Chickens and their eggs were very important during WWII, they were the main source of protein in many diets, due to the red meat shortage. The "Waste Not, Want Not" attitude that sprung from this era lead to a variety of unusual uses for chickens and eggs. This weeks WWII household tips celebrates … [Read more...]
37 Unusual Uses for Vodka (WWII Series)
This week my family and I are adding vodka to our growing list of frugal living tips. I have to confess, when I was reading my families uses for vodka, I couldn't help but think, hmmmm, I drink this and it can be used to kill mold, clean windows and remove stains. I don't know if I will ever be able … [Read more...]
21 Ways To Use Honey That Will Make Life Better
This week we came up with a wonderful list of frugal living tips using Honey. Honey is one of those things, like all of the other items in the WWII Series, that I've purchased for one specific reason, in this case, sweetening my tea or biscuits. So when we decided to add honey to our list I was a … [Read more...]
Disney Super Buddies & Pupcakes
This post is being written on behalf of Blueprint Social and Disney; however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Please see my Disclosure Policy. Get Ready For an Epic Tail AND a Yummy Tutorial Hey, did you know that the creators of Disney Buddies released the … [Read more...]
Household Tips: 27 Uses for Newspaper Uses (WWII Series)
Leave it to those wonderful women of WWII to come up with a list of frugal living tips using newspaper. Anything that was in abundant supply during that time was sure to be used for more than what it was made for and newspaper was in great supply. Image from: History I use old … [Read more...]
Corn – From Crop to Table
City girls don't "put up" food for the winter! Being raised in San Diego I never heard the term "put up" until I moved to West Virginia. What it means is, to prepare food to be stored either by canning, pickling, dehydrating or freezing. I'm sure there are some other methods, I just haven't been … [Read more...]
Ice Cream Recipe – Sherbet Watermelon
Have you ever had a word that you've used for years and find out later in life that you were pronouncing it wrong and spelling it wrong? I ran into this when I began writing this post. For years I have added an "R" right before the "T", calling it sherbeRt instead of sherbet. Apparently I never … [Read more...]
70 Amazing Uses for Olive Oil
Olive oil has been around for thousands of years, so it makes perfect sense that people would find some clever ways to use it. Over the years olive oil has gained popularity but not just for eating. … [Read more...]