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Foods You Need to Buy Organic, and Foods You Don’t

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My grandmother, who turned 102 earlier this year, remembers when “organic” wasn’t even a word used when talking about food. All food was natural in that it wasn’t coated with hundreds of toxic pesticides, fungicides, and any other cide you can think of. But back to the “organic” issue at hand. Strawberries. Sweet Bell Peppers.

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s $29 Food Stamp Budget – I pay $30 a week no food stamps

Coupons Do Work

Gwyneth Paltrow posted on her facebook page : There are a lot of people who use Food stamps (now known as SNAP), and the reality is, food stamps or not, anyone can live on $29 a week. All I had to do was what my grandmother had taught me. Thus no food went to waste. As for having junk food in my stockpile?

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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

Offer these cooking lessons and send the food home with the recipient. This sweet little candy dish was a gift from my grandmother. My great-grandmother made a lot of her gifts. I treasure my recipe cards that were handwritten by my grandmother. What a delicious gift of food! Family Heirlooms. Garden Harvest.

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pineapple upside down cake vintage recipe from 1920s

Coupons Do Work

When I was a kid, my grandmother said to me while making dinner one night, “one thing I regret is not learning my grandmother’s (who is my great-great grandmother Martha Henderson) recipe for upside down cake. Upside down cake Easy Recipe 2016. Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Recipe; Note. Cake: 2 cups all-purpose flour.

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Holiday Appetizers with Old London Foods and Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

I remember my grandmother eating them with all kinds of toppings and having them at family gatherings as the base of an appetizer. Here is a fun recipe to make for the holiday courtesy of Old London Foods: Print. Ingredients 20 Old London Sea Salt Melba Snacks, ground fine in food processor 1 lb. I still use them today!

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Simple Guide to Canning and Making Homemade Jelly – Part 1

Couponing 101

Not because my mother or grandmother taught me how to do it, as a tradition passed down from generation to generation. Rather, as an escape from all of the super fast, super processed foods that were on the market. I wanted to have foods in my pantry with ingredients that I could pronounce, and with as few ingredients as possible.

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Making Snacking Delicious with Almondina and Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

I got to try Almondina products at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival this year and was really impressed with the great flavors and the awesome crunch! Almondina® is the inspiring success story of a man whose great loves include both music and wonderful food.

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