tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post46474008491925638..comments2024-03-28T21:42:22.620-08:00Comments on The "Make Do" Homemaker: When Life Gives You Lemons...: Frugal Friday: Money Saving Weekly RecapErika, "The Make Do Homemaker"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-29403123583285831702017-01-17T18:36:27.502-09:002017-01-17T18:36:27.502-09:00I've just been adding a couple of tablespoons ...I've just been adding a couple of tablespoons of ACV into an eight ounce glass of water with a 1/2 tsp of powdered ginger and tumeric and then I'm adding enough sugar or honey to make it palatable and drink it. I'm doing that twice a day. It seems to help with the inflammation, so I'm trying to keep it up.Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-38398678667627375982017-01-17T18:09:44.445-09:002017-01-17T18:09:44.445-09:00You can use activated charcoal for upset stomach o...You can use activated charcoal for upset stomach or food poisoning. Take 2 every 4 hours until it goes away. You can buy it at any drug store. I buy the bottle of capsules, It is cheaper. Your husband may have got food poisoning from his gas station food or restaurant food.cathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-17317609677664785612017-01-17T06:56:00.657-09:002017-01-17T06:56:00.657-09:00Oh, I forgot to mention this. I just tried a new r...Oh, I forgot to mention this. I just tried a new recipe that turned out really tasty. It's called "chicken ranch tacos" and just happens to call for bottled ranch dressing in the recipe. Everyone in my family actually liked it, which is a rather hard thing to accomplish at our house. Here's the link to the recipe if you'd like to try it: http://recipemothers.com/recipe/easiest-chicken-ranch-tacos/Rhonda A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00448188064878559345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-49454485723808838422017-01-17T03:12:41.371-09:002017-01-17T03:12:41.371-09:00What is the recipe for the apple cider vinegar, gi...What is the recipe for the apple cider vinegar, ginger and turmeric? I have a friend that has RA and I have nerve damage due to deformed spine and would LOVE to try it.<br />Chef Owingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232750876170243171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-45109694240480993622017-01-16T13:13:16.961-09:002017-01-16T13:13:16.961-09:00Oh and trust me I'll report on how well the la...Oh and trust me I'll report on how well the laundry system works. For good or bad :).Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-2138247352323903852017-01-16T13:12:17.527-09:002017-01-16T13:12:17.527-09:00You might want to just do a basic alfredo sauce ty...You might want to just do a basic alfredo sauce type of recipe and then add a dash of tomato sauce for taste and color and a few leaves of spinach for the additional layer of flavor and call it good. I honestly think that would work pretty well and taste better :).Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-33266524733058693052017-01-16T10:21:28.968-09:002017-01-16T10:21:28.968-09:00Thanks for the feedback. Maybe I will pass on tryi...Thanks for the feedback. Maybe I will pass on trying the recipe.Rhonda A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00448188064878559345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-58255492589518522752017-01-16T08:24:48.181-09:002017-01-16T08:24:48.181-09:00Sorry. Blogger can definitely be glitchy sometimes...Sorry. Blogger can definitely be glitchy sometimes.Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-7160151259474217182017-01-16T08:24:01.177-09:002017-01-16T08:24:01.177-09:00I bookmarked those recipes after your recommend. T...I bookmarked those recipes after your recommend. Thanks!Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-37827450404833783112017-01-16T08:22:39.985-09:002017-01-16T08:22:39.985-09:00The chicken recipe just ended up being too much. I...The chicken recipe just ended up being too much. It ended up being heavy and sweet (which I know cream would have done the same thing, if not worse, than the evaporated milk). The tomatoes made the dish sweeter still, the parmesan cheese weighed down the dish further. I might mess with the general principals a bit, but I won't be making it again.Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-28238977680206883902017-01-15T18:13:30.640-09:002017-01-15T18:13:30.640-09:00I'm not sure what happened here. If another c...I'm not sure what happened here. If another comment shows up, feel free to delete it.