Cooking and Recipes
My Journey In Frugality
When I started thinking last year about how I was going to significantly reduce our monthly expenses, I was a little overwhelmed. It is an overwhelming task, to be sure. But, as I began to put my plan into action over the last six weeks, I’ve realized that small steps are starting to make a big [...]
14Feb2010 | lipsticktocrayons | 5 comments | Continued
Tyson’s Any’tizers Giveaway
Tyson recently added some outstanding new varieties to the Any’tizers product line, two of which have made stir fry night around here a lot more interesting. Now, they’re offering a few of my readers the chance to try them for free.
The newest sauce and stir varieties are:
· Chicken Breast Chunks with General Tso Sauce (my [...]
Part 3 – Eat from the Pantry Challenge
Just a quick update — we’re down to our last three dinners from my “Eat from the Pantry Challenge.” (Can you hear my teen cheering loudly!? She even went so far as to ask her Nana NOT to ask us over for dinner anymore so that we can ‘get this thing over already!’)
The dinners have [...]
Time to Check Out Market Day Offerings
If you want to pack something other thank the standard PB&J in your kids’ lunches, Market Day has some great alternatives. And if you like to cook and/or if you’re looking for easy ways to create delicious affordable meals, you need to check out a new collection of herbs, rubs and seasonings from Market Day Gourmet.
In [...]
Part 2 – Eat from the Pantry Challenge
Today (Jan. 4) marks day six in our Eat from the Pantry Challengeand I have not been back to the grocery store. I have been to Walgreens to buy a few things and practice my first “couponing” lesson, and it was a smashing success!! That information is in this post and I’m really excited about [...]
4Jan2010 | lipsticktocrayons | Comments Off | Continued
Eat from the Pantry Challenge
First, let me say HAPPY NEW YEAR! I can’t believe it’s 2010. That means new beginnings, new resolutions, and hopefully, an improving economy.
One of my resolutions (all of which I hope to outline in another post shortly) is to learn to live more frugally. This is in part out of necessity and in part out [...]
Eat Dinner TOGETHER!
I grew up in a house where having dinner as a family was a regular event. My Dad was a cop, and he worked shifts for much of his career and all of my pre-teen years. If he was on the evening shift, Mom would have dinner ready at 4 p.m. so that we could [...]
22Dec2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 1 comment | Continued
Buzzed Driving IS Drunk Driving!
It’s holiday party season – time to celebrate all of the exciting winter holidays with our friends and loved ones. Our mailboxes are flooded with invitations to parties and dinners and other holiday get-togethers. With these parties come food, fellowship, gifts, and in many cases, festive alcoholic drinks.
In 2008, nearly 12,000 people in the United [...]
