A Guide to Savvy Living
15 Foods You Do Not Need To Buy Organic Onions don’t see as many pest threats, which means less pesticide spraying. Choose: Look for onions that are firm, have a distinctive “onion” smell that’s not overpowering, and show no visible signs of damage or soft spots. Store in a cool, dry place or in the [...]
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How do you preserve your paint? Reader’s Digest says your leftover paint will stay fresh longer if you stretch a sheet of plastic wrap over the top of the paint can before you tightly replace the lid! Thanks RD!
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Equipment Must Haves: Mixing Bowls in Graduated sizes Dry Measuring Cup Set Liquid Measuring Cups (Yes there is a difference. LOL! ) Measuring Spoons Knife Block with knives Mixing Spoons (I prefer plastic and wooden) Kitchen Shear Thermometers Wire whisks of different sizes Vegetable Peeler (Can also use Veg Peelers to make cute chocolate [...]
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Here is a very simple and easy way to measure peanut butter! We need one cup of Peanut butter. Fill a 2 cup measuring cup with 1 cup cold water. Then add enough peanut butter to raise the water level to the 2-cup mark. Make sure the peanut butter is completely under the water. Then [...]
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The FDA & USDA recommend throwing out all food left unrefrigerated for more than 4 hours after power loss. Our thoughts are with all of those affected by Hurricane Irene! For more on Stockpiling check out Stockpiling Saturday Tips.
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Transporting Cupcakes There are several tricks to transporting frosted cupcakes. The easiest way is a cupcake carrier. The cheapest way is already in your kitchen. Place the cupcakes in an aluminum muffin pan and cover with another muffin pan turned upside down. Secure the tins together with strong binder clips. Visit more Frugal Friday Tips
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Heading in to the school year makes me think of Fire Safety! Have you ever thought about the things you can add to your home for safety? These things may not always be actually attached to your home but maybe things you add to your home for safety. For example, we live in a two [...]
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Do you know what safe cooking temperatures are? I often have to look them up! You can print this and file it in your cookbook! Ground Meat Beef, Pork, Veal, Lamb 160 degrees Fahrenheit Turkey and Chicken 165 degrees Fahrenheit Fresh Beef, Veal, or Lamb Med Rare 145 Medium 160 Well Done 170 **We do [...]
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Since 2009 Melissa Jennings and Shelley King have blogged at StockpilingMoms.com and made it their mission to save money for their families and help others do the same. Learn from their expertise as they share tips for savvy living, building your own stockpile, and living a debt-free life! From blog to book they have authored Savvy Savings :: Couponing Secrets from the Stockpiling Moms which releases in January 2012. Melissa and Shelley are best friends who met through their International Adoption process.
