tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post7247297062203882957..comments2024-03-26T19:10:34.328-08:00Comments on The "Make Do" Homemaker: When Life Gives You Lemons...: The Bare Essentials Challenge: Weekly RecapErika, "The Make Do Homemaker"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-66845460948318104892016-03-01T19:00:29.465-09:002016-03-01T19:00:29.465-09:00Yes, it really does become second nature. Very, v...Yes, it really does become second nature. Very, very true :).Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-24382214788107429602016-02-29T13:17:43.455-09:002016-02-29T13:17:43.455-09:00I love the taco soup. We call it guesado-kind of a...I love the taco soup. We call it guesado-kind of a meat soup with liquid, and I always add a tomato sauce, then veggies that are limply surviving and perhaps a potato. Cranberry jelly/jam is great on pancakes!<br /><br />Even without a schedule we must feed those we care for and I think you did wonderful without even trying~ :) as we know after a while it does become second nature, don't you think?<br />JenniferHumble wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823200562312609670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-32699184692689522292016-02-28T14:10:09.581-09:002016-02-28T14:10:09.581-09:00Thank you anyway. Every cent counts :).Thank you anyway. Every cent counts :).Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-52769408944903166122016-02-28T14:09:08.367-09:002016-02-28T14:09:08.367-09:00Oops. Cheap cabbage, cheap potatoes and cheap cor...Oops. Cheap cabbage, cheap potatoes and cheap corned beef around St. Patrick's Day. I meant to add that part, but I'm obviously more tired than I thought *laugh*.Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-84117797712362796612016-02-28T14:08:07.467-09:002016-02-28T14:08:07.467-09:00*Laugh* indeed we do. I've put aside 20.00 fo...*Laugh* indeed we do. I've put aside 20.00 for seasonal sale items with hopes of getting cheap butter around Easter and getting cheap potatoes (red potatoes went on sale for like .69 lb the last few years) and cheap cabbage. I also have 20.00 put aside for hopefully maybe a cheap corned beef to put back into the freezer, but that's only if it goes really cheap this year (which, with the price of beef still high...I'm not sure that's going to happen). If I don't use the full 40.00 for those things I'll just put it back into the "overage cushion" on the grocery budget, so it'll work out one way or the other :).Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-3083249646471461272016-02-28T12:04:43.682-09:002016-02-28T12:04:43.682-09:00Thanks! And thanks for the explanation...I love k...Thanks! And thanks for the explanation...I love knowing things like that.<br /><br />I did order 2 tiny things through it last week (that'll net you like 2 cents, probably, lol) but wanted to check before any more orders.<br /><br />Costs me nothing to click through, and it's nice Amazon has the referral program.L.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18445361193041608284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-35712429893058413882016-02-28T10:53:17.282-09:002016-02-28T10:53:17.282-09:00What a nice mix of meals you had this week. A litt...What a nice mix of meals you had this week. A little bit of everything! The french toast with blueberries looks so good!!! Awesome freezer find too...wish I would discover something yummy like pumpkin pastries in mine. Great idea making the cranberry relish into jam. One more thing you can use to make delicious PB&J sandwiches for lunches.<br /><br />As for the cheese and butter, if you can swing it, try putting a little bit of money aside right now. Very soon the Easter sales will be out and both those items are popular for Easter meals. If you have a bit extra put aside, you can buy more for your money while it's on sale to add to your stock. But I know, you probably already know that...we think so much alike it's scary sometimes.Rhonda A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00448188064878559345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-37422895056300662682016-02-28T09:55:05.064-09:002016-02-28T09:55:05.064-09:00Well, in my experience butter usually tastes prett...Well, in my experience butter usually tastes pretty good no matter the brand. The only brand I've had mixed results with was the store generic butter at Fred Meyer and Carrs. It's like the butter sits in the warehouse sometimes and just picks up funky flavors like nobody's business. Fred Meyer was particularly bad for years when my husband and I first got married, so I stopped buying generic butter all together. I bought some last year, though, and it tasted okay, which was nice, but I still don't trust it fully *laugh*.<br /><br />Nice deal on the cheese! Being able to get different flavors is nice as a way to mix things up a little bit on the cooking front. Wish my kids would eat more than just "medium cheddar", but I should feel lucky that they don't want to exist on Kraft cheese slices or something and that they like real cheese.<br /><br />Totally going off on a tangent here, but those cheese slices in the thin plastic...just brought back memories of childhood and how much of a PAIN getting that plastic off was. And I always had static electricity going with my super fine hair so the darn plastic would always fly up and try to stick to my hair.<br /><br />Ha! Amazing what memories sneak up on you at weird times *laugh*.Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-55507723842178082462016-02-28T09:50:16.186-09:002016-02-28T09:50:16.186-09:00Oh and one more thing (lack of caffeine make Erika...Oh and one more thing (lack of caffeine make Erika post multiple times in a row), if you order anything through my affiliate links, thank you. I really do appreciate it :).<br /><br />I keep trying to get Amazon's code to be nice and work with me so I do something more permanent on the side of the blog, but when I try to get coding work done to do it all I see on Amazon's end is a blank screen/box. I need to e-mail them about that and try to figure out what is going on there. Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-12600349519734647532016-02-28T09:48:29.386-09:002016-02-28T09:48:29.386-09:00Wow, that would be a hard one with two kids in spo...Wow, that would be a hard one with two kids in sports. I admire you for trying! Bright side, once you have freezers restocked and things more on an even keel, even if you can do a reduced grocery budget a couple of times a month it makes a difference. Good luck with the sports too. I know that keeps people hopping!Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-87841521728464816262016-02-28T09:46:39.324-09:002016-02-28T09:46:39.324-09:00Really OLD, not long. Although the URL tends to b...Really OLD, not long. Although the URL tends to be long on Amazon ;).Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-51017221458739181462016-02-28T09:45:47.555-09:002016-02-28T09:45:47.555-09:00Yup, that's my referral link. You can tell a ...Yup, that's my referral link. You can tell a referral link (geek alert here) by checking through the URL code and if you see "blahblahblah-20" (the -20 is the radar raiser) you know it's someone's referral link. The "thealabarhun" thing is because my referral link is really long and is from back in the days when I ran a coupon blog called, "The Alaskan Bargain Hunter". So, yeah, a bit of useless information for today *laugh*.Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-80519309378881559922016-02-28T09:43:47.259-09:002016-02-28T09:43:47.259-09:00I love dark greens in soup! Chard is my favorite ...I love dark greens in soup! Chard is my favorite dark green as I love the slightly sweet flavor it gets in soup, but it tastes like a traditional dark green if you just blanch it. And it takes up less room in the garden then some greens AND it's hardy, which is a benefit :).<br /><br />I'm trying to really gravitate toward stews, really thick ones at that, to feed my husband since he HATES soup (wet food he calls it). So far it has actually been working out pretty well, although I've only tried him on a few different ones. I'm hoping he'll get on board with it as it's a great way to use up little odds and ends, is nutritious, and I love soup (so I'm biased ;).Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-28042301234167728342016-02-28T08:32:52.564-09:002016-02-28T08:32:52.564-09:00Yum! Can we all come eat at your house? :)
Great...Yum! Can we all come eat at your house? :)<br /><br />Great job Erika! <br /><br />We had to go back to our "original" $40/wk budget rather than $100/month - we simply couldn't do it with both kids in sports and our freezers being cleaned out. I'm super bummed but we do need to eat! :) <br /><br />You're doing a great job feeding your family - keep up the good work!<br />LeaLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384475081085015883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-90070338908036390532016-02-28T07:25:10.832-09:002016-02-28T07:25:10.832-09:00Looks delicious! Much better than any meals in my...Looks delicious! Much better than any meals in my house, LOL. Again, seems like you're finding great treasure in the freezer, like the pasties, that might otherwise have remained hidden and gotten freezer burn...almost like free food!<br /><br />Is this your Amazon referral link? <br />http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/034528710X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=034528710X&linkCode=as2&tag=thealabarhun-20&linkId=4EQWYWKCDELTWHBJ<br /><br />I got it by clicking through "Han Solo" via your post here:<br />http://makedohomemaker.blogspot.com/2015/03/what-im-reading-in-2015-march-han-solo.htmlL.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18445361193041608284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-4223297339222024222016-02-28T06:05:53.462-09:002016-02-28T06:05:53.462-09:00I know you don't have an Aldi but I am praying...I know you don't have an Aldi but I am praying that their price of butter is $2.00 lb. for Easter. I will go over budget for that. I made a soup using three Italian sausage links, carrots, onions, garlic, celery, and for the first time chopped kale. I added beans and chicken broth and my dh liked it a lot. With only two of us at home, we have soup two nights a week, and breakfast for dinner one night. I do a bigger meal on Sundays usually. CherylCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532160415343676858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-51739005967477629942016-02-28T04:22:10.030-09:002016-02-28T04:22:10.030-09:00We were also out of cheese but I was able to get i...We were also out of cheese but I was able to get it for $1.50 for 2 cups shredded so I bought 3 different flavors, also butter on sale in a brand I never heard of before. Had homemade pizza and salad Friday evening when my son had a friend over. Both kids made their own pizza and had a great time. I enjoy reading about your meals as I am currently attempting to use up what is in our chest freezer. Ron Tilley's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883664047714113724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-80577345608414447292016-02-27T20:23:14.571-09:002016-02-27T20:23:14.571-09:00I WISH we had those sales up here! I would have s...I WISH we had those sales up here! I would have so gone over my grocery budget gratefully if we had sales like that *laugh*.<br /><br />I can get butter, or used to as it's been about six months since I bought it last, for about 2.00 a pound at our local bulk store. I'm HOPING it's close to what I paid six months ago when I got it last it should work out alright :).Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-85218522595722035462016-02-27T19:37:41.142-09:002016-02-27T19:37:41.142-09:00That food looks great! It looks like you were abl...That food looks great! It looks like you were able to make a bunch of great meals from your freezer. It was great that you were able to make up some jelly from the cranberry sauce, as well. <br /><br />I was able to get butter at Freddies for $1.98/lb. this week. We ended up with 8. I don't know if they run the same sales there as they do here. They also had milk for 99c/1/2 gallon, and cheetos, and fritos for under $2/bag. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com