March 31st,  2010

Editorial

My first official week of spring was spent outdoors whenever possible.  There is always so much to do.  Raking and cleaning up the yard and house after the winter is a big chore.  Then there’s the garden (hopefully soon), and washing the windows,  scrubbing the porch and patio, and on and on.  But, even with all that work, I still love when spring comes!

I also had the pleasure of interviewing Tawra from Living On a Dime about all things frugal gardening for the Hillbilly Housewife Club earlier this week. The interview and transcript will be in the member area in a few days. It was a great interview, we talked for a good 50 minutes or so and I’ve picked up quite a few interesting tips.

With spring comes Easter!  We celebrate the Easter season with new potted flowers, usually a tulip and a lily.  Then, of course there’s the Easter basket.  If your diet is gluten-free, this is one holiday which you can dig in and enjoy all the wonderful treats.   Don’t miss our featured article all about a gluten-free Easter basket.  You’ll be surprised how many choices the Easter bunny has for your gluten-free youngster.

I listened to a debate recently about giving money to charities.  The argument was that some say ‘give until it hurts’ while others insist it should be ‘give until it feels good.’  Which one is it?  I guess it’s both.  In our quote and story this week, we see there are times when giving makes us feel good and there are times when giving hurts a little.  But, even when giving hurts a little, the blessing of that gift is returned to you over and over again, until it feels wonderful!

Those are my thoughts this week.  As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions. Feel free to email me at susanne@hillbillyhousewife.com

Warm Regards,

Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife

Inspirational Quote

If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.

- Buddha -

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News From The HBHW Club

What? You haven’t heard about the Hillbilly Housewife Club? It’s a members only forum packed full of great information, resources, and friendly chit chat about the things we are all interested in – fun, frugal living. Come Join Us And See What All The Chatter Is About!

We have a brand new resource available to our Club members. Last month’s resource, Pantry/Freezer Challenge and Meal Planning, was so popular that a follow up resource about pantry cooking was a natural.

The new “Pantry Cooking” resource takes you beyond cooking from whatever you have left in your pantry and freezer to actually planning ahead to stock your pantry and freezer so you never have to be limited or frustrated by your lack of food supplies again.

This new resource is jam-packed full with information about not only what you should have in your pantry, but how to properly store food, what to look for in a storage container, which spices to have on hand, what to keep in your freezer, proper thawing techniques, and much, much more.

Along with all this information, the “Pantry Cooking” resource contains checklists to use when you shop for your basic pantry and freezer supplies. These checklists are also great for keeping track of supplies you have on hand.

But, that’s not all! Our new “Pantry Cooking” resource is loaded with delicious recipes so you can start cooking right away using your newly stocked pantry, refrigerator, and freezer.

You don’t want to miss this fabulous resource. Join the HBHW Club and grab your FREE resource today!

As a HBHW newsletter subscriber, you can join for only $10 per month. Click on this link for all the details: http://www.hillbillyhousewifeclub.com/special.html

Not sure about joining the HBHW Club yet? To make joining us even easier, I’ll let you try it out for just a dollar for the first 7 days.

How will you benefit from joining the HBHW Club with this offer? As an example, for just that one dollar you’ll have 7 days of access to over 350 great frugal recipes that are tried and true, with a new recipe every day. You’ll also have 7 days to ask your most puzzling frugal homemaking questions – and even get answers!

Join us now and enjoy 7 days of frugal fun. Click on the link here and come aboard! http://www.hillbillyhousewifeclub.com/special.html

Let’s just take a peek at what’s been going on at the HBHW Club forum.

One of our new members stopped in to introduce herself.  She’s from Virginia and has a real frugal mindset.  She’s lived a frugal lifestyle for many years raising her family and continues to be frugal minded even now when her children have left the nest.  It seems frugality is in her blood like so many of us here at the Club.

The Club is all about frugal folks making choices and sharing ideas.  Topics include cooking, gardening, crafting, kids, vacations, etc.  Trying to maintain a home on a budget, while eating well and having fun,  is a priority for our members.

We’ve been sharing recipes that are healthy and filling.  We have a couple new recipes now for using purple cabbage.  And, with some folks thinking about getting their tomato plants for the garden, we got thinking about Fried Green Tomatoes.  We shared our own HBHW Club recipe for Fried Green Tomatoes with you below in this newsletter.  Enjoy!

