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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Show & Tell Sunday
Erupting Volcano & dinosaurs Hello Kitty Deco Pac I can hear the waves lapping at the beach, can’t you? This design came from a wedding cake picture in a magazine but was for a birthday Twins Marci & Marc celebrate … Continue reading
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Hot Air Popcorn
From childhood I made popcorn by shaking a pan on the stove top. Then microwaves came along and I was sucked in by the lure of easy to make microwave popcorn. I often stocked up on when it was … Continue reading
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Tagged freecycling, hot air popper, popcorn, popcorn techniques, recipe, thrift store vintage appliance
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Salmon Patty Tutorial
Today I took another step in “eating myself out of house and home” I’m making a Salmon Burger for lunch. It will use up canned salmon from my pantry and burger bun from the freezer. Doing a tutorial will give … Continue reading
Show & Tell Sunday
I work weekends at a family owned bakery. Sunday’s feature on A Frugal Spinster is going to be a place to show off some of the products we make. Welcome to this week’s installment of Show & Tell Sunday. Enjoy! … Continue reading
Assorted Yogurt Flavors
I got so many comments on my orange yogurt in yesterdays post I thought I’d share some of my other favorite flavors. Back In the 70’s I purchased a BIG BATCH yogurt maker. I used it a lot since I … Continue reading
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Tagged apple-spice, banana, Big Batch, blackberry jam, home-made yogurt, jam, tang, yogurt maker
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Thrifty Third Thursday -January 2012 Edition
I have three favorite blogs. I’ve already told you that I frequently get inspiration from Kristen, The Frugal Girl. http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/ The second is Katy the Non-Consumer Advocate. http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/ And lastly Karen from Abundance on a … Continue reading
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Tagged collections, collie, dog, Goodwill, muzzle, photography, sewing, St. Vincent de Paul, thrift stores, Value Village
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IT SNOWED!!!!!
In the Pacific Northwest, at least west of the Cascades, snow is an unusual event. It is typical to get an overnight accumulation of 3-4 inches and have it washed away by rain by that afternoon. We are the laughing … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, Pacific Northwest, school closure, Seattle, Snow, traffic
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Pantry Inventory
The final stage of showing you my stash of food was to photograph & inventory the food in my pantry. Canned vegetables- 3 cans julienne beets Kidney beans 3 cans green beans Water chestnuts 5 cans diced tomatoes … Continue reading
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Freezer Inventory
I seem to be having problems uploading pictures. but here’s a list of what I have in the freezer Fruit- strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, pineapple, and coconut. Vegetables- chopped peppers, chopped onion, snap peas, spinach, mushrooms, corn, and pumpkin. Cheese- bleu cheese … Continue reading
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