-
The HBHW Recommends
The Latest News...
How To Make A Candy Wreath – Frugal Fun Friday
Fri, 06 Nov 2009
If you’re heading to the stores right now, you’ll see all sorts of Halloween candy on sale. Grab a few bags and turn then into a beautiful Christmas decoration (or gift for that matter).
Tawra and Jill from Living On A Dime put this video and free report together for you. Scroll down below the video [...]
Continue Reading This Story »
Welcome!
FYI - We are moving things around here at the HBHW website… Please pardon the dust. Feel free to visit this old homepage in the meantime for access to everything until we get it re-added here.
I’m Susanne, the owner and creator of the Hillbilly Housewife. The focus here is on low-cost, home-cooking from scratch. The recipes are all tested in a real kitchen with hungry children, stalking cats, begging puppies and a playful husband underfoot. The ingredients are affordable and readily available in most areas.
Many of us are feeling the squeeze at the supermarket these day, and all of us are feeling it at the gas pump. The government continues to deny inflation, but I see the results of it in my grocery bill and my gas tank. The official USDA cost of food has risen to $600 a month for a family of 4 on the Thrifty Plan! As most of us tighten our belts, we may be wondering how to juggle expenses that only seem to rise.
Many of us have played the credit card game, using one card to make payments on another and then having no choice but to charge everyday expenses like gas and food. We know how fast a few charges can add up to an almost insurmountable mountain of debt. We sympathize with your situation because we’ve been there.
That’s where this site comes into play. We are designed to help you reduce your grocery bill as low as it can go. It won’t solve all of your financial woes, but it may give you some breathing room so you can make a significant dent in your situation. We teach you the best foods to buy on a budget and how to cook them so the family will be better fed than they’ve been in years. You’ll find tips and techniques here that you won’t find anywhere else on the web. Everything here is free, provided by God’s grace. If the information you find here helps you and your circumstances, then please share what you have learned with others, so they too can benefit from your new knowledge.
–Susanne
HBHW Recipes
Leftover Chili Stretcher
Yet another way to make your dollar stretch further with a larger family is to serve meat and bean chili (seasoning made from scratch) with cornbread. But before you think you have *ho-hum* heard this before, let me tell you how i do it.
Using a…
Raw Oat Smoothie
A natural doctor gave me this recipe. I added a few things.
Raw Oat Smoothie
1/2 c. of raw oats
1 frozen banana
1 cup of milk
1/4 cup of yogurt
1/4-1/2 c. of frozen blueberries
Blend oats, milk, and yogurt for about 2-3 minutes, add banana and blue…
Quick Dinner
Quick Dinner
1 lb smoked sausage or smoked Keilbasa—or brats—or sliced sausage in less amount—bias cut
2 sweet potatoes sliced ½ “ thick
2 apples cut in wedges
¼ cup orange juice
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsbp cinnamon
The recipe reads:
Quick saut…
Hamburg Gravy over Mashed Potatoes
2 Pounds of Hamburger (as lean as you like)
1 Medium Onion chopped
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 quart milk
5 pounds potatoes
Brown your hamburger and onion in large skillet till cooked. Drain off any fat and put into bow…
Articles
Frugal Gift Ideas For Frugal Housewifes
It’s getting closer to Christmas and I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to seriously look for gifts for loved ones. Most of the women in my family, as well as my close girl friends are frugal (just like me) and I like to…
Read More »Planning Crockpot Meals
I love crockpot cooking, but the one thing I struggled with for quite some time, is that I simply wouldn’t think about it ahead of time. Around 3pm it would occur to me that a particular meal would have been perfect for crockpot cooking.…
Read More »Quick And Easy Crockpot Recipes
I thought I’d share some quick and easy crockpot recipes with you. The term may be a little misleading though. While they don’t necessarily cook very quickly (nothing in a crockpot does), they are fast and simple to put togethe…
Read More »How To Roast A Pumpkin
Read More »Pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere …
This time of the year you can find these bright orange fruits (yes, technical
ly pumpkin is a fruit, not a vegetable) everywhere. They make beautiful decorations, but they are also quite tasty. Why n…
Frugal Cleaning Tips - Being Frugal With Your Cleaning Supplies
You can spend a fortune on all types of specialized cleaners for your home, but there is no need. You already have almost everything you need in your home. Just use these frugal cleaning tips and start saving this week. My favorite frugal clea…
Read More »Website & Graphics by ccd
