tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56971016912404355302024-03-12T17:32:14.877-07:00TM PreparednessWhat do you need to prepare for? Job loss? Pay cut? Natural Disaster? Financial disaster? Family disaster? YES!!! If you are prepared you won't have that stress to deal with.TM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.comBlogger235125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-54508153294190325562020-05-04T15:38:00.002-07:002020-05-04T15:38:26.869-07:00Keeping busy, not on purposeSo I started this quilt back in December. My first intention was to use it for a wedding gift for my son, but as I was making it, it was my wedding colors. So I changed my mind on day 3.
I had these very pretty batiks that were navy blue and teal. I also had a few jelly rolls of batiks that I wanted to use. I had decided on the carpenters star, which I thought was only going to be about 24TM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-63875429180680921442020-04-09T20:59:00.000-07:002020-04-23T22:33:26.158-07:00C-19 and comfortThis entire covid-19 stuff is crazy. And my kids are done with it, they want it gone. So our family is joining in the World Wide Good Friday Fast April 10. To start our fast, we will start after dinner Thursday night, and it will go through until Friday evening.
Going a bit stir crazy, we were so happy to have nice warm weather yesterday and today. We all got a little sun burn, but we got TM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-16114474580645019562020-03-29T00:26:00.001-07:002020-04-23T22:35:37.438-07:00Dinner was ready....Well in my head anyways. We were supposed to be having guests for dinner, but with all this shelter in place stuff going on, our guests had to cancel. And of course I wasn't told until AFTER I started making dinner because hubby forgot to tell me they weren't coming.
No problem, just put the extras in the freezer right? Except my freezers are FULL. I just got my meat order from the farm, and TM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-57567219126773344482020-03-29T00:26:00.000-07:002020-04-23T22:43:10.342-07:00Do you have yeast?I had an entire post written up, but it was too. aarghhh. I am so sick of hearing about the virus, I am tired of hearing people argue if it is or isn't as bad as influenza. Nobody can seem to talk about anything else.
So my question was. Do you have yeast? Um.. what do you mean? I mean, if you can't get bread at the grocery, you have to make it; and you need yeast to make bread. So do you have TM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-20082740351675779392020-02-12T21:37:00.001-08:002020-03-28T20:22:32.375-07:00I had to use these up!I discovered that the blueberries I bought were about to go bad. What was I going to do? It was too much for me to just eat, I didn't want to freeze them. What should I do?
PIE!!! In fact one of my favorite pies. "Blueberry Sour Cream Pie".
This pie is amazing! Depending on my mood will determine which crust I make. I love the shortbread crust, but this time I made a butter TM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-70004332705255033362020-01-23T21:30:00.000-08:002020-03-28T20:28:45.576-07:00Have you ever..Ok, so I have been craving soup for a couple of days. And of course the one day I finally have time to do it, I have a bad headache. UGH..
Not to be thwarted, I pressed forward and made the soup, of course with help from my little guy. This soup was everything I wanted, flavorful, satisfying, filling, healthy, delicious.. it was so good hubby went and got a second bowl that was fuller than the TM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-32812485762240671572020-01-03T12:53:00.000-08:002020-01-03T12:53:01.063-08:00Snuggly soft and fast to makeI have many kids, and we try to make their birthdays special for them. This year my daughter picked out some fabric and asked me to make her some pillow cases. These are easy to make, but I got busy.. Busy in my head, busy with stuff.. I finally sat down and got them made. 3 months later!! I know it's terrible.
They are so cute. I also made another one for my littlest guy.
TM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-59080075796682066712019-12-27T16:18:00.000-08:002019-12-27T16:19:33.475-08:00November and December Challenge: Dec 24 - 31 #LightTheWorld
Tomorrow is the celebration of the birth of our Savior and Lord. Having had several children, maybe as many as Mother Mary. I marvel at what women went through in those days. For some childbirth is easy, for others is it not. Medical interventions and such today, do not guarantee a good pregnancy outcome. People do not realize that the risk of losing mother and or baby isTM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-41284641639094179202019-12-15T23:34:00.003-08:002019-12-15T23:38:59.704-08:00November and December Challenge: Dec 16 - 23Well, crud. This year is almost over and I didn't get everything done yet! SLOW DOWN!
