Please help us by shopping at Amazon through this link! Thank you! I was just talking with some folks and the topic of holiday gifts came up. We all were talking about gifts that we have all gotten that are…
Category: Being Thrifty
Miss Rachel’s Pantry: Please, Don’t Spill The Beans!
One of the most versatile side dishes I can think of, barbecue baked beans go from summertime picnics to comforting cold weather lunches in a snap. My recipe is sweet and a tad spicy, and cooks long enough to make…
Quick Suggestion: Ants Begone!
Got some unwanted visitors this spring or summer? If ants are your problem, try sprinkling some ground cinnamon around the places you suspect ants are entering your home or around the thoroughfares they like to travel. They will avoid the…
Valentine’s Day is Here and it is Still Not Too Late! Here are Ideas!
Here it is. Valentine’s Day. And you have nothing to give. Take a deep sigh. Look in the cupboard for these items or run to the store for: 3 cups Sugar 1 ½ sticks butter, 5 oz. can (2/3 cup)…
Hydration Heaven: Do You Think it’s Wrong to Love a Water Bottle?
Medical and healthcare professionals will tell you that it’s important to drink 8-10 glasses of water a day. Being fully hydrated is so important in so many ways – it helps you feel full, and can help prevent overeating; keeps…
A Hinkel Family Recipe Story: Our All Time Favorite, German Salad
Russ Hinkel, age 17 or so, as a Merchant Marine (circa 1947), and at the right, our Author, age 9, feeding Dad some birthday cake. My Dad, Russ Hinkel, is a unique character. He’s almost eighty, a Mason who still…
I Used to Refuse to Ask Directions, Now a GPS Tells Me Where to Go
Being a guy, I love to drive, I drive places where I have never been. I hate asking for directions and most time I used to refuse to do it. Aren’t there a bunch of stories and ongoing jokes about…
Crock Pot Time: Hal’s Beef, Yam, Carrot and Potato Stew
Wow! The other day when it was very cold, I cooked some stew in my crock pot. I posted that I was doing it on FaceBook and got 9 responses, including someone asking if my recipe was going to posted…
Holiday Gift-Giving: Think Elegant, Fun, and Thrifty
Rethinking the Dollar Stores is a wonderful way to enhance your Holiday gift giving—purchase the basics of packaging and add stylish accents inexpensively at your local Dollar Stores. Start by getting your basic supplies, and remember, at the Dollar Store…
Email: This is an Oldie but Goodie, $ 40,000 Funeral
Henry died. His will provided $40,000 for an elaborate funeral. As the last guests departed the affair, his wife Janis turned to her oldest and dearest friend. ‘Well, I’m sure Henry would be pleased,’ she said.. ‘I’m sure you’re right,’…