Here’s a dish that is sure to impress — and that won’t take all day to make! This is one of our favorite ways to prepare salmon, and when I saw sweet corn on sale earlier in the week, I knew we’d be having this soon because it’s such a great pairing. My mom shared …
This week’s Frugal Homemade feature is Easy DIY Chalkboard Frames. Earlier this week I was updating my chalkboard from “Welcome Spring” to “Let Freedom Ring” and thought this would be an easy, inexpensive, and fun project to take on. Easy DIY Chalkboard Frames Materials needed Picture frame Wood cut to size Chalkboard paint Paintbrush Pretty …
Make your own DIY Nail Polish Flower Bouquet — a great “Easter Basket” for older girls and teens! This week’s Frugal Homemade features an easy DIY Nail Polish Flower Bouquet. Here, I made two: One small nail polish bouquet for a gift, and a larger nail polish bouquet for a fundraiser gift basket raffle. I’ve …
This week’s Frugal Homemade feature is: DIY Garden Markers. Choose from two different types — both are easy, inexpensive, and get the job done! Since so many of us do our planting over Mother’s Day weekend, I thought this would be a quick, fun project that you could do with the kids (or even have …
This week’s Frugal Homemade features Gooey Bars: Another version of the Whatever-ya-have Cookies recipe from a few months ago, but this time in bar form. With toasted coconut. And caramel. How can you go wrong with chocolate, caramel, and toasted coconut? So, in the spirit of Cars Being in the Shop & the Stockpile Running …
This week’s Frugal Homemade feature is Pasta with Shrimp, Caramelized Onions, Mushrooms, and Spinach. Since we have caramelized onions in ready supply, I’ve been experimenting in the kitchen. Last night I expanded upon the usual “shrimp pasta with cream sauce” and whipped up something a little more flavorful! Easy Weeknight Pasta with Shrimp, Caramelized Onions, …