May 2009

Looking Ahead: Finding Freedom Friday

May 13, 2009

Just wanted to remind you of the Finding Freedom Friday schedule. This week is : Easy Travel Snacks/Meals. I’m ready for some new ideas as our busy season is coming quickly! Be sure to come back Friday with your ideas and link your post. If you do not have a blog, that is fine as [...]

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Recipe: Evaporated and Sweetened Condensed Milk

May 13, 2009

A few months back I was right in the middle of making a dish (which I cannot even remember right now) and little did I know, but I was out of evaporated milk. And I needed it to complete my recipe. What on Earth was I going to do? My wheels started turning–I concluded that [...]

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Finding Freedom Friday: OAMC/Freezer Meals

May 8, 2009

Have you ever just had one of those days where you lack all “want to” and gusto to fix dinner? It’s in the plan, you have everything to make it, but you just aren’t feeling it? Insert Once a Month Cooking (OAMC). It solves that problem for you. Ever forget an ingredient at the grocery [...]

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Don’t Forget Finding Freedom Friday Tomorrow

May 7, 2009

I can’t wait for it to get here! Tomorrow for Finding Freedom Friday we will be talking about OAMC/Freezer Meals. While I am really new at this concept, I’ve loved every bit of it! Since I am brand new, I can’t wait to see how everyone else does it. I’m ready to grab some new [...]

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Cutting Grocery Costs

May 6, 2009

This post was originally posted on February 3rd, but it bears repeating as it is my Top Frugal Tip. The number one question I am asked is how I keep my grocery budget as low as I do. Implementing these following 8 tips helped me gain control of my grocery budget, which has given us [...]

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Creamy Tuna Cauliflower Bake

May 5, 2009

In my menu plan for the week I mentioned that I was going to make the Tuna Cauliflower Bake using California Blend veggies. Originally, that was the only change I was going to make..until I got started. By the time I was done, I had recreated basically the entire recipe. And, if I dare so [...]

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April Showers Bring May Flowers

May 1, 2009

In this case I hoping for those blooms to be on my veggie plants. But, I’ll take some blooms on the flowers, too please. The last few weeks of April have been nothing but rain. Overnight our yard has turned into a jungle of sorts, but the sun hasn’t came out long enough to dry [...]

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Finding Freedom Friday: 2009 Goal Update

May 1, 2009

Goodbye April. I think I may miss you, sorta. Not a huge fan of all the rain and all that jazz, but all in all you were pretty good to me. It’s time for another update on my 2009 Goals. Again, if you haven’t made goals yet, it’s never too late. I encourage you to [...]