Menu Monday

 

Getting closer to the time that we head out for our vacation, just a few weeks away. This means trying to clear out the fridge as much as humanly possible. Most meals over the next couple of weeks will see me clearing things out. 

Monday 

BBQ hotdogs, leftover baked beans, and I used up the cabbage making coleslaw.

Tuesday 

Stir fry using up the thinly sliced beef that I froze a bit ago. I will be able to use up lots of veggies in this. Will be serving it over rice.

Wednesday

Using up the tuna pasta salad that I made on Sunday.

Thursday

Leftover stir fry served over more rice.

Friday

The last of the perogies served with onions, melted butter and sour cream.

Saturday

The last of the pulled pork with raw veggies for a side.

Sunday

Beef roast, roasted potatoes and carrots. I might add onions and peppers to this as well. 

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

Frugal Friday

 

Another week gone by and I have been trying to find a few more frugal ideas. Checking Youtube video's, other blogs, and reading my frugal/simple living books to see what new ideas I can incorporate.

1.  Picked more lavender which is drying in my front window. I plan on trying to make a lotion or oil to use for my headaches.

2.  Finished the squirt bottle of bubble bath I was using as hand soap and put out a bar of strawberry scented that came in a gift box from Kris.

3.  Using appliances for cooking more to cut down on the power costs (especially as we have the air conditioner going) and so as not to heat the house.

4.  Still watching the free trial of Acorn. I will probably cancel on Sunday.

5.  Clothes, coats, and bedding all line dried this week.

6.  Got some free shorts from a friend to try on. One pair fits comfortably, the other two will be given to one of the secondhand stores here in town.

7.  Pulling the remaining rhubarb out of the freezer and will be making strawberry rhubarb jam out of it plus the strawberries I purchased that were on sale. Plan on doing that tomorrow.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Thrifty Thursday

Being thrifty is cool, just wish our temperatures would cool down a tad....

I used up a few more partial spools of thread (good thing they matched what I was sewing 😄.

Working on keeping the fridge shelves and fridge freezer as clear as possible (bit of a chore when because of the heat we really are not that hungry).

Washed the lighter jackets this week and hung them all on the outside lines.

Found two items in our closets to declutter.

Used up more bits and bobs of yarn as I have started knitting mittens once again. Lots to use up yet.

Sticking to my shopping list and substituting when cooking if I don't have the ingredient.

Harvested the dried lavender flowers and tomorrow I will harvest more to dry. The dried blossoms smell wonderful.

I am looking up recipes to make other oils with flowers and herbs growing in my garden.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Midweek And a Trip Around the Yard At Night

 

Just a quick post as the sky is getting very dark and I hear the rumble of thunder. Hoping for rain, but no hail.

I took some pictures of our backyard at night a couple of evenings ago and thought I would share them with you.

Now if we could just get the type of weather to enjoy the display.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

Menu Monday

 

The heat we have been having the last few days (okay almost a week now) has really affected me this year. My get up and go, has got up and gone as people say. It has also caused me to get lots of stomach cramps, which really are not fun. 

I looked at my menu this week to see if I needed to change anything and to my surprise I don't. I must have realized how hot it was going to be. Lots of BBQ and/or smoking of meat, and leftovers will be warmed up either in the microwave, stove top, or frozen to be used later on.

Monday

Hamburgers, potato salad, and hamburger fixings (pickles, cheese, onions and condiments). Harvey is making 8 burgers which will give us another 3 meals. One of those will be later this week.

Tuesday

Leftover smoked pork which I will make into pulled pork sandwiches. Probably the remains of the potato salad will be used, and I may warm up some beans from the freezer.

Wednesday

Leftover Lentil Curry served over rice and I will slice up some raw veggies to go with.

Thursday

Two of the leftover hamburgers served with hamburger fixings and I will make coleslaw to go with. 

Friday

Tuna pasta salad. Lots of veggies in here. I hope to use up the remaining celery in this meal.

Saturday

Smoked porkchops, coleslaw, and probably tinfoil cooked potatoes, carrots and onions. Meal will be made on the BBQ and smoker.

Sunday

We will finish off the Tuna pasta salad.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Frugal Friday

 

As far as the chokecherries are concerned I hope to make chokecherry jelly and I have a recipe for chokecherry syrup that my sister-in-law says is absolutely wonderful on pancakes and French toast. 

So what frugal escapades was I up to this week.

1.  We had been opening the windows at night to cool off the house, but the last two nights we kept them closed as it was very warm outside.

2.  Moving the solar lights around in the garden. Hopefully I will only have to pick up a few replacements. I get them at our Dollar Store so they are very inexpensive. They usually last three or four years so only cost about fifty cents a year.

3.  Used up all leftovers in the fridge this week. Nothing at all wasted, and managed to clear a few items out of the pantry that were getting close to the use by dates.

4.  Washed almost all the winter coats. There are two I really need to take to the cleaners, but I am not sure we have a cleaners here any longer. 

5.  Used up lots of single fold bias tape. Slowly but surely the sewing supplies and craft supplies are being used.

6.  Put $60.00 in the savings envelope, and $2.95 in the change jars. 

7.  Because we have a Prime subscription I was able to get a free trial of AcornTV and I am binge watching that more or less for free.

Not my best frugal week, but really not too bad overall.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

Thrifty Thursday

 

Another Thursday has rolled around, and as I did the budget entries today for last month, I am really happy to note that my thrifty and frugal ways are paying off. Once again we were well under total budget for the month. I would still like to get a few budget lines down even further, but that depends on the weather and the harvest from the garden. 

So what thrifty things have I been busy with over the last week? Many are the usual weekly things I try and keep up with and I have had to rack my poor brain to think of any new things I have done this week. 

We moved one long planter this week and I purchased some in distress plants for 50% off to put in it. They should come back with some care.

Made sure the rain barrel was getting filled during our rain yesterday (we got 1/2 inch) and hopefully we can get it filled completely with the next rain.

Looking for foraging spots and have found a couple where I can pick chokecherries. I am hoping my friend has a bumper crop of raspberries again this year and she gets me to pick a pail or two. 

Found some deadfall while out walking and Harvey and I took the wheelbarrow and cut it up for the firepit. 

I had a few partial spools of black and grey thread and have used up a black spool and a grey spool on the robe I am sewing. Either colour could be used and I get to clear my thread board a bit.

I also patched together some single fold binding in order to use it up on the robe. Looks pretty darn good.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.