<br /><br />My week was pretty frugal because I have been fighting the flu and we had another ice/snow event. I put what I did on my blog: https://beckyathome.wordpress.com/2017/01/16/saving-money-january-15-2017/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-34906957970349041642017-01-14T20:53:36.802-09:002017-01-14T20:53:36.802-09:00Wow, those are some amazing deals you found on mea...Wow, those are some amazing deals you found on meat, Erika! Sometimes it pays to spend the extra money when meat is on sale. In the long run, it will definitely save you a bundle and give you so many dinner options to choose from. Great shopping!!!!<br /><br />This week I was able to try 2 new meal ideas. The first was a "breakfast bowl" which my daughter absolutely loved. The bowls consisted of baked herb potato chunks as the bottom layer, then bacon (could also use ham), then scrambled eggs, topped with a little grated cheese and hollandaise sauce. You could even add sauted veggies (onions, peppers, mushrooms), cooked broccoli, cauliflower or asparagus, chopped fresh tomatoes or green onions, salsa or chili sauce if you'd like as well. Definitely making it again.<br /><br />We also had good sized container of leftover rice in the fridge this week. So, tonight I tried making fried rice for the first time. It seemed complicated, but really turned out to be rather simple. Tasted awesome too! Against my better judgement, I decided to follow the recipe, which suggested 4 cups of rice, plus 2 eggs and 1 1/2 cups of veggies, to make enough for 4 servings (I had to make more rice to do this). Now we have a pile of leftover fried rice in the fridge! Next time I will definitely half the recipe.<br /><br />We had a winter storm roll in this week. My daughter went back to school for 1 day then promptly had 2 days off. I waded through the snow with my slippers to get something from the garage freezer, then thought I wiped my feet well when I came back in. I was mistaken. I ended up slipping on the floor and bruising my tailbone in the fall. I can definitely relate to the pain your having in your arm...only mine hurts every time a bend over or try to sit down. I never know how much I need to bend in a day until now!<br /><br />I will have to remember to watch "Full Steam Ahead". You've mentioned it twice now, but I keep forgetting to look for it. I LOVE those series with Ruth, Peter and Alex! Thanks for the suggestion.<br /><br />By the way, I'd love to hear your feedback how the new chicken recipe turned out! Do you recommend it or was the recipe a bust? Anyways, good to hear your week went relatively well (despite the bills rolling in). Hope this week is wonderful too!Rhonda A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00448188064878559345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-65075494401765721782017-01-14T19:05:43.388-09:002017-01-14T19:05:43.388-09:00Can you be sure to report back on that laundry thi...Can you be sure to report back on that laundry thing if it really does work well? I am curious about it, in part for my son's eczema and also cost of detergent. <br /><br />This week I was about 2 minutes too late to catch meat mark downs, but they were putting out loads of slightly dented cans at kroger so I got some of those. I don't usually get lucky enough for mark down meats, so it doesn't bother me much anymore but wow you had a haul! <br /><br />At walmart, their Christmas got marked down to 90% off, and they had a bunch of boxes of cereal my oldest likes for a quarter, so I bought 4, and left the others for someone else. I was proud I passed on a,lot of,other stuff that was a good deal, but I couldn't think how to use or gift. <br /><br />I went looking for sweaters, and had no luck, so I guess that saved money lol! I did buy 2 sweatshirts for my youngest. He has only 2 he will wear,(character ones) and his coughing is so much worse when he doesn't want to wear one, and I don't want to keep turning up the heat to make him warm, so I bought a size up so should fit him next fall too, and,figure the $16 for the two will make up the difference in heating. <br /><br />There are some great layer cassarolles in that more with less. The apple, sweet potato and sausage is amazing, so is the 6 layer cassarolle with ground beef. My two favs. Been too long since I made them. I love reading their philosophy in the beginning of the book. They have another one I got from our old library but had such haunting stories of 3rd world countries where parents had so little they actually chose which child to starve to death I vowed never to read that one again. That was 10 years ago and its still so horrible and stays with me I think about it at times, and I,am always so thankful that's not a choice I have to make. <br /><br /><br /><br />Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09360397522677275215noreply@blogger.com