This Christmas we as a family decided to be more service oriented. Instead of buying a ton of gifts for us. We decided to do a couple kids on the giving tree. We also decided to donate to The Giving Cupboard. Our kids enjoyed doing all the shopping. It was fun. Our family's love language is service, asTM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-73330550574425670812019-12-10T22:14:00.000-08:002019-12-10T22:14:13.612-08:00November and December Challenge: Dec 8 - 15How many of you went shopping on "black" Friday? Cyber Monday? Today?
How many of you went to make dinner from your normal pantry and realized you were missing something? Tomato paste? a spice? pasta? rice?
The other day I went to make dinner and the recipe called for tomato paste. This is not an item I usually have in stock; why? Because I do not like the taste of tomato paste. What did I do? TM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-68871435242538916062019-12-05T20:53:00.000-08:002019-12-15T23:28:09.934-08:00Gluten Free Tattie SconesHave you ever heard of a Scottish Tattie Scone? It's kind of like a thick tortilla, or thin naan. To me they are comfort food. Great with mash and meat, soup, or used as a wrap type sandwich. I love naan, but these are faster and just as yummy.
This one is fresh off the pan. I then stuffed it with rice (on the plate), cheese and shredded chicken. This can be rolled burrito style, but notTM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-33380306360793805462019-12-01T17:24:00.001-08:002019-12-01T17:24:53.943-08:00November and December Challenge: Dec 1 - 7OH MY HECK IT'S DECEMBER!!!!
I can not believe how fast this year has gone by! It has flown, and there are parts of it I wish we could spend more time in. We had a fabulous family reunion that was just amazing. We went camping, lots of fishing, learned how to cook fish very well. Learned how to heat smoke foods. New opportunities for adventure.. It has been fun, hard, exciting, and worth it.
TM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-52416043397801049482019-11-15T11:22:00.001-08:002019-11-22T22:12:35.179-08:00November and December Challenge: Week 4 Nov 23 - 30So how are you doing so far? I am going to tell you right now. Brands only matter if you really taste a difference. I love Hunt's tomato products, they for some reason to me, taste better. I also like to have some Rotel on hand to make salsa. Do you make your own? What about spaghetti sauce? Woops off track, it was just what popped into my mind.
This week we are working on:
#23: Baked Potato TM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-814782531270885222019-11-15T11:14:00.000-08:002019-12-03T14:14:29.181-08:00November and December Challenge: Week 3 Nov 15 - 22Well I am not satisfied. I feel the list for canned goods is lacking. So many things you can put into your larder. What about stock or broth? This can come in a can or in a 1 liter (quart) mylar box. What about beans? What about tomatoes? What about? What about?
So many items to choose from, but I will repeat, if you will not eat it, DO NOT BUY IT. It is a waste of money to buy something you TM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-17720642051685559822019-11-13T13:07:00.001-08:002019-11-13T13:09:15.004-08:00Do you know about TURMERIC?This beautiful root is amazing! It has so many benefits, and is so good for you.
What is it? It is a rhizome root, kind of like ginger.
It has a warm, bitter taste
and is frequently used to flavor or color curry powders, mustards,
butters, and cheeses. But the root of turmeric is also used widely to
make medicines. The active ingredient that is so good for you is curcumin. Since TM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-24904927106841638622019-11-07T21:27:00.000-08:002019-11-13T10:16:40.791-08:00November and December Challenge: Week 2 Nov 8 - 14This one is a little early, but something has come up.
Last week's was hard for me. I looked and looked, but could not find a canned soup that would be safe fore me to eat. So I will have to make some soup and can it myself. Hopefully get that done this next week. These are only suggestions, again only buy what your family will eat.
BY #8: Canned Potatoes (usually these are called new or babyTM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-83227459362482430872019-11-05T08:38:00.000-08:002019-11-07T21:11:43.364-08:00GF pancakes and yumI love to cook. I love to bake. I love to can. I love to sew. I love my family. I love to know.
