Menu Plan Monday

Okay, as I said before, I’m going to try this new thing called “Menu Plan Monday” sponsored by Heavenly Homemakers. (Check it out to see what lots of other blog moms are eating this week!)

If there is a particular recipe that looks interesting but is not linked, please let me know and I will [...]

Name that Ferment (or Mason Jar Mysteries)

This post is dedicated to my dear husband, Karl (whose blog is on life support), who can often be seen scratching his head while looking in the fridge and wondering what is going on with all of those mason jars.

Can you name the above ferments? Leave a comment and list your guesses from left to [...]

Trader Joe: Friend or Foe?

Ever since I began this blog, I’ve been writing this post in my head. I try to be thrifty. I try to be organic, and lately I’ve really be conscious of eating locally. With the rising costs of gas and an increasing awareness of the “global food agribusiness”, I want to do as much to [...]

A Thrifty Oreganic Day

Today was truly Thrifty and Oreg-anic. The sun shined its beautiful face down upon us for the first time in what fealt like ages. I’m not bitter, though, because the rain has sure made the garden veggies grow!
We are blessed in that we live in a condo community that has a large [...]