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love the chicken light idea!! I may steal that one! congrats on the great deals

there are literally TONS of books on herbal health and home remedies out there.. Browse on Amazon and often you can find the books used there for just a dollar or so. I have been using herbs, spices, food and homeopathics with my family for well over a decade (some things even longer- tea tree...

Heatherlynn- Resist the "retail therapy" as best you can. if all else fails try to just window shop at a thrift store.. sometimes just looking, filling a basket and then walking away will give the same feeling as actual spending. Good luck, from someone without any insurance for the past 4...

I am hoping to increase my garden size this year. Not by much as last year was kindof my first try, I had a small garden about 13 years ago (5 plants). And try to keep the darn grasshoppers from eating all my bean and pepper plants this year!! Just got 1/2 cow from butcher so we are set on meat...

Happy New Year all!

the biggest ingredient is time, but basically its vodka (or rum or brandy) I went with cheap.. a few vanilla beans sliced almost in half lengthwise and just shake it each week until it is as strong as you like some recipes say 2-3 months others say 6 months. recipes also vary in how many vanilla...

I have to share some of my new adventures with someone who would appreciate and not think I'm crazy.. This weekend I made homemade ketchup, choc syrup, vanilla extract, and buttermilk, gosh, so much fun! Kids and I have had a blast and saving tons of $ also...

heatherlynn, tell us more about this book..

has anyone used produce net bags (like onions come in) for dish scrubbers? They work really well! I may never buy a scrubby again...

http://www.naturalnews.com/034360_the_man_collapse_civilization.html#ixzz1g4NX4MzU this was a great article.. shows that what we are doing just may become more mainstream!

Congrats!! hope everything works out well for you!

wow Heatherlynn, you have had a very lucky couple of days!! while I didn't do any shopping, I was actually making $ on a day many ppl were spending. worked a full day at my 2 jobs today (too bad its not double time workn holidays..) hope everyone had a fantastic turkey day!!

make your own condiments. they are cheaper and healthier a quick search for recipes for mayo, mustard, catsup/ketchup, bbq sauces, steak sauce, even hot sauce will reward you with a creative adventure and a treat for your wallet and tastebuds. anyone else out there making their own? ETA: oh wow...

read thru the thread as you have time, there are many great ideas including making your own laundry detergent(which ends up costing about $.02 per load) go paperless (use towels and washcloths instead of papertowels and napkins- some of us even ditched tp!) good luck!

sub for one can of soup, or two? recipe says it makes 8 servings.. I would guess that would be 2 cans if not more. Raiquee-that sounds worth a try!

Quote: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/cream-soup-base/ here's a recipe that might help, I haven't purchased cans of soup for years. once you get the hang of this recipe its easy to whip up in no time. Idk how or if it could be made in batches and home canned.. I may have to figure that one out...

add some salt for extra scrubbing, and citric acid helps (2 tsp per cup of mixed powder) also. the vinegar is essential It works great. Just remember not to use too much or you get the powdery residue left on glasses.

Domino that's fantastic! Thanks! For zucchini over abundance.. I recently saw zuch jam at an Amish store, haven't tried it but it sounds worth the adventure just to say you did it. Can't be all bad, I mean we love zucchini bread! I have shredded/frozen several of mine to save for just that...

don't forget you can freeze all that garden produce if you're not into canning it. or for things like summer squash that just get too mushy to can.. also peaches and tomatos can go in the freezer in zipper bags "as is" poaching is optional. when they thaw the skins just come right off.

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/bog/msg042040475370.html came across this thread today about gardening from the grocery store. Anyone tried any of these ideas? I think I may try the ginger and nopale cactus.