I also love to eat. You could say I am addicted, but can you really be addicted to something you have to do to survive? Yes, you can be addicted to the wrong foods, like sugar. And it is in EVERYTHING!
So this morning I was hungry. I of course needed to eat. But I have to make everything from scratchTM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-52119122007927560262019-11-03T14:21:00.002-08:002019-11-13T10:12:31.998-08:00November and December Challenge: Week #1 Nov 1 - 7So I was thinking. We are getting into the lean part of the year.
What do I mean? I mean we are spending money on things for Christmas, Halloween and Thanksgiving.. usually more than we meant to. And then January and February hits and everyone stays home, no one goes to the store.. and the pantry gets rather lean, so does certain sections of the freezer.
Thinking about this, I thought this TM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-9787158823249157072019-11-03T14:20:00.001-08:002019-11-03T14:20:38.154-08:00It's that time of year again...So this is the time of year when baking items go on sale. Mostly nuts, sugar and flour, and sometimes if we get lucky spices.
I am not sure why there is such a baking boom in November and December, I mean we eat year around. But there is, and so we must stock up on what is on sale, when it is on sale.
What do you stock up on for baking during this time of year?
Flour
Sugar
Brown sugar
TM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-4270328501413673032019-10-27T10:18:00.002-07:002019-10-27T10:18:27.644-07:00October Challenge Week 4: Oct 27-31Yup it's a short week challenge. Why? Because I feel the November and December challenges are very important and need to be done. SO with that said, here is what I was thinking about.
It is getting down right cold outside! I woke up to 14 degrees at 6 am, and it only warmed to 26 degrees. This is not my favorite time of year. I loathe being cold, I despise the cold.
Hmm.. so what do you think TM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-76941285311419553722019-10-20T11:56:00.001-07:002019-10-21T13:25:14.628-07:00October Challenge Week 3: Oct 20 - 26First... Did you work on your laundry area? I was able to get it all done, except for #17 cube. Out of 18 that isn't bad, I just haven't replaced the cardboard box with a plastic one yet. Otherwise, yes, I got my laundry room done.
This weeks challenge, should you choose to try. Do you have a new appliance you have never used? Instant pot (IP), crock
pot (CP), stick blender??? Time to break TM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-7158223214353378912019-10-13T21:41:00.000-07:002019-10-13T21:41:14.100-07:00October Challenge Week 2: Oct 13 - 19I don't know about you, but I can not concentrate or focus in messes or clutter. So this week. We are tackling a very used area of the home.
YUCK, the laundry room! Did you know this room gets super linty and dusty, and why are there empty boxes of OxyClean in here! UGH.
I do not know how big or small your laundry area is. Ours is long, and has storage, although the storage areas have not TM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-21918420310951349492019-10-08T08:21:00.001-07:002019-10-08T08:33:33.045-07:00October Challenge Week 1 : Oct 6 - 12Now that fall has arrived. It's time for a different challenge.
This week's challenge is to use something from your garden. What did you have to mad dash harvest so the frost wouldn't ruin it? zucchini? onions? kale? berries?
We harvested the ripe strawberries, some kale and moved our tomato plant into the garage, under a grow light. I think it needs some heat too, so we might set up a small TM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-36297532252097486822019-09-27T13:53:00.001-07:002019-09-27T13:53:24.541-07:00October Challenge: Will be posted
Hello Fall.. I was not wanting you to arrive yet. I was just starting to enjoy my visit with summer.
Yes, we will be having an October weekly challenge. It will be posted Saturday Oct 5, the week will go from Oct 6 to Oct 12, just like September. TM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697101691240435530.post-74744775130675262382019-09-23T08:33:00.000-07:002019-09-23T08:33:34.790-07:00September Challenge Week 4: Sept 22 - 28Last week I was able to get a lot of bone broth canned and put up. Whew, 32 # of chicken backs, makes quite a bit of broth!
I also made some "beef bouillon".. ya it doesn't smell or taste like beef bouillon. You take 3 cups minced carrots 3 cups minced celery and 2 onions minced, and half a pound of ground beef. You put it in a pan and slow cook it for about 3 hours. THEN you blend it smoothTM Frugal Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118903273942942541noreply@blogger.com1