I received a very nice email yesterday from someone who read my Valentine’s Day post about how I buy some wine and make a nice dinner on Valentine’ Day since my husband and I don’t go out. She said she doesn’t do either because a “good” bottle of wine can cost $30 or $40 or […]
I’m amazed by how many supermarkets there are within a five mile radius in my town. Two strip malls featuring major supermarket chains are even right next door to each other. While it’s nice to be able to see where the sales are, I’m not always impressed by the vegetables. Ideally I like to buy […]
One of my biggest challenges lately is using up leftovers. With only three of us, you can imagine there’s something left over from dinner. Normally, I cook a meal to last two nights. Many times there’s something leftover but not enough to make a meal. I don’t want to throw it away, but I […]
I always agonize over what to get teachers and bus drivers as gifts. When my sister was a teacher, she was forever bringing home mugs and other items that would just pile up in the attic. It wasn’t that she didn’t want them, it’s that she had so many. So what do you get […]
This weather has been so whacky! It’s mid October and usually on the Northeast Coast it means sending kids to school in light jackets. My son is still going to school in shorts. It’s so warm my grape hyacinth are coming up and I’m still harvesting tomatoes and peppers. I have lots of tomatoes! Mostly […]
In my neck of the woods, late September and early October are apple picking time. We love taking our son to the orchard for a day of apple picking and other fun entertainment. While we love the outing, we also have to be mindful of what to pick. Apples do last for a while, but […]
To me, the pleasure of making food from scratch has nothing to do with frugality. It has everything to do with preparing some wonderful foods for my loved ones. Knowing that my family is eagerly awaiting Christmas so they can each get a load of my famous zucchini bread or peanut butter cookies is […]
When I was 20 years old, I moved out of my parents house and into an overpriced hovel in New York City to begin a new life. While I worked in a big, cushy publishing office, my paycheck was anything but. As a result I subsisted on a steady diet of Ramen Noodles and […]
Convenience is certainly…well…convenient. Take a trip to just about any type of store and notice how everything is packaged and prepared. It seems the more we advance, the more stuff is done for us. I don’t mind letting someone else do all the work for me, the problem is of course, that convenience is expensive […]
Ok, so this isn’t an ode in the traditional sense, but I’m going to wax nostalgic for a bit.
Growing up, my mom wasn’t big on snacks, especially sugary treats. We had canned fruit, jello or pudding most evenings after dinner, and cookies with our lunch, but no in-between meal snacking for us. Except in the […]
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