One Month Of Food Waste
Inspired by the news that Americans waste 40% of their food, from August 22 to September 22, 2012, I wrote down all my food waste. To do this, I simply …
The Pros and Cons of Owning A Classic Car
This weekend, we bought a 1970 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia convertible. We intend to use it to replace my old 1993 Honda Civic, which is becoming unreliable. It might seem strange …
Polite Ways To Reduce The Gift Treadmill
I’ve been reading posts on blogs about how to avoid giving Christmas gifts this year. Every time I read one these posts, I wonder how these bloggers are perceived by …
Make Your Own Bacon
My husband decided he wanted to make bacon. We had been eating a lot of it lately, and well, what meat-eater doesn’t like bacon? It turns out that making bacon …
Zucchini on Zucchini Raviolis
I made this recipe last night, and it was delicious. They are zucchini-stuffed raviolis topped with a roasted zucchini sauce. The recipe used five zucchinis, which is great since I …
How To Set A Food and Entertainment Budget
A question that came up on the post on carrying your food and entertainment budget in cash is, how do you determine your food and entertainment budget in the first …
10 Ways To Cut Your Food Bill
The other day, Mr. Savvy took a rare trip to a fast food restaurant. It cost him $2.17 to eat lunch. I had to admit, that’s a hard price to …
How To Remove Voles From Your Garden
This year I have been dealing with an infestation of voles in my garden. As I said before, I believe this is a result of sheet mulching–the layers of paper …
DIY Sous Vide
If you have watched any cooking programs on TV lately, you have probably noticed sous vide even if you didn’t know that was what it was called. Sous vide is …
Planting A Vegetable Garden: The Soil
It’s mid-March. Next month, I will plant my vegetable garden. That means that right now I’m starting some seedlings inside the house, thinking about what I want to plant, and …
How To Plant A Tomato Plant
People ask me how I get 5-foot tomato plants loaded with fruit. I use my dad’s method. The secret ingredient? Cow manure. Tomatoes like a lot of fertilizer, so I …