living simply and embracing imperfection
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After sharing with you some things I like to make with peanut butter, you’ve probably guessed that we go through quite a bit around here. I like it on apples, too, and it’s a pretty good sou…
…w do you decide what, where, and how to buy?
Here’s what I do:
Make a list of the seeds I have from the previous year. Or two years. *cough* From that list, write down the seeds I need to buy (like shell pea, or 1 roma tomato). Go through my favorite catalogs to find the specific varieties I want to try of these and write this on my main “to buy” list. Take the list to a store offering 40% off quality seeds (that would b…
…realized those huge bags of organic chips were a big savings and I better come up with a way to use them.
So, here’s my tip:
When you are ready to use some of the chips, open the bag and immediately pour 1/3 into a gallon zipper baggie (a thick freezer one works best- less chance of the corners poking holes in them), and repeat with another 1/3 of the large bag. The last third stays in the original bag and becomes your first…
I wanted to mention a new series that Keeper of the Home is running which is right in line with one of the goals I had for 2010 to cook more real foods. I thought it would help me get some more ideas for cooking real food on a budget. There is a series of tasks (like inventorying what we already have to cook with) that culminates with a freezer/prep cooking event. I have been limiting the processed foods I buy (see how coupon madness brought…
…als, so I won’t make them again until we need them. And you know what? My food budget is doing OK (see my sidebar for updates), even though I’m still figuring out about bulk buying and some of my other goals for 2010. My family? Well, they’re having cereal withdrawals. But as long as I keep the freezer stocked with granola bars and cookies, and some tortilla chips (organic now only because of GMOs) in the cupboard they only c…
I believe a cottage can be anywhere or anything (condo, ranch, farmhouse) as long as you have a "cottage mentality" which puts people above things, celebrates imperfections, embraces simplicity, and finds joy in everyday life. Thanks for joining me!
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