bed early with a headache on Thursday night. I didn’t want to wake anybody up with the grain mill, so I decided to make [...]
