Tomato Basil Bread
Eggplant Lasangna
Fruit
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Blackberry Wine from a local wineryBeans Creek
Yummy Stuff
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Better Late Than Never - Easter Dinner
Tomato Basil BreadEggplant LasangnaFruitChocolate Peanut Butter CookiesBlackberry Wine from a local wineryBeans Creek
Yummy Stuff
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Views from my hike
I see this every morning that I hike
TURTLES
DEER
OLDE ABANDONED ENTRANCE TO THE FAERIE REALM
LAKE VIEW
ANOTHER LAKE VIEW
TURTLES
DEER
OLDE ABANDONED ENTRANCE TO THE FAERIE REALM
LAKE VIEW
ANOTHER LAKE VIEW
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Food.........YuMmY
Whole wheat pasta, white bean alfredo sauce and sauteed veggies
Onion Rings, one of the best comfort foods ever
Onion Rings, one of the best comfort foods ever
Thursday, April 2, 2009
The struggle for food and saving money tips
I figured out that I eat on average 1800- 2100 calories a day. The latter being the days I don't work. Now that it's warmer I can go hiking which is good. The downfall is that hiking makes me hungry so I have to make sure that I don't go over my average caloric intake. Doing this will help me lose more weight. I've lost 15 pounds since last year but my goal in another 10 this year. That means I have to shave another 200 calories off my day. That also means retraining my brain to remind myself that I am not going to starve. There is plenty of food at home. I'm sure I can do it but it will take some time.
Saving money tips.
I keep reading articles online about how families are saving money on this that and the other. None of it helps us since we already do those things. I guess that means we are doing okay. But I have come up with more ways to save money......I hope.
Start a garden. The initial money spent on starting a garden is kinda high but you will make up your money in a year or two, at least we will. We've had to spend a lot of money on our garden because our soil is nothing but clay and chalk. So that means lots of dirt having to be bought. If you don't already have a fence its a good idea to make one around your garden to keep animals out. Thats another expense we've had to deal with. Once our harvest comes in we will save about 20 -30 dollars a month. We already spend about 400 a month for 4 people and 2 cats and sometimes we can shave that to 350 so the extra 20-30 a month will be great.
If you don't have the space for a garden container gardening and windowsill gardening are great options. Especially if you know someone who works at a place where you can get containers for free. It looks like I am going to have to use the option of container gardening for some of my veggies since they are not liking the mixture of dirt and clay outside in the garden. My garlic and onion on the other hand have no problem being in that mixture. I grow herbs on my windowsill all year round, especially basil. The price of basil in the grocery stores really disgust me. I can grow 3 years worth of basil all year round on my windowsill for less than the price of a package of basil in the store. Why do people buy this stuff?
Make your own candles.
Do you burn a lot of candles? I do. Sometimes there is wax left in the container. Did you know that you can reuse that wax for another candle? All you need are your containers and wicks. Wicks by the way are pretty cheap. I just bought a bunch on ebay for $3. To get that wax out of your containers those hot plate things for your candles work perfectly.
This option of making your own candles only works if you don't mind the mixture of colours and smells that will be likely by remelting and combining old candles. It is a great option for emergency candles though since I would hope the smell and look of a candle wont be the first thing on your mind during an emergency.
Saving money tips.
I keep reading articles online about how families are saving money on this that and the other. None of it helps us since we already do those things. I guess that means we are doing okay. But I have come up with more ways to save money......I hope.
Start a garden. The initial money spent on starting a garden is kinda high but you will make up your money in a year or two, at least we will. We've had to spend a lot of money on our garden because our soil is nothing but clay and chalk. So that means lots of dirt having to be bought. If you don't already have a fence its a good idea to make one around your garden to keep animals out. Thats another expense we've had to deal with. Once our harvest comes in we will save about 20 -30 dollars a month. We already spend about 400 a month for 4 people and 2 cats and sometimes we can shave that to 350 so the extra 20-30 a month will be great.
If you don't have the space for a garden container gardening and windowsill gardening are great options. Especially if you know someone who works at a place where you can get containers for free. It looks like I am going to have to use the option of container gardening for some of my veggies since they are not liking the mixture of dirt and clay outside in the garden. My garlic and onion on the other hand have no problem being in that mixture. I grow herbs on my windowsill all year round, especially basil. The price of basil in the grocery stores really disgust me. I can grow 3 years worth of basil all year round on my windowsill for less than the price of a package of basil in the store. Why do people buy this stuff?
Make your own candles.
Do you burn a lot of candles? I do. Sometimes there is wax left in the container. Did you know that you can reuse that wax for another candle? All you need are your containers and wicks. Wicks by the way are pretty cheap. I just bought a bunch on ebay for $3. To get that wax out of your containers those hot plate things for your candles work perfectly.
This option of making your own candles only works if you don't mind the mixture of colours and smells that will be likely by remelting and combining old candles. It is a great option for emergency candles though since I would hope the smell and look of a candle wont be the first thing on your mind during an emergency.
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