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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

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HBHW Recipes


Just Right Beans

I cook four medium potatoes .. clean and do not peal. As I take them out of the water after 15 minutes (3,800 Feet Idaho) .. I use the hot potato water to start my beans. Sometimes I throw an extra potato in and leave it in with the beans .. smashed up. I do [...]

Kingdom of Heaven Bread

Ingredients:
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
3 cups white flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon oil
1-1/2 cup water… more or less
Mix all ingredients together, and allow to rise for 12-14 hours. (you may refrigerate it up to 12 hours before setting out to rise)
Punch down, and turn into a greased bread pan (or shape into a bagguette)
Allow to rise [...]

Sweet Carolina Pulled Pork Sandwiches – Crockpot

1 (5 lb.) pork should roast or butt roast
dry rub:
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 Tbsp. paprika
1 Tbsp. cayenne pepper
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
3 small yellow onions cut into large wedges
sauce:
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/2 Tbsp. honey
1/2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
1 garlic clove, crushed or grated
1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
Put the [...]

Shepards Pie

1-3 lbs.Hamburger (depending on size of your family)
1 onion
1 (16oz.) pkg. of peas or your preference. I try to use fresh out of the garden veggies but in a pinch use frozen.
potatoes (amount depending on your family size)
5-6 cups of Homemade brown gravy (RECIPE ADDED AT THE BOTTOM)
Cook,drain and mash potatoes (set aside)
Fry hamburger and [...]

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If you are on a low-glycemic diet, you may already be getting tired of snacking on low-fat cheese, a handful of nuts, and celery sticks.  Your family may be looking a little droopy as they sit down to yet another grilled chicken breast and steamed broccoli dinner.
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No one likes to get popped by flying bacon grease. However if you choose to fry it in a pan, that’s exactly what will happen.  A much easier and painless way of cooking bacon is in the oven.  There are a few ways you can do this.  The first way is placing the rack in the [...]


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You may be a bit confused about how long to cook a whole chicken in a crockpot. Well, you are not alone. You’ll get ten different answers from ten different cooks. Then, when you actually gather recipes, it gets even more confusing.
The answer varies depending on a great many things. That’s the reason for the [...]


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• Gluten Free Summer Treats

I don’t know about where you are but here in Pennsylvania it has been extremely hot the past few weeks.  So I thought that I would share some of the cool treats that I like to make for my granddaughters.
They are not only refreshing, but are better for the girls than the store bought frozen [...]


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