One of the best ways to save on meat? Buy a larger cut, and chop it up yourself! Portion out various cuts and sizes for your freezer, and you've made your own deal. Because every little bit counts these day's, here's a frugal tip for you: Buy large cuts of meat when they're on sale, …
Freeze your homemade broth for meal prep, in perfect sized increments for various purposes! Then, just pop your frozen broth-sicles into a freezer bag for easy use later. A while back I told you how I've been making vegetable broth from veggie scraps in my Instant Pot. Sometimes I mix things up by making chicken …
If you haven't yet tried Amazon subscribe & save, you've been missing out on some pretty nice savings -- both money- and time-wise! (I love subscribe & save over here, and get a shipment from Amazon just about every month...) So here's a little rundown of how to use Amazon subscribe & save, and how to …
Work at Home Saturday generally features your stories of working at home and the different ways you bring in income on the side. This week, however, we'll talk about how to monetize a blog! Since Mashup Mom is shifting focus in the New Year, a couple of you have floated the idea of starting your own …
Mr. 9 helped me clean out a pantry yesterday -- and by pantry, I mean "section of a closet that's not near the kitchen but I claimed some time ago for food," and by helped, I mean "helped see if this still tastes good." Let's just say that the layout of my home poses a few storage... …
Looking for a simple way to preserve your beautiful fresh summer herbs? Or only have a little left from store bought? Here's an easy way, step-by-step How to Dry Herbs in the Microwave. Long, long ago, in a galaxy... well, actually: Back in November at the end of our crazy mild fall (remember that? sigh...), …