Category Archives: frugal

My Grandma’s Crocheted Easy Square Slippers

frugal, holidays
I decided for Christmas presents I'm going to make our food manager and her little girl matching slippers.  I decided to use my Grandma's pattern. It's very, very simple. You only need to know how to chain, single crochet, and all you need is a tracing of the foot for which the slipper is being made. This post can be downloaded as a PDF by clicking here. Once you know the pattern, you won't ever need to follow it again.… Read the rest

Homemade Candy Cane Peppermint Ice Cream

frugal, Recipes
I love my Donvier Ice Cream Maker so much, it is so handy. I use it, and it's still halfway frozen when I rinse it out and put it right back into the freezer until the urge strikes me to have ice cream. I've been wanting to make this flavor since I made the Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream. Now just for a minute, let me tell you why owning one of these ice cream makers is frugal. All Natural Ice… Read the rest

Cranberry Chocolate Bread Pudding Recipe

frugal, Recipes
Bread pudding is a great and frugal way to use stale bread.  A couple of years ago at Christmas, one of my coworkers brought in a decadent bread pudding. Prior to that time, I'd never been too fond of bread pudding.  Maybe my tastes have changed, or maybe the bread pudding I've had prior to this time was just not very good. At any rate, once I had some of that delicious bread pudding, I realized that I did like… Read the rest

How Much Do You Care About Expiration Dates?

frugal
One of the hallmarks of being frugal, at least in my opinion, is not caring a great deal about expiration dates.  I have known people who will throw away a carton of milk just because the date of expiration has passed by a day or two, when the milk tastes just fine. That's silly.  You'll know when milk has gone bad. It tastes horrific. Unless it's raw milk, then it will just sour naturally and is actually a rather delicious… Read the rest