It’s that time of year where everyone is partaking in some form of tradition. Some are making gingerbread houses while others are sitting around a fire sipping hot chocolate and singing Christmas carols. I love traditions. For me, traditions are so much more than the act themselves. They come with a feeling of family [...]
Archive for the ‘Penny Pinchers’ Category
18 Aug
Zucchini, Zucchini, And More Zucchini!
I planted beans, zucchini, tomatoes, cantaloupe, broccoli, peas, and lettuce. Out of those we lost peas and broccoli to rabbits and birds. The most rewarding have been the tomatoes and zucchini. The zucchini has decided to come in all at once and while I love it there is such a thing as to much. I [...]
19 Jul
New Dessert
I was on the hunt for a cheap dessert the other day when I stumbled upon this gem. These cookies and cream pudding pops from www.kraftfoods.comare simply scrumptious. I must warm you though, a little goes a long way. After creating this recipes with the chocolate pudding we decided they were a little to rich [...]
14 Jul
My favorite way to cook veggies!
During the summer I rarely cook in the house. With our gas grill we end up making the majority of our meals outdoors. One of my favorite things to make on the grill is vegetables. There is nothing better then corn on the cob cooked on the grill, unless, maybe a foil packet of veggies.
What we [...]
10 Jul
Living a little cheaper.
It’s unavoidable, today’s economy has touched everyone in some way or another. You turn on the news and the signs of the times is evident. While I walk my dogs I see so many houses empty and for sale. I all I can think is how scary it all is. Me and my husband have [...]
20 Jun
Enjoying the first yield from our garden!
Me and my husband enjoyed a great salad with dinner this evening. It was full of mixed greens an olive oil vinaigrette and lots of little salad toppings. What made this salad great for us is that it came out of our own garden. It is the first fruits of our labor and it was [...]
15 Jun
Zuppa Tuscana
Me and my husband love the Zuppa Tuscana at Olive Garden. That soup, along with the bread sticks, is a meal in itself for us. I have decided I am going to try my hand at making it at home. Here is the recipe if anyone is interested. I typed the soup into google and [...]
1 Jun
The Garden Keeper’s First Day
News is bleak in these parts. The Garden Keeper had his work cut out for him. He fought a good fight but I am sorry to say that we lost several seedlings as of this morning. There are signs that The Birds brought reinforcements, their allies The Rabbits. Needless to say, it was a sad [...]
31 May
Tales from the Garden Keeper
I would like to introduce you toThe Garden Keeper. He watches over the little seedlings that are making the journey to planthood. He protects them from their sworn enemies, THE BIRDS. The journey has been treacherous for my seedling friends. Some have even fallen at the beaks of the enemy. The Garden Keeper heard my cries [...]