With our posted recipe for Classic Cornmeal Fried Green Tomatoes, one of our members shared her own recipe for Fried Green Tomatoes.  That’s what the Club is all about – sharing what works for us.

The ideas we share at the Club are often referred to as “Little House On The Prairie” ideas.  Simply sitting down to a meal around the table with your family seems nowadays like a “Little House” idea.  Knitting, sewing, canning, or gardening may be something that you do that has you living a “Little House” life.  It’s fun to hear others share their own experiences trying to live a more simple life.

As a Club member, you’ll be able to join us and share your opinions and your own frugal tips and ideas. Are you ready to join us at the HBHW Club?

Click the link here and try The HBHW Club for only $1. We’d love to have you come join us! http://www.hillbillyhousewifeclub.com/special.html

Now that you’ve joined us at the HBHW Club, you’ll want to be sure to take a stroll through the resources available free to Club members only. Popular resources include:

• “NEW” Pantry Cooking Resource
• Freezer/Pantry Challenge & Meal Planning
• Utility Bill Savings
  
• Simple Summer Cooking
• Frugal Summer Fun
  

Let me know what you think of the resources and if there are any topics we should explore further. As a Club member, your opinion is highly valued because it’s YOUR Club!

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As promised, I’m sharing the recipe mentioned earlier.  You’ll find this recipe and many more like it on the HBHW Club.

Classic Cornmeal Fried Green Tomatoes

• 1/2 cup cornmeal
• 3 Tblsp. flour
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper

• 4 or 5 large green tomatoes

Get a big cast iron skillet ready by pouring in about 1/2 inch deep layer of high-heat oil,  like peanut oil.  Start heating the oil.

Mix together the dry ingredients in a shallow bowl.

Cut the tomatoes into about 3/4 inch thick slices.

When the oil is hot (it sizzles hard when you add a drop of water), dip a tomato slice, both sides, into the dry mix and immediately drop into the hot oil.

Repeat with the rest of the tomato slices, but just fry a few at a time so you don’t  overcrowd the pan and cool it down.  Flip the tomato slices with a tongs and brown the other side.  Remove and let cool on a baking rack covered with paper towels.

I like to add more salt just as they come out of the oil.  Serve warm.

And here are a few more recipes that have recently been added to the member area.

• Peach Cobbler Crumble
• Southern Hospitality Sweet Potato Pie
• Homemade Alfredo Sauce
• Roquefort Spread

All in all, we have over 363 new recipes in the member area already.

One of my favorite part of the HBHW Club is the Member Forum. Here are just a few of the more recent posts, plus a few favorite threads:

Member Forum Posts

• Folks are loving the new “Pantry Cooking” resource
  
• Greetings from new member in Virginia
• Working from home ideas
• Getting ‘post it note’ stain off lab coat

Why don’t you join us at the Club so you can get in on the conversation.  I look forward to chatting with you in the member area.

http://www.hillbillyhousewifeclub.com/special.html

Featured Article

Gluten-free Easter baskets are not only possible, they are gloriously wonderful.  Some of  the best candy that we know and love (Jelly Belly jelly beans, Skittles, Hershey’s milk chocolate bunnies) are welcome in a gluten-free basket.

This article gives you a list of real, name brand candies that your gluten-free child can enjoy – and you too, Mom and Dad!  You’ll also find suggestions for things other than candy for the Easter bunny to put in your baskets.  Great tips for a great gluten-free holiday.  You don’t want to miss this featured article.  Click on and enjoy reading.

Easter – A Great Holiday To Be A Gluten Free Kid

Healthy Hillbilly Housewife

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Recipes

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I’m Looking For:

This section is all about you. If you are looking for a particular recipe or a tip on how to do something, submit it here and I will post it in an upcoming newsletter. I’ll give you my input and other readers of the newsletter will have the opportunity to share their recipes and tips as well. So take a moment to post your questions and of course if you have a tip or idea for any question posted in this section feel free to leave a comment under the appropriate post.

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Inspirational Story

The Given Light

- Barbara Hug -

Once upon a time a man had heard, that in a foreign place, far away, there was a holy flame burning.  So he got up and left his home to find the holy flame and bring some of its light back home to his house.  He thought: ‘When I have this light, then I will have happiness and life and all the people I love will have it too.’

He traveled far, far away and finally found the holy flame, with which he lit his light.  On his way back he had only one worry: ‘That his light could go out.’

