Heiss Kartoffel Salat (aka Hot German Potato Salad) — Preparedness Pro I love trying new recipes, especially ones of International Fare. Today’s recipe comes to us from across the Atlantic from the beautiful country of Germany. My dear friend Shawna shared this with me recently and I can tell Read more…
62 Reasons Why my Bandana was Saved from the Donation Pile–by Guest Contributor Emily S Over the years I have accumulated a collection of bandanas which I have received from various events, activities and as gifts. After their immediate use had passed I would wash, fold, and tuck them away Read more…
Backyard Hunting–By Guest Contributor Sharon Cundiff My husband and I enjoyed the festivities for opening day of the Cincinnati Reds, walking through the park that parallels the river with my sister-in-law and her niece. The path wanders through and around trees, bushes and flowers, when suddenly a darting object Read more…
Hey everyone, yes, of COURSE we’re still here. I’ve just been on a recording video binge so that we can give you more of what you say you’d like. So for starters, we’ve got three new videos loaded, each one offering just a quick tip to help stretch your dollar Read more…
Ah, yes…”oven canning”…Hate is such a strong word that I don’t care to use much, but when it comes to the “oven canning” method that some choose to use to preserve their dry foods long-term, it definitely conjures up a strong opinion in me. But I’ll tone it down today Read more…
208-237-5985. That was the phone number of one of my best guy friends in Junior High School. 208-237-2845. That was the phone number of my best girlfriend in my 8th and 9th grade years of school. 614-488-1181. That was the phone number of my dad’s pool installment company, Foxx Read more…
Most of us have enjoyed a good dump cake at one time or another. For those of you who might not recall eating such a concoction, let me remind you. A dump cake typically consists of pie filling being thrown into a baking dish, topped with the contents of a cake Read more…
As I was doing some research today on something I was writing, a headline caught my eye and I decided to take a look at a do-it-yourself website. I confess, I did get lost in its pages for a bit, but as I ran head on into another one of those Read more…
It’s My Birthday! (at least it WAS when I was writing this) *grin* To celebrate, I’ve got LOTS of fabulous surprises in store for all of our readers that we’ve been working on for more than a year. But now I finally get to share SIX of them with you!!! Read more…
