by Millie Copper | Mar 2, 2012 | Budgeting, food thoughts, Someone Else's Shoes, USDA Thrifty Plan
Did you know that the USDA has a list of how much money we should be spending on food? It is actually a tiered list. The USDA Food Plans: Cost of Food states “The Thrifty, Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost and Liberal Food Plans each represent a nutritious diet at a...
by Millie Copper | Mar 1, 2012 | Food Storage, Preparedness
When I went into town the other day, gas was 14 cents a gallon more than it had been the previous week. 14 cents! That is a huge jump in a short amount of time. I was reviewing some of my grocery receipts and in just a few months time, many of the regular items we...
by Millie Copper | Feb 29, 2012 | Book Club
I’ve been thinking about doing a post on natural beauty care. But to be honest it would be a super short post! My “beauty routine” is almost laughable. No fancy products or special treatments. In fact, I only use 2 products. Partly out of frugality...
by Millie Copper | Feb 28, 2012 | Recipes, Stretchy Beans
In my quest to find or create tasty bean dishes we have been experimenting with making Rajma. Rajma is red beans, Indian style. We really like Indian food so being able to make something like this at home is wonderful. I used this recipe and adapted it...
by Millie Copper | Feb 27, 2012 | Cooking, Food Storage, Preparedness
Recently, I wrote an article on food storage. I mentioned in that article that we use our freezer as part of our food storage plan. We have a large chest freezer and the side-by-side freezer that is part of the refrigerator/freezer combination. This past year to...