For those of you who are new to baking and thought the dough to be ‘too wet’… it is! When the recipes says to to roll out on a ‘heavily floured’ board; well that means, add the flour needed to make it manageable to work with, but don’t add so much that the dough is [...]
Here are some freezer & pantry items I will be working through: chicken wings- freezer pie crust-freezer bean soup- freezer re-fried beans green chili salsa chalupas~ beans and shredded pork with wonderful southwest seasonings enveloped in a flour tortilla~ yum. I had to market today and bought a package of napkins and 0% fat yogurt… [...]
HOORAY! I did it and I was able to save all but 10€ of my grocery money for (hopefully) a celebration trip with my husband in May 2012. I’m a planner… I’ve learned that fun & relaxation just does not happen… I have to plan for it and create it! In any case… I was [...]
“A penny saved is a penny earned.” – — Benjamin Franklin “Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty. — Socrates Proverbs 24:3-4 Through wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; and by knowledge the rooms shall be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. Proverbs 27:23 Know [...]
WOW… 5 days left of my CHALLENGE to spend only 10€ in 30 days on food, cleaning products & paper products. I still have 2,74€ left! I also went to the pantry and found another bottle of fabric softener that I thought I was almost out of and 1 more box of laundry detergent. I [...]
December 4th, 2011~Sunday I always feel so cared for by the Lord when I receive gifts from HIM. Last week while in the village, a neighbor dropped by to give me a bag of oranges from her tree. Wasn’t that nice?! Of course I am so thankful for her but I know that my loving [...]
December 3rd,2011~Saturday Money down the drain… wow I hate to see waste. Waste of any kind really. I’ve found that when I’m not on top of the management of my menus and kitchen, waste happens. You know, that one piece of bread that gets old or the Tupperware with cranberry sauce in the back [...]
December 2nd, 2011~Friday Only 9 days left! I can do it!! I was reading about saffron the other day and here is what I found: Spain one of the largest growers of saffron, well known for it’s high cost and one of the key ingredients of the Spanish Paella. Here are some of the interesting [...]
December 1st, 2011 I have spent so far: 7,26€ I have left: 2,74€ ~ Yesterday I had to buy a small jar of ‘lite mayo’ for the egg salad sandwiches. Yes, we could have eaten something else, but I was focusing on the french bread I need to use (I made canapes) and the [...]
November 29, 2011~ Tuesday Everyday I’m more encouraged and thankful for the resources I have to work with. I’m getting by with what I have on hand and I’m so glad to be able to save the money and also use up what we have. Love it! I have a jar of Marmite in [...]