On his way home he met someone who was freezing and didn’t have any fire and who begged him to give him some of his fire. The man with the light hesitated for a moment. Wasn’t his light too precious, too holy to be given away for something ordinary like that? Despite these doubts, he decided to give some of his light to the one who was freezing in the darkness.

The man continued his journey home and when he had almost reached his house a terrible thunderstorm started.  He tried to protect his light from the rain and the storm, but at the end his light went out.

To return the long way back to the place where the holy flame was burning was impossible, he wouldn’t have had enough strength to go back this far – but he was strong enough to return to the human being whom he had helped on his way home.

………and with his light he could light his own again.

Final Thought

That’s it for this edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter. I hope you’ve had as much fun reading it as I had creating it for you. I also hope that you have found the information helpful and useful. And by all means feel free to forward the newsletter to family and friends or even better, encourage them to subscribe to it.

Do you have a question, a tip, a recipe or a story you’d like to share with us? Email it to me and I’ll include it in a future issue. Can’t wait to see what you have to say.

Warm Wishes,

Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife

March 24th,  2010

Editorial

Spring has finally arrived – at least officially.  If you’ve been experiencing any of that “return to winter” weather that so many have, you’ll know what I mean about “officially.”

I do have spring fever, though.  I put aside my cooking this weekend (for the most part) for a day of raking and I have the blisters to show for it.  I took a stab at the garden but the ground is still a little too cold to give it anymore than a quick appraisal.  If I have any time this week I may start haunting the nurseries just for fun.

You’ll want to be sure to check out this week’s featured article.  As spring and warmer weather approaches, I know you will be spending as little time in the kitchen as necessary.  Having a freezer full of easy meals all ready to pop in the oven is one way to shorten your kitchen time and lengthen your play time.  Take a look at the article about freezer cooking to learn how simple, and freeing, it can be!

This week’s inspirational story and quote are both about living a life that’s worth living, and remembering.  The story may seem a bit morose at first, but let’s face it, we all will be leaving this earth.  The question is will the earth be better for having us here?  Every day IS an important day.  What will you do today to make these 24 hours mean something to someone?  Living a life that matters is a matter of choice.

Those are my thoughts this week.  As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions. Feel free to email me at susanne@hillbillyhousewife.com

Warm Regards,

Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife

P.S. My friend Christine, The Menu Mom is running a special on printed binders with her Kids Approved Meals. It includes 13 weeks worth of kid-friendly breakfasts and lunches. She also has some cute kids-apron for sale that would be perfect for a little girl’s Easter Basket or birthday present. Take a look at:
http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/aprons-kid-approved-meals-binder

Inspirational Quote

“There is no such thing in anyone’s life as an unimportant day.”

– Alexander Woollcott -

News From The HBHW Club

What? You haven’t heard about the Hillbilly Housewife Club?  It’s a members only forum packed full of great information, resources, and friendly chit chat about the things we are all interested in – fun, frugal living.  Come Join Us And See What All The Chatter Is About!

We have a brand new resource available to our Club members. Last month’s resource, Pantry/Freezer Challenge and Meal Planning, was so popular that a follow up resource about pantry cooking was a natural.

The new “Pantry Cooking” resource takes you beyond cooking from whatever you have left in your pantry and freezer to actually planning ahead to stock your pantry and freezer so you never have to be limited or frustrated by your lack of food supplies again.

This new resource is jam-packed full with information about not only what you should have in your pantry, but how to properly store food, what to look for in a storage container, which spices to have on hand, what to keep in your freezer, proper thawing techniques, and much, much more.

Along with all this information, the “Pantry Cooking” resource contains checklists to use when you shop for your basic pantry and freezer supplies.  These checklists are also great for keeping track of supplies you have on hand.

But, that’s not all!  Our new “Pantry Cooking” resource is loaded with delicious recipes so you can start cooking right away using your newly stocked pantry, refrigerator, and freezer.

You don’t want to miss this fabulous resource.  Join the HBHW Club and grab your FREE resource today!

As a HBHW newsletter subscriber, you can join for only $10 per month.  Click on this link for all the details: http://www.hillbillyhousewifeclub.com/special.html

Not sure about joining the HBHW Club yet?  To make joining us even easier, I’ll let you try it out for just a dollar for the first 7 days.

How will you benefit from joining the HBHW Club with this offer?  As an example, for just that one dollar you’ll have 7 days of access to over 350 great frugal recipes that are tried and true, with a new recipe every day.  You’ll also have 7 days to ask your most puzzling frugal homemaking questions – and even get answers!

