Downsizing meals
Progress is slow but I’m very serious about downsizing my life including the way I cook and eat. I did a little shopping at Dollar Tree using a tip that … Continue reading
Cooking and canning
I’ve been really busy all last week cooking and canning. When I get food from the drive through foodbank it usually takes a week to preserve everything. Although that’s not full time … Continue reading
THANK YOU!
I hope everyone had a great day with lots of good food, family, friends, and got their gift wishes. I had a fantastic Christmas. I can’t think of a single thing … 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
Enjoying springtime
I’ve been busy with appointments, community meetings, and spring cleaning. Our property taxes are going up again. I went to a couple of meetings about how to object to the … Continue reading
Diets and me
Today I see things a little differently than in the last dieting post. I sat down and read through pages and pages of my hand written diet research notes. I’ve … Continue reading
Juice jello
I was asked to make a video of how to make juice into a sugar free gelatin. I uploaded the video to youtube a couple days ago for anyone wishing … Continue reading
Times are tough
I’m a very frugal person but these days I seem to be struggling more. Are you feeling that way too? This isn’t the first time America has been through rough … Continue reading
Winter is coming
We can’t stop nature. Winter will be here sooner that we think. Are you ready? I’m not. Well, not completely. I’m worried but not panicked about the rising cost of … Continue reading
Fruit cobbler for one
I had my final visit with the dentist and everything is healing very well. I completely forgot about finishing this post until now. I wanted to share that I uploaded … Continue reading
Busy week
I continued to switch from family size pots and pans to one person with leftovers size or two persons if a grandchild visits. I started downsizing all my favorite recipes … Continue reading
New year resolution in February
January is the big diet and organizing month. January means making resolutions to get organized and to lose weight which usually fade by February. I decided to skip January and … Continue reading
Rotisserie chicken
I read that scientists are saying kinetic energy can be converted into thermal energy. My old lady brain asks the question; if that is true how hard do you think … Continue reading
Quilting and yard updates
Before I continue with this post let me say — HAPPY JUNETEENTH! Its now officially a federal holiday after so many years and so many people campaigning for it. I’m … Continue reading
Pork patty chili
Cooler temperatures always means chili weather for me but the cost of ground beef is way to expensive. Well as Grandma Mama would say; use what you have. In the … Continue reading
First October food bank day
This time there was better and more food. We never know what we’re going to get. I made a short video of the food we received. The video has another … Continue reading
About the little bottles
Here is my next practice video. Of course it has some flaws but I’m gonna leave it as is. There was interest in the little bottles that I use in … Continue reading
Living without a fridge is different
I first became fascinated by small refrigerators several years ago at my previous house. I became intrigued by the tiny under counter fridges seen in the homes of foreign made … Continue reading
Living without a fridge
Learning to live without a refrigerator and using only a chest freezer is challenging. For several years I’ve been freezing foods in small pieces because I’m just cooking for one. … 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
Spectrum update
Would the people who have been praying for snow and rain please stop. I think we’ve had enough for awhile. Mother Nature has said its time for spring. On Saturday … Continue reading
Mobile food bank two
In December we were told the land where the outdoor food bank was being held each month had been sold. We were told about a new location for January. The … Continue reading
Dang I missed both
I was sick again and missed both food bank days. Thank heavens I have food in storage and that I’m pretty good at making do because it will be three … Continue reading
Tuesday was busy
I had several errands to run so my brother let me use his car for the day. I use it when I’ve got several errands in wide apart places and … Continue reading
Na Na pinches her pennies 