How to Grow Sweet Potatoes (With Photos)

La Vida Locavore:: How to Grow Sweet Potatoes (With Photos)


Awesome post. I want to do this badly.

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Food Storage Recipe - Everyday Pasta Sauce

This is a great way to be frugal and have a good pasta sauce. Takes things that should be in your food storage. Canned tomatoes are a thing that I try to have an over abundance of in my food storage. You can do so much with them.

Everyday Pasta Sauce

1 medium onion , chopped. Or you can use the equivalent of dehydrated or freeze-dried onions. The best ones that I have tried are from The Ready Store

1 tablespoon of olive oil

1 14.5 ounce of diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano

1 6 ounce can of tomato paste

1 cup of water

cook the onion in the oil until tender , add the rest of the ingredients and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat and let it simmer for about 15 minutes. Stir it occasionally. Serve it over pasta.

There you have it. A frugal meal that is good.






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Food Storage Recipes: Powdered Milk Smoothies

I always see these little smoothie kits at Costco that I am TOTALLY tempted to buy. Who wouldn't want to have easy, healthy, ready-to-blend smoothies sitting there just waiting to be eaten? The problem is they are so expensive I can never justify buying them. My sister-in-law clued me in to this system she has been using to make her own homemade smoothie kits and the best part is they use Powdered Milk so they are perfect for rotating through my food storage supply of milk.

Fruit and Yogurt Smoothies

Serving Size: 2 large glasses
Prep Time: 5 minutes (if you make a bunch of baggies ahead of time)

Ingredients:
3/4 cup of frozen strawberries
1/2 cup of frozen blueberries
1/2 cup of frozen peaches or raspberries
1 cup of Powdered Milk prepared*
5 ice cubes of fat-free strawberry yogurt (or any other kind)
Sugar or other sweetener to taste
*instead of water for the liquid part of the milk, you can use juice for the flavor and sweetness, and the powder to make it creamy!

Directions:
Pour milk into Blender
Add fruit, blend
Add yogurt cubes, blend
Add sugar, blend
Eat with a spoon, or drink with a straw

Directions to prepare a bunch of smoothies for the go ahead of time:
Buy 8-10 ziploc baggies
Buy bags of your favorite frozen fruits (I did 2 strawberry, 1 peach, 1 blueberry)
Divide up your fruit into the baggies
Divide a large container of yogurt into ice cube containers and freeze
Once frozen place 5 yogurt cubes into each ziploc bag
Put bags into the freezer and use them up as you wish, all you'll need to add is the milk and sugar.

By having all of these smoothie packets available in my freezer I have a ready-made, simple, healthy, and delicious meal or snack on hand at all times. My family loves these smoothies and I can feel good about them eating them, knowing exactly what's inside. And the best part is, I no longer have to worry about using up the powdered milk from my food storage before it expires. I can always fall back on my trusted smoothies even if I don't do enough other baking to use up the rest. Having a husband who refuses to drink regular Powdered Milk makes it pretty difficult to find ways to sneak it into my cooking, but the smoothie trick works great!


Jodi has a passion for learning about emergency preparedness and food storage in order to help her family be prepared for any kinds of emergency situations. She shares more food storage recipes and other great tips for planning, buying, and eating your food storage over at her blog Food Storage Made Easy.

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Grow 100 lbs. Of Potatoes In 4 Square Feet: {How To}

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This is such a cool idea. Great way to have potatoes. In very little space you can be frugal. Bags of potatoes have went up so high in my small town. Over $4.00 a 10 pound bag. Ridiculous. We use a lot of potatoes so this is a great idea.

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Food Storage Facts

The Food Storage FAQ - Grain Varieties This is a multiple part on learning about how to do food storage and how to start. Great info.







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The Mysterious Bookcase

The Mysterious Bookcase

This is such a great idea and would be an awesome way to keep some stuff hidden.

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Food Storage Recipe - Rocky Road Fudge

You have to have snacks and feel-good food factored into your food storage! Things would get pretty bad if you could not have a treat every once in a while.

