This month in the Eat Well, Spend Less series we are focusing on getting back to the basics of feeding your family. Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start. Dinnertime is ever evolving in our house. This year we embarked on the path of swim club … [Read more...] about Back to the Basics of Feeding Your Family: Eat Well, Spend Less
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Rosemary Mint Shaving Cream: Homemade Gift Ideas
How to make homemade shaving cream with coconut oil and shea butter that smells of a delicious rosemary-mint pairing. Great for personalized Christmas gifts or just to pamper yourself. Around the same time that I started washing my face daily with the Ginger Coconut Oil … [Read more...] about Rosemary Mint Shaving Cream: Homemade Gift Ideas
Tomato Gardening 101: A String Trellis
A look at how we use a string trellis system in our garden to guide indeterminate tomato plants upward. Plus, what is the difference between determinate and indeterminate tomatoes, why it matters, and companion planting. This week is planting week. The last frost date … [Read more...] about Tomato Gardening 101: A String Trellis
Enjoying Fall Pears with Jessica from Life as MOM
'Tis the season for pears, and Jessica from GoodCheapEats and Life as MOM is here to give you a few great ideas of what to make with them. I'm taking some time this week to get caught up on work, get my manuscript off to my editor and whatnot. If you follow me on Twitter, … [Read more...] about Enjoying Fall Pears with Jessica from Life as MOM
Eat Well, Spend Less: Shopping in the Midwest
It's the last week in the Eat Well, Spend Less series, and I can't believe how fast it flew by. This week is all about the shopping experience and how and where we shop to keep the grocery budget under control. Living in the Midwest poses a few challenges as you start … [Read more...] about Eat Well, Spend Less: Shopping in the Midwest
