How to grow potatoes in a barrel
Growing potatoes is easy, but can take up a lot of space in your veggie beds. Here is a great way to grow TONS of potatoes in a small area. This can be done on patios or on decks in condos. You will need: – Plastic Barrel or Metal Oil Drum (cleaned) – Some Bricks – Drill – Jigsaw – Soil – Seed Potatos You can usually find plastic barrels… (Read More)
Mint and Fennel
We picked up some mint and fennel from a very nice lady whose garden was overgrown with it. Too bad I broke 2 of her shovels digging out some of the stubborn fennel. She also had some pear saplings I was going to grab but she didn’t have any shovels left after I broken them both. I’ll have to go by there soon with a replacement shovel and grab those… (Read More)
5 Frugal & Natural Medicine Alternatives
Yuk. It’s cold and flu season. We have just had it go round the household starting with our two young boys, and then inevitably it hit us. Preventative measures such as eating healthily, staying active, and getting plenty of sleep go a long way to making sure you get through the season untouched. Browsing the isles in the pharmacy when you are sick can be daunting. A lot of products… (Read More)
Epic, Simple Yorkshire pudding Recipe
Whenever there’s a roast dinner (aka roastie) in our house, Adam’s job is the Yorkshire puddings. Today, Adam will share his secret but oh so simple recipe: Note: This recipe makes six epic Yorkshire puddings. Simply double the recipe for twelve if you’re cooking for more. Ingredients: 1 cup of flour 1 cup of milk 2 eggs A pinch of salt Oil (vegetable or olive) to grease the pan. Instructions:… (Read More)
Keeping The Holidays Frugal
Why is it that Christmas has become such a costly, consumer holiday? That’s not what it is suppose to be about, yet so many people find themselves buying presents for everyone they know and their bank accounts shrinking. Over the last few years our family has strived to keep costs down over the Holidays, and to focus on the things that are truly important. Spending time with family and good… (Read More)
Simple Pie Crust Recipe
We use this pie crust recipe for everything from desert pies, to quiches. It’s so simple to make and they freeze well. Simple Pie Crust Recipe 1 cup of flour (white or whole wheat) 1 teaspoon of salt 1/4 cup of oil (any type will do) 1/4 cup of cold water Mix all together, roll out and press into a pie dish. With this one you don’t even need to… (Read More)
Fall crops = frugal dinners
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Well it’s been a while now since we have posted. Fall has seemed to sneak up on us pretty quickly here. We were blessed with a longer summer then a switch flipped and bam there’s autumn in all its cold and rainy glory. Our good friends know one of the local farmers well and as a result we got to hit up the pumpkin patch and also raid… (Read More)
Apples and Apple Juice
We love apple season. We love apples. We really wanted to make our own apple juice this year! Each year we have access to an orchard of about 10 trees. The last few years with the craziness of young children, we haven’t picked them to their potential. A lot went to waste. Not this year! On Saturday we picked up 8 wine boxes from the liquor store and headed over… (Read More)
Potato and Leek Soup
Potato and Leek Soup Ingredients: 2 tablespoons oil (olive or grapeseed) 5 -6 medium russet potatoes (1 pound), peel and cubed small very quicker cooking 2-3 large leeks (1 pound), well washed and thinly sliced 6 cups vegetable stock Salt & Peper, to taste 1 cup Milk ( whatever you have in the house will work, or a heavy cream for a rich soup) 1/3 cup minced parsley or chives… (Read More)
Let’s Talk Squash
It’s squash season! I think lots of people don’t quite know what to do with squash. That was the case for us, up until a few years ago, it was something we saw in the store but had no experience cooking with. We experimented and found some recipes we enjoy, so I thought a post about squash types and uses would be a good idea. A little about squash: The English word… (Read More)
