My Frugal Week Here we are already at the start of another new week. I hope you are doing well and saving money in your frugal kitchen. We definitely saved money in our frugal kitchen this week by cooking from scratch and eating all our meals at home.  Recipe of the Week This week I made my own homemade chicken nuggets and it's really easy to do if you want to make your own. I used what chicken I had on hand, which was two of the five ounce cans. If you have a twelve ounce can you can use that. Or you can use any type chicken you have on hand.  I made these twice, the f ..read more

                                               Welcome to Frugal Friday!  My Frugal Week I sold one item on eBay this week.  I used up three packets of protein powder I bought to try out in the last year, so I'm glad to have used them up this week.  The representative for my trunk pump never came last Friday. I waited for thirty minutes and called and was told someone would call me right back, but no one did. So, rather than clean downstairs, Bailey and I lef ..read more

                                                    Welcome to Frugal Friday!  Quote of the Week Laugh More, Gripe Less, Ignore Critics, Say Yes, Order Dessert, Love Life ~ Gretchen Scott My Frugal Week Last Friday evening Bailey had a book club meeting in the North Shore area of Chattanooga. They were serving drinks, so I drove for her and the meeting was only two miles from Whole Foods, so I went and looked around.  I ended up buying several things, i ..read more

                                    My Frugal Week I inventoried my pantry again this week as I've been using up a lot of what we have on hand, and my previous numbers were off, so now it has been updated.  Recipe of the Week The Blue Zones are seven areas in the world where people live very long and healthy lives and part of that is the diet they've eaten over the years. Here is one such recipe for Sardinia Minestrone, which you can find on their website here.  I made my own version of t ..read more

  Welcome to Frugal Friday!  Quote of the Week & Music  Hey, 'cause I will soar away like the blackbird I will blow in the wind like a seed I will plant my heart in the garden of my dreams And I will grow up where I want, wild and free ~ Sara Evans My Frugal Week & Joy of the Week On Monday morning bright and early our friend Timmy came with help to take down the Bradford Pear tree that was growing and laying on the roof of the house. I had estimates of having the tree removed for both $2,000 and $700, so Timmy 0ffered to do it for $200. A real bargain in my b ..read more

  Welcome to Frugal Friday!  xdcMy Frugal Week On Sunday I spoke with the people at the church across the road. I let them know that Dad passed away and we would be selling that land next to theirs. They had previously asked me about their parking lot, which Mom owns with her land.  I told them we were working on the paperwork with the attorney and would be getting in touch with them soon. They were so sweet and offered to bring Dad's tractor implements across the road for us since the hydraulics went out on Dad's tractor. Wasn't that sweet of them?  On Tuesday, I strip ..read more

  What’s for Dinner Monday ~ We had pot roast and vegetables left from Sunday, so I made a small beef stew with what was left over. I was concerned that it might not be enough food, so I had some ground beef thawing in the refrigerator and made cheesy potatoes to go with that. We also had green beans with onions.  Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday~ Chicken Pot Pie, but I used a 9 x 13 pan so used both crusts on the bottom and then used a package of Pepperidge Farm dressing mix for the top. It made a lot of food, so we ate on that for three days.  Saturday ~ Orange Ch ..read more

  Welcome to Frugal Friday!  My Frugal Week As usual on Friday, we went downstairs to clean & declutter again. I threw out the last of the VHS tapes that we found and moved a long dresser against the wall where before it had divided the room. It opened up the space much more and will make it easier to move things in and out down there.  Timmy, our friend and garbage man, didn't come on Saturday, unfortunately. It was  his wife's birthday and they had a family celebration.  We had caught another possum for him to relocate, and had plenty of trash, but he is a good ..read more

  Welcome to Frugal Friday!  My Frugal Week Last Friday, as I mentioned, we cleaned in Dad's office and workshop. I threw out more canned food that I found, some of which was Progresso soup in the can that had dried up inside and was light as a feather. It already looks so much better than it did when we first began. Here is a photo of the trash pile for the clean out from this week. I should have taken pictures all along, but didn't think to do that.   The crutches and walkers will all be donated to People Helping People as they loan them out to be to used for free. T ..read more

                                   My Frugal Week This week I made more pickled beets because we enjoy them so much and they are very healthy.  No recipe of the week this week, but did you see the Chocolate Hummus that Cheryl posted on her blog, Cheryl's Frugal Corner?  I can't wait to try it! What’s for Dinner Meatless Monday ~ Red Salmon, Green Beans with Onions, Cole Slaw. Taco Tuesday ~ Movie Night!  Wednesday ~ BBQ Pork Ribs, Hot Potato Salad, Green Beans with ..read more