tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post7844617703751865550..comments2024-03-27T14:18:47.272-04:00Comments on Blue House Journal: Frugal Friday: Mighty Fineterricheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-35700921044353352112017-01-24T12:37:20.806-05:002017-01-24T12:37:20.806-05:00Grandma and Grandpa days are just so fun!
I haven...Grandma and Grandpa days are just so fun! <br />I haven't bought shredded hash browns for years. I bake a bunch of potatoes and refrigerate overnight and then shred and bag them up and freeze in meal size portions. I sometimes slice some for quick fried potatoes as well. <br />I have a cheesy potatoes recipe that calls for cubed hash browns and I have cubed raw potatoes and boiled then for 5 minutes, cooked then then continued on with my recipe. I haven't frozen the cubed ones but I don't know why you couldn't.<br />It's a great savings since hash browns in the store are around $2 and you can get 10 pounds of potatoes for that price on sale.Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-47680397613907789842017-01-21T20:19:59.149-05:002017-01-21T20:19:59.149-05:00Today i cleaned the refrigerator. Had enough accum...Today i cleaned the refrigerator. Had enough accumulated leftovers to make a really yummy beef soup. Enough for supper and a couple of lunches. Made from Dibs and dabs that had accumulated during the last few days. Apple Impromptu dessert from some getting almost wrinkley apples. With left overs. an experiment, Cranberries that didn't get made Christmas, about 3 small peeled apples cooked in a sugar water mix. We liked it even better than plain cranberry sauce. Only thing leftover is chicken from yesterday which will be sandwiches and chicken noodle soup. Not bad from leftovers that others would throw away. Gramma D Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-90521614172483947702017-01-20T21:32:03.556-05:002017-01-20T21:32:03.556-05:00I loved your grandma day! Those are the best.
I la...I loved your grandma day! Those are the best.<br />I laughed about faking out the cat and dog. So funny.Grammy Goodwillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692427011915245206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-22930140986142475592017-01-20T21:02:40.537-05:002017-01-20T21:02:40.537-05:00I wish my hubby would eat oatmeal-- can't even...I wish my hubby would eat oatmeal-- can't even get him to try it. I've done really well this week in not spending. I have spent very little at the grocery store (eating those odds and ends out of the freezer) and even though I did drop in at a thrift store, I didn't purchase anything. I decided last year to adapt a minimalist lifestyle so I have finally gotten the cleaning out, donating and recycling done to the point that I feel I can say I am a minimalist. Yes it took me months but- Victory!! Quiet weekend planned as rain coming in- got plenty of thrift store purchased books to read.Delorisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-32442686137280180262017-01-20T20:54:46.052-05:002017-01-20T20:54:46.052-05:00Terri, if I an accomplish anything on days when l...Terri, if I an accomplish anything on days when little grands are here, I consider it close to miraculous. I just try to keep us all clean, fed and alive and when I do that, it's a successful day. <br /><br />We like eggs and hash browns too but I usually use leftover baked potatoes. <br /><br />I think you're doing a great job keeping both your D2 foods and John's Daniel plan on track and delicious Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-33198484280455214352017-01-20T19:42:13.676-05:002017-01-20T19:42:13.676-05:00Terri,
It sounds like you had a very busy, but fu...Terri,<br /><br />It sounds like you had a very busy, but fun day with your grandson Our grandson is six, soon to be seven now. They grow so fast. <br /><br />I went to the thrift store with my friend the other day. I was full of hope that all of the decluttering and purging that I have been reading about on everyone's blogs would be showing up at the thrift store for me to enjoy. No such luck. In fact the store seemed to be more picked over than normal, though my friend found a cute sweater and I found a pretty scarf, I never find clothes in my (large) size there.<br /><br />Your spring time must be closer than ours is. I don't think anything, even peas would survive here near St. Louis quite yet. Even though it is supposed to be 68 degrees here tomorrow (with some sun!), February can be miserable cold here. My roses and everything else were encased in ice just the other day, so they are still hibernating. Good news is that I saw some daffodil leaves starting to poke their little green noses up from under the ground. So there is hope for Spring to come sometime here, too.susie @ persimmon moon cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653330247272673990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-73412525089019477322017-01-20T19:29:15.469-05:002017-01-20T19:29:15.469-05:00Lana,
It's such good news that your husband i...Lana,<br /><br />It's such good news that your husband is home again. You are indeed blessed to have so many who love and care for you..and pray for you. You are in my prayers and I am sure in the prayers of others who comment here.<br /><br />Susie D.<br /><br />susie @ persimmon moon cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653330247272673990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-24654888420019241572017-01-20T17:54:32.385-05:002017-01-20T17:54:32.385-05:00How wonderful to have all that time with your swee...How wonderful to have all that time with your sweet grandson! Our youngest two grandchildren have been here for two short visits since we came home from the hospital. They were so worried about their Poppa. Our other three grands will be coming from Alabama as soon as they can get here to see their Poppa.<br /><br />Our weeks are long as we stick close to home right now. But, it means that we are spending almost no money which can roll over into medical bills. Since the bills span two years we have two out of pocket maximums to pay so I am thankful that we are savers and have the money put away. <br /><br />Meals have been from the freezer and a pot of soup that a friend brought by. I am also thankful that I have many, many meals to draw from and do not have to cook everyday when I am so tired. I have not had to go to the store since I had such a well stocked pantry. A friend made an Aldi trip for me to restock perishables and we have not needed anything else. We have been so blessed by many who have loved on us and cared for us and most importantly prayed and for us both. Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.com