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One Hundred Dollars a Month reader Laura sent in a few pictures of her recent “chicken scraps” shopping trip, and holy free fruits and vegetables Laura, you scored the mother load of free food! Here’s what Laura had to say… “My family and I are saving a TON of money each week on groceries, produce. Read More >>
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I was over at my neighbor Girly Girl’s house the other day, and she told me about an easy recipe for making caramel apple dip. I was pretty interested since there was absolutely no stove top cooking involved. Oh, and there was that whole part about the recipe calling for only 1 ingredient. I didn’t Read More >>
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Okay, so for awhile there I thought maybe I was the only parent on the planet who likes to dress up in costumes in an effort to embarras my kids. But apparently not. You have got to check out the blog Wave At The Bus. It’s about a dad who dresses up every morning so Read More >>
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Well it’s over folks, watering the garden that is. This morning I peeked outside and there was a heavy mist in the air. And since rain wasn’t in the forecast until this weekend, I thought I’d give the garden one last soak today before the rainy season started up here in the Seattle/Tacoma area. But Read More >>
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Yesterday I ran into Mrs. Hillbilly while I was running errands. While we were talking, she mentioned she picked up an Oster 2lb bread maker* at the Goodwill for a whopping $25! And the bread making booklet was in it too! I could see she was totally pumped about it and I was super happy Read More >>
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This year my goal is to grow 2,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. I think I can do it. With 16 raised garden beds, a greenhouse, a raspberry patch and a few more planting beds sprinkled throughout our property, I believe growing 2,000 pounds of food is an attainable goal. Even if I do Read More >>
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This afternoon The Girl and I harvested a few pumpkins. We thought about harvesting them all {even if they still had green on them} but decided against it. But the temperatures are starting to drop, and rain is in the forecast for this weekend, so I’m thinking with all the chilly mornings we’ve been having, Read More >>
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Okay, so after I posted about the free eggplants I scored from Mr. Produce guy this morning, several of you suggested I make a dish called Baba Ganoush. Baba what? Never heard of it. Until YOU brought it to my intention. What have I been missing all these years? Seriously, this stuff is better than Read More >>
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