Does it ever feel like you throw away more than you keep when preparing your veggies? It’s always frustrating as you pay for vegetables by the pound yet throw away much of what you just bought. Aligned with my obsession to save money and reduce waste, I’m always looking for ways to use the ‘scraps’ […]
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Slicing and Dicing During the holidays you can find great sales on ham. What to do with a whole ham if you have a small family? I want to share a few ways to use a ham and make it work for several family meals! For my family of three, the entire ham is way
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I’m guessing your refrigerator is full of leftover odds and ends from holiday parties or family gatherings. Typically when I’m looking for a recipe, I try to choose something that I already have the ingredients for, or at least I know I will use. I hate to waste food. I’m a bit OCD about it.
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I’ve always been a frugal person, but that mindset was truly tested when I quit my job to stay home with my daughter years ago. My husband and I sat down and talked honestly about how long we thought we could make it work. We agreed that once we had to dip into our savings,
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(This post may contain affiliate links to products, Sister with Stuff may receive a commission for purchases made through these links that help support this website at no additional cost to you.) I am fortunate enough to have a few cruises under my belt, we have been on 19 cruises. We are cruise
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If you are like me there is nothing worse than having to throw away a bag of fruit or veggies that you just bought. I have every intention of using whatever it is that I purchased and then stuff happens. You don’t eat at home for a couple of days or you have to whip
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In my house, there is never enough bacon. I cooked some up for a different recipe and made extra in order to prepare lunch for my husband and kiddo. Do you ever feel like a short-order cook? I know I do. Between our likes and dislikes and then there is the food intolerance. My son
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So funny story…….my Sister knows that I’m always looking for cheap or free fabric or even old garments that I can cut up and repurpose. She gave me several pair of her old jeans to use for a fun upcycle project or whatever I wanted. I ended up using one of the pant legs and
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Did you get left with a bunch of green tomatoes from your garden at the end of the summer? Besides the larger ones that I’m letting turn on their own, I had several small tomatoes that aren’t going to turn red so I had to find a use for them. That is how
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I’m always thinking about how I can re-purpose items that I have in my home rather than adding more garbage to the landfill and spending money to buy something new. That’s usually how my DIY projects come about. I have something that I’m not using and I don’t want to throw it away. I did
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