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Meal plan for August 1-7th

I haven’t posted a meal plan in forever.  Cause, um, I’ve been lazy.  Hope the following gives you some inspiration if you’re figuring out what to make for yourself! Monday – hot dogs from...

Chocolate banana freezer pie

I spent 10 minutes licking my computer screen after seeing this recipe on the Nourishing Gourmet. Crust: 1 cup of almonds 2 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons butter or coconut oil Pie Filling: 5 bananas...

A day in the life

Wake up, got out of bed, ran a comb across my head…nothing like a Beatles reference to start a post, eh? When Troy and I lived in Los Angeles, we loved to ride our...

Meal plan for May 2-8th

Meal plan for May 2-8th

Monday – roasted chicken in the crockpot, I’m mashing the potatoes that are cooked with the chicken, and steaming and then grilling artichokes. Tuesday – Veggie burgers (new recipe.  Will share if it is...

Meal plan for April 24-30

Meal plan for April 24-30

Sunday – Easter at Troy’s family and then off to my family for elevensies. Monday – Breakfast for dinner.  I have an abundance of eggs, and some leftover ham.  I’m going to make hashbrowns,...

Two YEATS!

Two YEATS!

Errr, that would be two years. TWO YEATS is what you hear from Jack when you ask him how old he will be on his next birthday. Well, that birthday has snuck up on...

Our Path to Cheapness

Our Path to Cheapness

I’ve been a frugal/thrifty person my whole life.  Even when we both had good jobs and had this really cool thing called “disposable income”, I still worked hard to keep our feet on the...

Make your own vapor rub

Make your own vapor rub

I’ve officially gone off the deep end in terms of homemade stuff.  My friend Anne would proclaim me “full hippy” at this point. Last week Jack had the spring cold that everyone in the US...

Arroz Con Pollo

Arroz Con Pollo

I can pretty much guarantee you, 75% of people reading this blog have almost all the ingredients for this dish sitting at home right now. This recipe was given to me by my friend...

New blog, same me

New blog, same me

I’m starting a new blog in addition to Jack’s blog to have a separate space to talk about my homemade stuff and dirty hippy ways. Most people who go to Jack’s blog to view...