If you are anything like me, you had a crap load of basil left over towards the end of the summer. Basil grows like crazy, which is awesome, but it also means that you have so much that you don’t know what to do with it. I have figured out a solution that let me…
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How I Always Have a Free Supply of Healthy Beef Stock. Easy & Free!
The FREE and EASY way to have a surplus of Beef Stock in your freezer.
How To Use Up Gift Card Balances (even if it’s less than $1)
Raise your hands if you are like me and have been carrying around old gift cards in your wallet that have random amounts left on them. After forgetting about these gift cards and never using up the full amount I would just throw them away as I never had an opportunity to use a $.35 or $7.08 gift…
How I Made $50 Grocery Shopping This Year with NO Couponing!
Let me see a show of hands of how many people make money while grocery shopping. Anyone? Bueller? Believe me, I was one of those who would have thought that making money by buying my normal groceries was a scam, but I was wrong. And I never had to cut or clip any coupons! Let me…
Gram’s Chicken & Rice Crockpot Style
Pregnancy craving alert! Visions of chicken, mushrooms & rice would not leave my thoughts so I needed a plan to quell this craving. In comes my Gram’s Chicken & Rice Casserole. But since I have been exhausted by the time I get home from work, the last thing I wanted to think about was cooking…
How I Make Money Online Shopping- No Crazy Coupling Skills Needed
Since me and the hubby are starting a family at the same time we are purchasing our first home, we needed to find ways to cut back on our spending. And I found out a way to actually bring money back into our wallets while shopping for the necessities that we need. Seriously, this post…
Gram’s Never Fail Hard Boiled Eggs- Perfect Every Time
I adore hard boiled eggs and even more so deviled eggs & egg salad. I was lucky to have been taught the “Never Fail” technique for the perfect hard boiled egg from my Gram many years ago. And now I am passing along the secret to perfect hard boiled eggs every time- even for those people…
Winner Winner: Chicken, Broccoli & Rice Dinner
Some of my fondest memories of growing up in the country all include food; especially anything my Gram made. One of the most vivid dishes I remember she made was a chicken and rice bake. To my 5 year old self this is what comfort food was. Since pregnancy has taken all of my energy when I…
Unclog Any Drain Naturally with 2 Items From Your Pantry
How many of you have had the dreaded clogged drain, or even worse, the slow draining drain? This happens in our house more times than I would like to admit. Luckily for you I have found the easiest and most cost effective way to clear those drains! When I first hear of this “solution” I…
Wedding Floral Decorating on a Budget
Baby’s Breath is typically thought of as a cheap, filler flower. These tiny, almost cloud like flowers are often used stem by stem and not wholly in a bunch. When multiple stems of these beauties come together, the beauty and simpleness create a stunning, almost whimsical statement. These flowers are also budget friendly and last extremely…
DIY Wedding Favors for Under $2
I have seen every kind of wedding favor there is in the last decade. I received a package of flower seeds to plant, M&M’s with the Bride’s and Groom’s faces, a heart shaped letter opener, the list goes on and on. The flower seeds never made it out of my Coach leopard clutch I used…
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