POSER HOMESTEAD
WHAT TO DO WITH ALL THAT ZUCCHINI
Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch? There is–if you’re in zucchini season. Zucchini is one of the world’s least appreciated foods, which is unfortunate. It's nearly impossible to kill zucchini, and if the world ended, there'd be only one food left on the...
COUPONING IS COSTING YOU A FORTUNE
Stop couponing! It's costing you money! There! I said it. Couponing is bad. I’m the cheapest person on earth. I’m the master of thrift, the Chieftan of Cheap. I was reusing, recycling, repurposing, and bringing my own bag long before it became cool. When extreme...
MY DAILY BREAD
Ratio-Based Bread Baking We bake our bread at home daily. My friends say “If I had your time…” I don’t have any more time than any other working mom who does a million extra things. What I do have is a secret recipe and a process. I make the bread dough at night,...
TOO MUCH EGGPLANT? MAKE BABA GANOUSH
Baba Ganoush–The Healthy Dip End of summer is eggplant overdose, because I always over plant and I forget I don't eat a lot of eggplant. Eggplant parm is tasty, freezes well--and is a epic pain to make. Baba ganoush is easy, healthy, and I could eat it by the vat. Use...
PANTRY RAID: EAT FOR NEARLY FREE
Why I decided to skip grocery shopping for weeks… Years ago, when finances were not so good, I got a large, unexpected bill. It happens. We have the regular bills--mortgage, car, dog food, etc... Then, there's the second category of bills--the ones we're trying to...
FREE KOMBUCHA: DIY GUIDE TO MAKING THIS DELICIOUS PROBIOTIC
How I discovered kombucha I was at the grocery store and they had a tasting. Delicious. Until then, I made fun of my California friends and their kombucha but I ever I tasted it. I had to apologize. But now that I, too, loved kombucha, there was a bigger problem--the...