It’s Round Up Time

Heather says: First I would like to wish Lynnae at BeingFrugal.net a happy one year blogiversary.  She has great tips and brings a lot of great tips and information to the frugal blogging community.  She’s also running a contest, visit and comment to enter. It’s hip to be green.  This means you, my frugal Home …

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Mini-blind Maintenance

Welcome to Retro Saturday where we post a blast from the Home Ec 101 past so Ivy and I can have a day with our families. Dear Home-Ec101, I live in an apartment and my mini-blinds are covered with the funk of thousands of tenants. Can you please tell me the best way to clean …

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Stretch Your Meat Budget

Heather and Ivy say: Go ahead and laugh, our inner twelve year olds are having a ball with today’s topic. All better? Of course, you could always become a vegetarian and save even more, theoretically. Ivy just spent $40 just on fruit the other day. Yum. Fruit. Anyway, here are some ways to stretch your …

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Ask The Audience: Looks bad, tastes good and vice versa

Ivy says: For some people when it comes to eating, presentation is everything. I must admit that there are some foods I’ve been hesitant to try because they look so gross. A good example is soft shelled crab. Oh, man, that looks so nasty, but it tastes sooooo good. Another thing is chicken bog. It’s …

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Spatchcock Chicken

Heather says:

I have said it before, but whole chickens are often a great buy.  I am a huge fan of cooking once and eating several times, but how do you reap the benefit when it is is too warm for the oven?  You grill it, of course.  Rather than cutting the bird into parts first, I decided to experiment with spatchcocking.  This method allows for more even cooking as a larger surface is presented to the grill.  Spatchcocking is simply an old Irish term that means to butterfly; I just think it’s fun to say.

To accomplish today’s project you will need:

In order to not offend our more sensitive viewers the pictures and tutorial follow the jump.

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How To Get Oil Spots Out Of Pants

how to get oil spots out of pants

Dear Home Ec 101, I was getting my car fixed today, and I managed to get oil on my pants, somehow. What can I use to get my pants clean? Signed, Oily Residude Ivy says: When I used to work at an auto repair shop, I managed to get oil on myself constantly. I learned …

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Bits and bobs

Ivy says: A few things for your consideration this morning. First, frequent commenter Alice and I have been exchanging emails back and forth, and we’re talking about starting a Home Ec Club. While reading my grandma’s diary, I read about a Home Ec club she was involved in that sounded like something really awesome. This …

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Make the best of what you’ve got

Ivy says: In case you have been living under a rock, prices are going up and wages are staying the same or going down. I’ve read so many newspaper articles announcing this, that I could use those articles to wallpaper my entire house, and I would still have enough to use for (very, very scratchy) …

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Retro Saturday, a day late: Stupid Questions Edition

I’m running a bit later than I wanted to for church, so here you guys get retro Saturday on Sunday! This edition of Stupid Questions ran on May 12, last year. Ivy says: After a brief hiatus, Kathy is back with more Stupid Questions! Thank God, because I have had the crappy day to end …

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