Monthly Archives: March 2007
Iron Chef Moms Challenge: Day Four- Breakfast for Dinner
Today’s Featured Cookbook: The Joy of Cooking. This is a great reference book that I refer to often when cooking new dishes. There are lots of frugal recipes and great tips on cooking techniques for the novice or the expert. … Continue reading
How We Accomplish a $50 Grocery Budget
I have actually read of people who budget less than us and I think that is amazing and I applaud anyone who can do it for less than this. In our family of four, fifty dollars a week seems to … Continue reading
Iron Chef Moms Challenge: Day Three- Caesar Chicken Pasta Salad
Today’s Featured Cookbook: Cooking Light Magazine. This is a great one to pick up from your library or pick up their books chock full of dinner ideas! Pantry Items of the Day (according to Martha): Today I am sharing her … Continue reading
Iron Chef Moms Challenge: Day Two- Parmesan Chicken Drumsticks
Today’s Featured Cookbook: The Complete Tightwad Gazette- it is full of cheap & thrifty recipes that a frugal cook just can’t do without! Pantry Items of the Day (according to Martha): Here are the canned and bottled items you need … Continue reading
Iron Chef Moms Challenge: Day One- Chicken Broccoli Lo Mein
Today’s Featured Cookbook: Cheap, Fast, Good by Beverly Mills & Alicia Ross Pantry Items of the Day (according to Martha): Here are the basic baking staples you need for a well-stocked pantry. Pure vanilla extract and other extracts, vanilla beans, … Continue reading
Freebie Friday: March 9, 2007
Cue the Rocky theme music…Have you heard about the big competition coming up? I have already started lifting weights and practicing my mad knife skills to compete against Meredith in a little money-saving challenge. Meredith and I will be facing … Continue reading
Iron Chef Mom Challenge
Meredith, over at Like Merchant Ships, emailed me to tell me how much she has enjoyed my new blog. For her though, Aldi Supermarket is a bit of a hike and she believes that she can do just as well … Continue reading
Amy’s Notebook 03.08.2007
I thought I would share a few of my favorite posts for this week… Get Rich Slowly has a great article called, “An Introduction to Making Money Selling Digital Photography” authored by one of their readers, Mike Panic. There are … Continue reading
Thrift Store Finds
Earlier this week, I went to the thrift store and found a couple of great things for our house. The first item I found was a small bench. It was covered in a shiny & very ugly polyester, which was … Continue reading
Fighting The Continous Battle of the Cheerios
I have no idea how I ended up with such a messy kid, but my daughter is the messiest eater ever. She has grown accustomed to dumping a plate of pasta on her head and throwing dishes in protest. Her … Continue reading
