I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.
Blueberry season has officially started here in Maine and next week we’ll be headed up north to pick up our order of wild Maine blueberries. Apparently the blueberry season here only lasts about 2 -3 weeks, so you’ve got to get them while they’re in season, or NO BERRIES FOR YOU! I think 20 pounds Read More >>
Word of the Day: Salubrious Definition: Beneficial, healthful Used in a sentence: The salubrious climate helped him regain his strength. Last night I planted my last row of green beans for the year. The weather so nice and cool yesterday it felt like fall {my favorite season}. If you haven’t sown your fall seeds yet… hop to it. Cooler Read More >>
I’ve been cooking a lot lately out of the Simply in Season cookbook and loving the recipes. Just like almost all of the recipes in the book, this one wasn’t complicated and I had everything I needed at home, so it didn’t even require a trip to the store. And as a bonus, the pie Read More >>
As you know, one of my big goals for this year is to fill my canning cupboard with all manner of delicious homemade foodstuffs in jars. And well, last night I was able to add 8 more jars to my collection. This time around it was blueberry lime jam. Yee-Haw! This winter is going to Read More >>
Pi Day {3/14} is this coming Monday and well, you know me, I LOVE pie so I think it’s the perfect excuse opportunity reason to bake a pie this weekend. I still haven’t decided yet if I’m going to try a new recipe, or go with one of my favorites, but in case you’re wondering Read More >>
