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Entries from April 14th, 2011

A Little Earth Day Challenge…

April 14th, 2011 · 7 Comments · Green Living

It just wouldn’t be right to be a green blogger and not mention Earth Day in April, now, would it? Taking care of your environment, being a good steward of the Earth God has given us, is one of the four pillars of Kitchen Stewardship that we try to balance around here. Springtime is a [...]

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Eat Well, Spend Less: Top 40 Frugal Meals!

April 13th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Frugality

I’m totally humbled and honored that so many folks are sharing their FAST frugal meals at yesterday’s post on my top 5 frugal must-have foods. The comments are "must-read!" I will admit that when walking in the door just after 6:00 p.m. last night after being away for a week, I knew pickin’s would be [...]

{GIVEAWAY} 3 Plan to Eat Memberships, $39 each!

April 13th, 2011 · 13 Comments · What to Buy

Is meal planning important? I can’t imagine life without it, personally. I had a reader question recently about how to make quick, healthy meals, because this mom works full time and just can’t think about “healthy” when she gets home at 5:30 and needs dinner on the table for her family by 6:00. After failing [...]

Eat Well, Spend Less: Five Frugal Must-Have Real Foods

April 12th, 2011 · 75 Comments · Do It Yourself, Frugality

Making some foods from scratch saves a couple bucks. Making other foods from scratch saves a couple cents. Your job, as a good kitchen steward, is to figure out the difference. Unless you have the luxury, like I do as a Type A stay-at-home-mom, of working your behind off making literally everything from scratch, it’s [...]

Monday Mission: Make a Frugal Meals List

April 11th, 2011 · 8 Comments · Frugality, Monday Missions

Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to determine which meals in your family’s repertoire are on the frugal side for you. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps As we’ve been discussing in the Eat Well, Spend Less series, it can be difficult to stay within a food budget, especially for a one-income [...]

Winners Galore! Is it You?

April 8th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized

Here’s a thought from sunny Florida, where my very fair-skinned children and husband look like they’re afraid of the sun. It’s kind of funny to me that we all truck out with our sun protective shirts and hats from last summer’s sun protection reviews, because if anyone is almost to the point of embracing the [...]

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Frugal Pantry Storage Tips {Guest Post}

April 8th, 2011 · 71 Comments · Frugality

I’m so pleased to introduce a local colleague, Adrienne of Whole New Mom, who is fairly new to the blogosphere but much more experienced than I am in the world of traditional foods and frugal living. Her guest post today fits perfectly into the theme of the Eat Well, Spend Less Series, and I invite [...]