Rocky Road Fudge

In a saucepan combine:

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1 cup of butterscotch morsels
a half a cup of peanut butter

Place this over low heat and melt it until it is well blended and smooth.

Add to it:

3 cups of miniature marshmallows
1 cup of salted peanuts

Mix this well and spread it into a foil lined 8 inch square pan. Chill in the fridge until firm.

YUMMY!!


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Making Do with the Not So New

Making Do with the Not So New

Just showing a little bit of bloggy love. I love this blog and wanted to share it with my readers. Has great frugal tips and ideas. All of it is REALLY doable. Which is awesome.

Gas Prices Too High?? Get One Of These!!

I had a friend on Facebook send me a photo of her new bike and now I want one. It is so cute. That basket on the back would carry everything and I would not have to worry about the balance like I would on a 2 wheeled bike. I just love this. It would get me around my small town great!! Or you can build your own How I Built My Own Four-Wheel Bicycle: No welding or machine shop necessary


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Food Storage Recipe - Green Salsa Soup

This is something a bit different! I want to share recipes that can be made from items that are most likely in your stockpile and are something different. That way your tastebuds are having something unique every once in while and not just having beans!

Green Salsa Soup

1 pound of cubed chicken breast - I always buy those bag of chicken breast and have plenty in my freezer to make stuff with. OR you can use the canned chicken. Which is something that you should tons of in your stockpile. (tuna, ham, and other canned meats too!)

4 cups of canned black beans - but this recipe is great in that you can use any canned bean that you have.

1 16 ounce jar of salsa verde

3 cups of chicken broth

Cook up the chicken chunks. Add the beans, DRAINED. Add the salsa verde and the broth. . Bring this all to a boil and then simmer for about 15 minutes.

This is a great soup that can be eaten with a lot of stuff. A salad. Or doctor it up with sour cream and shredded cheese. You can also use this as a base recipe and mix it up a bit by using Pace Salsa instead of the green salsa verde.






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Tips On How To Save On Gas

There are some simple ways to conserve your gas usage.

Keep up the maitanence on your vehicle. Proper oil changes, check tire pressure, tune ups, etc.

Plan your trips. Do all of your shopping and other items all on one day and map out your trip. This way you are doing it all at once and not going out of your way to get to someplace that will use up your gas.

Drive the speed limit!! Do not be over aggressive while driving.

Watch idling.

Make sure that there is not any extra weight in your vehicle.

Maybe create a carpool for taking kids to school, picking them up, or for work.

Just remember that every little bit helps. I am going to fill up my gas cans now while gas is $3.45 in my town. That way this summer when gas is up to over $4.00 I will already have my gas for mowing the lawn. LOL Also since it is not too cold I try to walk places as much as possible. I am also looking into getting a bike.

Gas Buddy really does help and you can check it to see where the cheapest gas is at in your town.





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Solar Lights At Dollar Tree!!!

Went on my monthly trek to The Dollar Tree and imagine my surprise when I seen solar lights! I , unfortunately , only bought 3 of them! I was scared that maybe they would not work good and I did not want to go over my budget. I am so surprised at how well they do actually work. Even better than the ones I bought from an online store for $20.00!!! I am going to go back this weekend and hope that they have any left. I have one right now in my flower pot in the kitchen and it worked awesome as a night light. GREAT!! I will place them outside and they will charge during the day and then can bring them in for emergency lighting or for night lights. This is a great deal and if you have a Dollar Tree near you get to it today and see if they have the solar powered lights.

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Unclaimed Money - I Actually Found Some!!

I think that everyone should do a search for any unclaimed money!! I had a banner ad on my email page for Indiana Unclaimed Money. So out of curiosity I went to it and did a search for hubby, my kids, etc. Then did my name and I actually found that I had $50.00 of unclaimed money from a utility deposit from where I lived about 6 years ago!! Pretty cool Now I am on NAUPA website , which can do all states. It is recommended that you search in every state that you have ever lived in. It is easy and free to do. I did my search for Indiana and found my unclaimed money, had to fill out a form and they are sending me a form to fill out to send back to the state to verify who I am and I will get my money. Cool!! Here are some other great tips - Unclaimed Money



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Ways To Make or Find Extra Money

1. Get a second job - There are companies looking for part-time help all the time and this can be a great way to earn more cash. Just remember to consider the extra expenses you might incur while working a second job; If you're eating out every night because you're working 14 hours a day and no longer have time to cook for yourself, or incurring additional expenses for clothing, or transportation because the new job is across town, or the extra income has bumped you up into a much higher tax bracket… you get the point.

