Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2015

Recycling is great for the environment and we should all be doing it (in spite of my title), but reusing is even better. When you can reuse or re-purpose an item, you are not only saving it from the landfills, but you are also saving the expense and energy which would have been expended when you recycle. Plastic trash bags.

Reuse 100

Reuse Recycle Recycled Recycling 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). Tip # 2 Recycle/reuse costumes. Use the pulp for pumpkin bread, cookies, pies, soups and more. Like me, buy them used and then reuse them each year. Put your unwanted Halloween decorations out for reuse by donating them.

Halloween 138

Halloween Green Reuse Garage 138

For the Mommas

JANUARY 2, 2016

Did you know that you can also save money by reusing old items that you would normally throw away? 1) Leftover cookies make excellent pie crusts for cream pies. When you have a few cookies leftover, put them in a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin. 6) You can reuse pickle juice.

Saving Money 40

Saving Money Money Finds Reuse 40

For the Mommas

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Did you know that you can also save money by reusing old items that you would normally throw away? Leftover cookies make excellent pie crusts for cream pies. When you have a few cookies leftover, put them in a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin. Replace the graham crackers with cookies in homemade piecrust recipes.

Saving Money 40

Saving Money Money Finds Used 40

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 5, 2019

The author, Bea Johnson, chronicles her journey of zero waste living through 5 Rs: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot. I spent most of the holidays baking cookies, eating cookies that others gave us, and dreaming of cookies that I’d like to try. She is quite extreme, but I found her lifestyle so interesting.

2019 100

2019 Recycle Recycled Recycling 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 10, 2013

Freeze cookie dough. Reuse glass jars. Don't shy away from meat markdowns. Make your own chicken stock on the stove top OR in the crock pot. Create vegetable freezer bags for making chicken/turkey stock. Batch/Portion Control Tips. Make brownies in a muffin tin rather than a pan. Batch griddle extra pancakes and freeze for later.

Economical 100

Economical Money Saving Groceries Grocery 100

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Freeze cookie dough. Reuse glass jars. Batch Browning & Freezing Ground Meat and Sausage. Make your own chicken stock on the stove top OR in the crock pot. Create vegetable freezer bags for making chicken/turkey stock. Batch/Portion Control Tips. Make brownies in a muffin tin rather than a pan. Become a member of a CSA.

Grocery Spending 113

Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Finds 113