Monday- Savings Nation Class (Dinner on the go!)
Tuesday- Spaghetti with meat sauce for hubby and zucchini with meat sauce for me!
Wednesday-Dinner with Friends
Thursday-Date Night!
Friday- Soft tacos and taco salad
Saturday- Chicken on the grill, corn on the cob, and steamed veggies
For more menu ideas, check out Organizing Junkie.
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It is the time of year to really enjoy those garden fresh tomatoes. Here are a couple of my ideas for using them up:
Gluten free bread usually comes frozen, unless you make your own. Put your toaster on the longest setting and toast it, so that the bread holds up better. I didn’t have any lettuce, but the lettuce can help the bread hold up too. Stack your sandwich up, and add a little mayo or mustard if you want. Enjoy!
What is your favorite use for summer tomatoes?
Do you have a Thrifty idea? Did you save a ton of money this week? Do you have a Thrifty deal you want to share? If so, please leave a comment or leave your link below in the comments!
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Monday- Dinner after my Savings Nation class
Tuesday- Burgers on the grill, corn, and steamed veggies
Wednesday-Dinner with Friends
Thursday-Date Night!
Friday- Oven Fried Chicken with gluten free bread crumbs, roasted potatoes, and green beans
Saturday- Some kind of seafood for hubby (it has been too long since he had any!)
For more menu ideas, check out Organizing Junkie.
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Monday- Steak Stir Fry
Tuesday- Crockpot Pork, Roasted Potatoes, and steamed zucchini
Wednesday-Dinner with Friends
Thursday-Date Night!
Friday- Dinner for my Mother-In-Law’s birthday (her choice)
Saturday- Sticky Chicken, rice, and salad
For more menu ideas, check out Organizing Junkie.
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Have you ever tried to pit a cherry without a cherry pitter? Well, before yesterday, I had never worked with cherries at all. But after some research, I found two frugal methods to pit cherries.
Use a chef’s knife to squish the cherry like garlic. Um, can you say MESSY? I squirted juice all over my kitchen. I only did this for the first cherry and knew I had to try something else. (Plus, I was worried that I was losing all the juice.)
Use a paper clip to pull the pit out. Ok. So, my paper clip didn’t work quite as well as the one in the video, but this worked really well. I was able to pit a whole bag of cherries in less than a half an hour. (I thought that was pretty good for a first timer.)
I only missed one pit, and of course, hubby got that bite of cobbler. He doesn’t care for cherries much, and even he ate a bowl of this!
Cherry filling:
3 cups of washed and pitted cherries
1/8 cup of white sugar
1 T arrowroot flour (or other gluten-free flour)
Crumb topping:
3/4 cup of gluten free oats
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/4 cup of almond flour (or other gluten-free flour)
1/2 cup of melted butter
Grease the bottom of your cobbler dish and pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix cherries, white sugar, and arrowroot flour in the bottom of the pan. Meanwhile, mix all other ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Spread the crumb topping over the top of the cherry mixture.
Bake for 35-45 minutes at 350 degrees, or until crust is brown and cherries are bubbly.
Do you have a Thrifty idea? Did you save a ton of money this week? Do you have a Thrifty deal you want to share? If so, please leave a comment or link up below!
This recipe was shared at Allergy Free Wednesdays.
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Each week at the Farmer’s Market, I have been buying some berries. (This week I am on the hunt for more, hopefully blueberries!) While I can only eat so many berries now, I am also working within my budget to stock up on some fresh fruit for the winter.
Freeze your berries for between 24-48 hours spread out on a cookie sheet. If you freeze them like this, they won’t all clump together in the freezer.
Use a good quality freezer bag and place the berries in there, leaving some room and trying to remove all the air you can.
Place the bags in your freezer. If you have a full freezer, you may want to label the berries with the date preserved.
I have 3 bags of berries to use for winter cobblers or I can pop a handful into my gluten free granola or oatmeal.
YUM!
What are your favorite berries?
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