Food as medicine
This is a follow up to my previous post about my weird popcorn craving and anemia. I’m not against working with a doctor or a nurse practitioner; however, I refuse … Continue reading
2024 New Year Goals
I had been sick in bed since last Thursday. I caught something from someone somewhere. I’ve had a fever and slept alot. I was able to make a pot of chicken noodle soup … Continue reading
Smoked sausage stew
I had a leftover piece of smoked sausage that needed to be eaten. I don’t like wasting food so I wanted to use it up. I could have heated it … Continue reading
A Grandma Mama diet for me
I pray everyone is surviving all the bad weather we’ve been having around the world. Fires, tornadoes, flooding, extreme heat, and everything else. In my area we had storms but … Continue reading
March food truck day
I usually post a video on youtube about the food I receive from the outdoor foodbank trucks each month. The food given is short dated or slightly outdated items from … Continue reading
Vegan diet ain’t working for me
I’ve been sick for the last three days. I’m feeling better but still weak and laying around. I believe it was a reaction to something chemical I ate. I went … Continue reading
Food shortages and empty shelves
Gosh its hard to believe another once a month grocery day has gone by again. I wanted you to see what I was seeing at the stores. I also wanted … Continue reading
Food bank visit
I was sick over the weekend but on Monday I did the usual chauffeuring my S-I-L to the doctor and then to grocery. Went to Walmart instead of Kroger this … Continue reading
March food bank
On Mondays I chauffeur my sister in law to her doctor appointment and to the Kroger store in their car. Last week I picked up some discount produce items. Apples, … Continue reading
Backyard garden
Using the donated funds to buy fresh food right now is very tempting but I will have so much more if I create a backyard garden. My garden budget is … Continue reading
Testing
I think I got a video uploaded to youtube and now I’m testing to see if it shows up in a post. These are potatoes just taken from the canner … Continue reading
Using commodity cheese
If you get commodities do you have a problem using the cheese in cooking? Three pounds is usually more cheese than I can eat in a month so sometimes I … Continue reading
Old foods versus new foods
A recent discussion with someone about old time food versus new food prompted me to repeat my personal thoughts on healthy eating. I am not a nutritionist or a medical … Continue reading
Honey mushrooms
I’ve been told these are a delicious wild mushroom. The name comes from the color, not the flavor. I first noticed them last year soon after I move to this … Continue reading
A simple idea
But its so helpful for a forgetful mind. I drink powdered milk. I started drinking it long, long ago because it was more convenient than catching a city bus to … Continue reading
Cooking without recipes
I’ve had many requests over the years to give recipes for the foods I cook. Honestly I’m not really good at using or writing recipes. I have lists of ingredients … Continue reading
Hay box cooking
Grandma Mama had no electricity and cooked with a wood stove. During the really hot summer days she would sometimes use a small outside fire and a hay box to … Continue reading
Twenty pounds of onions
What would you do with twenty pounds of onions? On my shopping trip last month I bought sweet onions buy one five pound bag for $4 get one bag free … Continue reading
Dirty produce
Have you noticed how dirty fresh fruits and veggies are lately? What I mean is dirtier than usual. Even the so called “washed and prepared” produce has had a major … Continue reading
Mobile food bank and my pantry
I live at the intersection of very little money and unexpected happens. Its not easy to make ends meet here. I lived for many years in a food desert in … Continue reading
Just in time food
Have you ever heard of the just in time food distribution system? It’s the way empty store shelves are refilled just in time for new shoppers. Produce is picked, processed, … Continue reading
Pies and pies
Back before the holidays I asked the manager guy at the senior commodity place what kind of pie he’d like to have as a Christmas present. He said he … Continue reading
Carrot Pie
I had several requests to give the recipe for carrot pie so here it is. This recipe is good for when you get those cans of carrots in the food … Continue reading
Frugal Diabetic – update
Let me give you a bit of the history for the new readers. A lot of this is covered in my blog series called frugal diabetic. I had spent a … Continue reading
Food banks and discount bins
I always get really quiet on my blog during a holiday. I kept myself busy in the kitchen and sorting more stuff. So let me tell you what I’ve gotten … Continue reading
Na Na pinches her pennies 