by Laura Macklem | Nov 20, 2023 | Baking, Desserts |
I think I overdid it on the pumpkins this year. My favorite vendor at the farmers market marked his heirloom pumpkins to $5 each, and I went overboard considering I had already bought at least six heirloom varieties at Lidl because they were only $6.86. Next year...
by Laura Macklem | Aug 30, 2017 | Desserts, DIY |
If I don’t make dessert, my family will find a way to get sweets. My husband taught my daughters about the very annoying snack of peanut butter and chocolate chips. Guess who ends up cleaning the thick peanut butter off the plate when it shows up in the kitchen?...
by Laura Macklem | Sep 23, 2015 | Desserts |
I’ll be writing lot about pumpkin this fall, because someone gifted me 38 free sugar pumpkins last year, and I canned a bunch. It’s not safe to can pumpkin in the form of puree, because it’s too dense, so I canned mine in chunks. When you empty out...
by Laura Macklem | Jan 27, 2014 | Desserts |
My freezer is full of frozen fruit. I manically stocked up on fruit this summer, because the prices were so unreal. I got blackberries for 50 cents a pint, blueberries for 98 cents a pint, and strawberries for 50 cents a pound. My peaches were anywhere from 50-60...
by Laura Macklem | Jan 25, 2013 | Baking |
Cinnamon is a good pantry budget item to have on hand, if you shop around for the right deal. I get a 10.7 ounceĀ jar of cinnamon at Costco for a mere $2.50. Instead of buying flavored coffees, I put cinnamon in my coffee grounds. When I am looking for something...