2. Cut back on spending - This is usually the easiest and quickest way to create more cash, and it's something everyone can do. If you’ve already sized down and cut back as far as you can, I challenge you to look further. Write down all of your spending for a few weeks and undoubtedly you’ll find something else that can be cut. No matter how small the savings may be, every penny counts. Example-- Take your own coffee instead of buying at coffee shop.

3. Cancel subscriptions - If you have several magazines you're subscribed to, keep your favorite one and cancel the rest. Daily newspaper subscriptions can be very costly, consider going to a weekend only delivery (to get the coupons of course!), or cancel your subscription altogether and pick up the Sunday paper at a local store each week as needed. And if any of your subscriptions have time left, you should be able to get a refund for the difference.

4. Stop buying new books - Find something good to read at the library instead, for free! Many libraries will even order new books for you to read if it's in their budget, all you have to do is ask. Depending on how serious your bookstore habit is you could save a lot of money here. There are even a lot of free kindle books.

5. Use those coupons! - When you toss those weekly coupons out with the trash it's almost like throwing away CASH. Take a few moments each week to cut out just the coupons you can really use, then look through the grocery store advertisements and match your coupons to the sales, saving double! And if your grocery store doesn’t offer a double coupon deal, try to find one that does.

6. Forget your loyalty to name brands - You can save a fortune buying store brand foods, which are almost always just as good. Especially when using the item in a recipe with other ingredients – no one will notice the difference. You don't have to commit to buying them for the rest of your life, just try them!

7. Combine errands into one trip - I've used this little trick for years. The more errands you can combine into one weekly trip, the more gas money you will save, therefore creating more cash. You can also carpool or walk to your job and local stores if possible. When carpooling with a friend, either take turns driving your own car each week or split the gas money.

8. Stop buying expensive gifts - When you need to create more cash, spending money on expensive store-bought gifts for your family and friends, or even yourself, doesn’t make much sense. Your homemade gifts from the kitchen etc are a great idea.

9. Cancel memberships to health clubs - Walking is one of the best exercises for you anyways, and it’s free! If you don’t have an area near your home that is good for walking, many shopping malls open up early so people can walk safely and comfortably (no bad weather conditions to worry about). And, at that hour the stores will still be closed so there won’t be any temptation to spend money!

10. Create cash by selling your unused items online - Selling items on eBay can be a little time consuming, but I've sold alot of items we no longer use and are in great condition and the bonus of making extra money is the decluttering!

11. Have a garage sale or work with consignment stores - When dealing with consignment stores, make sure they are reputable and have been in business for a while. Otherwise you could give them a carload of items to sell, only to have them close up shop the following month. You could even start your own business by helping other people sell their stuff - if this is something you enjoy doing.

12. Sell your handcrafted products for a profit - The list of items you can make to sell is endless – dog houses, book cases, bird houses, painted mailboxes, plants, quilts, crocheted baby blankets, cloth diapers, pillows, baked goods, homemade bread, jelly, Christmas ornaments, toys, picture frames… you name it! If it’s something people want or need to buy, you can make it and earn a nice profit!

13. Offer services or start a home business - If you have the ability or qualifications you can offer several services from your own home - such as childcare, senior care, tutoring, music lessons, sewing, typing, lawn care, housecleaning, pet sitting and even personal shopping. Have some inexpensive business cards printed announcing your services and hand them out to everyone

14. Have a bake sale with lemonade while you are having a yardsale.

15. Give with a pure heart - When giving, do not give to make money or earn favor… “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Luke 6:38 (NIV) And that could be more important than anything else you do, not just for creating more cash, but also for living a better life!

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