The Tasty Cheapskate

So I had some trouble with the title of this post. I mean, what was I supposed to call it?  1. "Four Plants You Can Grow From ...

And now a poem about herbs : I love herbs. It's one of those things that makes me a nerd(s). Wow. If that has inspired you l...

There are things to do in by-the-book conscientious sorts of ways (income taxes, children's medications, truffles) and there are thing...

This is how I keep my seeds organized. It's not rocket science, but it works. I got a large index card holder with the little alphabet ...

Yesterday we had a post on things you can plant in pots. As I was writing it I could just hear people saying to themselves (or maybe that ...

(No, no, my plants don't look like this yet. This picture is from a couple years ago. Isn't it cheerful?) You don't have to sta...

Spring is on its way. Have a look here if you're interested in making a cheater cold frame . And by 'making' I don't real...

Cheap Eat Challenge, Part 2 : Watch as our family of 6 eats on less than $10/day. Ready for a confession? Well of course you are. Unti...

Cheap Eat Challenge, Part 2 : Watch as our family of 6 eats on less than $10/day. Yeah, it's not a glorious picture. The good news i...

Cheap Eat Challenge, Part 2 : Watch as our family of 6 eats quite well on less than $10/day. I have, sadly, no recipe to post today. My l...

Cheap Eat Challenge: Watch as our family of 6 eats on less than $10/day. I thought the ship had sailed for this post this year, but see ...

Cheap Eat Challenge: Watch as our family of 6 eats, or tries to, on $6/day. I have a thing for yellow flowers. I especially like sunflowe...

Cheap Eat Challenge : Watch as our family of 6 tries to eat on $6/day. I've been wanting to post this "recipe" for a while,...

Cheap Eat Challenge: Watch as our family of 6 tries to eat on $6/day. Growing up, my parents grew their fair share of tomatoes and mons...

Cheap Eat Challenge : Watch as our family of 6 tries to eat on $6/day. I'm all about the traditional victory garden. We have one out ...