Sometimes tremendous savings in the food budget can be made by cooking from scratch, compared to using pre-packaged, pre-processed convenience foods. In some cases, though, you may need to invest in suitable equipment such as bread baking equipment, quality stainless steel cookware and bakeware, water purification product, etc. Duromatic pressure pans by Kuhn Rikon are […]
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Easy Economical Vegetarian Main Dishes
Last week I printed the testimonial about a “poor” woman raised in a large family of 12 children who were fed beans, cornbread, and greens two meals a day most of the year. In her adult life, the doctors, and particularly the dentist, pronounced her extremely healthy. I’ll admit it; at times I hesitate to […]
Compare Top Drinking Water Contaminants
Last week I talked about the best way to address emerging contaminants, such as pharmaceuticals, in drinking water. Many people wrote to me asking me to clarify what the benefit of an R/O (Reverse Osmosis) Drinking Water System is, and how they can know which type of system is best for their family. Today, I […]
Living on a Dime
If you listen or read news headlines in the last few weeks, you have been hearing all about higher food prices, sharply higher gas prices, mortgage banking crises, wheat shortages, economic woes and so forth. Many of you are familiar with Living On A Dime and with Tawra and Jill’s money saving, get-out-of-debt, frugal living […]
Resources and Recipes to Celebrate St Patrick’s Day
My family and I traditionally observe St. Patrick’s Day with traditional Irish food. Having read biographies of St Patrick with my children when they were younger, I wish there was more known about the man. We know that he was the son of a Roman nobleman, and he was born in Scotland. He was kidnapped […]
Response to AP article on water contaminated with Pharmaceuticals
RESPONSE TO AP REPORT ON DRUGS IN WATER I received the following information from the leading manufacturer of solid carbon block drinking water filters to the story about Pharmaceuticals in water today. I hope you will read it, and realize there is no need for alarm or fear. Prudent homemakers will invest in the most […]
We do Spring Cleaning Room by Room
Fast, Easy, Economical Spring Cleaning Room by Room by Marilyn Moll and Sandy Tuin My daughter Mary has already asked if we can do Spring Cleaning during her break in April. What a blessing to have help, because I don’t love this job! We take it room by room using the time we have and […]
Top Frugal Tips for Busy Homemakers
Contest winners are identified below along with over 30 excellent comments from moms like you! Here is my top frugal post from contest winner Jill Ferris: Dear Marilyn, Many years ago when I was worrying about how to eat healthily on a very very limited budget I met ayoung mother who was raised in a […]
Getting and Staying Organized
This week, my daughter Mary, AKA The Cleaning Lady, and I are working on cleaning/organizing all the kitchen cupboards and the hall closets while she enjoys her homeschool Winter Break. Mary is the unusual child who actually enjoys the peace and order of a clean and orderly home and eagerly works hard to help me […]
What I Wish I’d Known
ON MY HEART by Marilyn Moll Last week I was the speaker for Cindy Rushton’s Talk-a-Latte discussion program with the ongoing theme of “What I Wish I’d Known” program. Cindy is doing a 12 week series inviting a variety of guests to speak on this subject, including yours truly. (You can join Cindy for this […]