Need A Washboard

I love the idea of being able to have clean clothing if something ever happened. Be great for morale and such to be clean. Normal feeling. I have an old fashioned washboard, but I have to say that when I seen this contraption , Japanese Laundry Wash Basin w Washboard , I have got to get one. I hope to be able to soon. It is so cool looking and has it all right there. Also looks like it would not use too much water. I really like it.

Food Storage Recipe - Spam-A-Ram-A

 

Spam-a-Ram-a

Cook 2 oriental flavored Ramen noodles ,without the seasoning packets, and then drain. Set aside.

In a big skillet heat up a bit of oil and about half a can of Spam that has been cut into bite sized chunks. Fry the spam until it is browned. 

Stir in 2 cups of partially thawed frozen mixed vegetables and 2 tablespoons of soy sauce. 

Add a teaspoon more of oil and the ramen noodles that you had set aside, the seasoning from the noodle packs, and some pepper. 

Stir this all up to combine well.

Make a well in the center of the pan of veggie spam mixture and add 3 beaten eggs. Breaking the eggs up as they cook. 

Stir everything together until hot and well mixed. 

Serve.

Spam

Auroral activity | SpaceWeatherLive.com

Auroral activity | SpaceWeatherLive.com

 

This is an awesome website and it shows the solar activity.

Recycle Candles

Gather all of your partly used candles and place them in a metal coffee can or a pan that you can just use for melting candles in. Melt the candles down in a double burner style, coffee can inside a bigger pan with water boiling in it. Remove all of the wicks with a fork. Place a longer, new piece of wick into the center of the mold that you are using as you pour the wax into it. When the wax cools and sets completely remove it from the mold. Now you have a new bigger candle. You can get Candle Wicks online for a pretty low price. This is a great way to always have candles of a good size and not throw any candles out. Melt them down and reuse the wax.

Food Storage Recipe - Rice Casserole

A friend of mine gave me this recipe about 22 years ago. I was newly single with a toddler and not much money and she was always giving me recipes that were low cost, healthy , and easy.

This one turned out to be one of my favorite and it is made with things that I always have on hand.

Rice Casserole ( that is always just what I called it)

1 can of Chili Beans ( DO NOT DRAIN !!)
some frozen broccoli ( I always get those small boxes of frozen chopped broccoli to use in this recipe and it is cheap!)
about a cup of instant rice
Velveeta cheese cut up into cubes ( I use the store brand cheese. I am too much of a tightwad to buy the Velveeta!)

Put all of this into a pyrex baking dish mixed well, cover with foil , and bake until the rice in tender.


That is it.

Easy and frugal!! LOVE IT!!

I did not have any instant rice last night so I had to cook up 1/2 a cup of rice to add to this.

Family Feasts for $75 a Week: A Penny-wise Mom Shares Her Recipe for Cutting Hundreds from Your Monthly Food Bill