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Cloth Napkins 101
As Jo previously mentioned, one easy way to trim your budget is by eliminating or reducing routine purchases by making items from scratch or replacing single-use items with reusables. One of the easiest ways to put this idea into practice is by using cloth napkins instead of paper, which you can make even if you don’t sew. Continue reading
Posted in Kitchen, Laundry Room
Tagged cloth napkins, homemade, reducing spending, saving money, sewing
Tomato Bisque and Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Wendy’s quest for perfect tomato bisque and an easy weeknight standby ended when she came across this gem. Continue reading
Posted in Kitchen, Pantry, Recipe Box
Tagged cooking, Easy recipe, family meals, garden, homemade, pantry staples, quick meals, tomato bisque, tomato soup, weeknight meals
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Fakeout Takeout: Pizza!
If you’re watching your waistline, your wallet, or both, takeout or delivery pizza can take you to a place you don’t really want to go. Continue reading
Making Bread by Hand
My first forays into homemade bread were unequivocal failures. I was using a bread machine and somehow doing everything wrong in spite of my best efforts. Eventually, after many a barely-edible disaster, I found success and we ate like kings. Everything was wonderful and rainbow-flavored until the nonstick pan of my bread machine began to flake. Continue reading
Homemade Wrappers for Little Gifts
Small gifts, or gifts that can fit into small packages are great for stocking stuffers, gifts-as-ornaments, and even last-minute presents for people you can’t believe you left off of your list, but they can be challenging to wrap. The following three options are particularly useful when wrapping gifts that are homemade, secondhand, or purchased in bulk or as part of a larger set and given away individually – things that don’t necessarily come in a package. The price of little boxes and wrapping paper can add up quickly when purchased, but these ideas are based upon something almost everybody has at home: Empty cardboard toilet paper rolls. Continue reading