Join us now and enjoy 7 days of frugal fun.  Click on the link here and come aboard! http://www.hillbillyhousewifeclub.com/special.html

Let’s just take a peek at what’s been going on at the HBHW Club forum.

We had a couple new members join us last week.  One member is from Wisconsin and the other from Washington State.  They, like you, are interested in finding out how frugal folks are making decisions about cooking, cleaning, gardening, schooling, crafting, or any of the many topics that we deal with every day as we try to create a comfortable home.

One of our newer members shared a recipe with us that sounds very healthy, frugal, and delicious!  And, since many of us are watching our weight and trying to exercise and stay fit, this soup recipe will fit right in with that discussion, as well.

As a Club member, you’ll be able to join us and share your opinions and throw out some of your own frugal tips and ideas.  Are you ready to join us at the HBHW Club?

Click the link here and try The HBHW Club for only $1.  We’d love to have you come join us! http://www.hillbillyhousewifeclub.com/special.html

Now that you’ve joined us at the HBHW Club, you’ll want to be sure to take a stroll through the resources available free to Club members only.  Popular resources include:

• Freezer/Pantry Challenge & Meal Planning
• Setting Up A Family Budget
• Simple Summer Cooking
• Getting Out Of Debt For Good

Let me know what you think of the resources and if there are any topics we should explore further.  As a Club member, your opinion is highly valued because it’s YOUR Club!

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I’d like to share one of the recipes that was submitted to the HBHW Club this past week.

Molasses Nibbles

• 3/4 cup Crisco
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed tight
• 1 egg, beaten
• 4 Tbsps. Molasses

• 2  1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 tsps. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. cloves
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. ginger

In a large mixing bowl, add the shortening, brown sugar, egg, and molasses and mix with electric beater on medium low until blended well.

Sift or mix together the dry ingredients in a separate bowl, then slowly add to the molasses mixture in bowl while you continue beating on medium low until the dough gets light and creamy.

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.

Take about 1 good sized tablespoon of dough, roll into a little ball and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.  Flatten the ball a little with the bottom of a juice glass that has been dipped in granulated sugar first.

Continue rolling and flattening the dough until the cookie sheet is full (leaving about 2 inches between each cookie).

Bake in your preheated oven for about 10 to 14 minutes or until browned around the edges.  Remove and cool for 1 minute, then slide off cookie sheet onto cooling rack.

And here are a few more recipes that have recently been added to the member area.

• Super Simple Ambrosia Salad
• Lots-of-Leftovers Fried Rice
• Another Spoon Bread Recipe
• Magic Nutty Cheese Stick

All in all, we have over 357 new recipes in the member area already.

Member Forum Posts

One of my favorite parts of the HBHW Club is the Member Forum. Here are just a few recent posts plus some favorite threads:

• Using Twitter to find brand name coupons
• An introduction from Wisconsin
  
• Joining us from Puget Sound
• Really living on what’s in the kitchen
• Great new use for ketchup bottles

Why don’t you join us so you can get in on the conversation.  I look forward to chatting with you in the member area.

Join the conversation now at the HBHW Club forum for just $1

Featured Article

During the last few weeks of cold weather, I like to get my freezer stocked so that when spring finally does arrive, my family and I can be outside enjoying it instead of in the kitchen fixing another meal.

Besides stocking my freezer with the regular supplies, like vegetables, chicken, meat, etc., I like to have some pre-prepared food on hand.  These are the casseroles, soups, and stews that I can take out and pop in the oven or set on the burner and have all set for dinner in a hurry.

When the preparation has been done already, the meals come together in the time it takes to cook the dish.  Won’t that be nice when you come in from a long day outdoors!

Be sure to click on the link below and read all about the basic information you need to start freezer cooking for your family.

Frugal Freezer Cooking Basics

Healthy Hillbilly Housewife

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Recipes

Here are some of the most recent recipes that have been added to the HBHW site. Enjoy!

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I’m Looking For:

This section is all about you. If you are looking for a particular recipe or a tip on how to do something, submit it here and I will post it in an upcoming newsletter. I’ll give you my input and other readers of the newsletter will have the opportunity to share their recipes and tips as well. So take a moment to post your questions and of course if you have a tip or idea for any question posted in this section feel free to leave a comment under the appropriate post.

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Inspirational Story

What Will Matter

Michael Josephson

Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end.

There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten will pass to someone else.

Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.

Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear. So too, your hopes, ambitions, plans and to do lists will expire.

The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.

It won’t matter where you came from or what side of the tracks you lived on at the end.

It won’t matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.

So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?

What will matter is not what you bought but what you built, not what you got but what you gave.

What will matter is not your success but your significance.

What will matter is not what you learned but what you taught.

What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage, or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.

What will matter is not your competence but your character.

What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you’re gone.

What will matter is not your memories but the memories that live in those who loved you.

What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.

Living a life that matters doesn’t happen by accident. It’s not a matter of circumstance but of choice.

Choose to live a life that matters.

Final Thought

That’s it for this edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter. I hope you’ve had as much fun reading it as I had creating it for you. I also hope that you have found the information helpful and useful. And by all means feel free to forward the newsletter to family and friends or even better, encourage them to subscribe to it.

Do you have a question, a tip, a recipe or a story you’d like to share with us? Email it to me and I’ll include it in a future issue. Can’t wait to see what you have to say.

Warm Wishes,

Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife

March 17th,  2010

Editorial

St. Patrick’s Day, Spring Begins, and Daylight Savings Time.  All good reasons to celebrate this week!

With spring comes thoughts of spring planting, too.  If your little one is always up to his or her elbows in the dirt, then a garden would seem a logical thing to plan.  Even your youngest child can enjoy a simple garden given the right tools.  Be sure to read our feature article this week to see just what those tools are and how simple it is to plan a garden.

My inspirational story and quote are about how sometimes our own perfectionism is an obstacle to seeing our value, our worth.  Not only does trying to do everything perfectly blind us to the wonderful things we bring to life, but it robs us of our appreciation for what we achieve.  And sometimes to be perfect we should stop trying to be more.  Maybe what we are is just enough.

Those are my thoughts this week.  As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions. Feel free to email me at susanne@hillbillyhousewife.com

Warm Regards,

Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife

Inspirational Quote

Perfection, then, is finally achieved, not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

- Antoine de St. Exupery -

Savin’ O’ The Green Sale at Livingonadime.com

Living On A Dime is again holding their annual “Savin’ O’ The Green” sale for St. Patrick’s Day and this year they have truly outdone themselves. They have teamed up with The Dollar Stretcher to bring you 17 ebooks (a $109.65 value) for ONLY $12.50. See for yourself …

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Thank You For Taking Part In Our Newest Cookbook.

The collection of HBHW Reader’s easy “throw together” meals is almost ready to get wrapped up.  But, don’t worry.  If you haven’t yet submitted your recipe, you can still do so this week.  Just sent your easy 5 ingredient recipe to  frugal.folks.hbhw@gmail.com as soon as possible.

Be sure to acknowledge the person or persons who inspired your creation if there is such a story that you’d like to share.  Include a list of  ingredients and simple cooking directions.  That’s all there is to it.

I’ll keep you informed on when we’ll be releasing this fun new eCookbook resource.  Of course, if you submit a recipe, the eCookbook will be my gift to you.

News From The HBHW Club

We are still highlighting a valuable resource at The HBHW Club.  My friend Christine Steendahl of TheMenuMom.com and I discuss menu planning tips and ideas, along with valuable lessons learned from her Freezer and Pantry Challenge.

In this resource, Christine shares her successful strategies for feeding her family on a budget.  Whether she’s cooking meals mostly from the pantry and freezer or menu planning with a trip to the grocery store, Christine has the information and tips that every busy homemaker needs.  I join in the discussion about meal planning, budgeting,  and coupon shopping in order to share what works in my family also.

(To give you a little heads up, we’ll be expanding this pantry cooking topic with even more great information in an upcoming resource very soon.)

Both the audio recording and a written transcript of the interview are available as a resource to members in the Club area.   If you’d like to listen to this great, informative and fun interview, click the link below to join the Club.

As a HBHW newsletter subscriber, you can join for only $10 per month here: http://www.hillbillyhousewifeclub.com/special.html And to make it even easier, I’ll let you try it out for just a dollar for the first 7 days.

What’s going on at the HBHW Club?  Now that Spring is officially almost here, we’re going to have some gardening topics discussed as well as spring cleaning ideas and tips.  Spring also means getting outdoors more often for exercise.  Walking shoes are getting dusted off and our members will be comparing notes once again about health and fitness.

Our daily reflection at the Club is about Humility.  If we achieve our goals, why should we be humble?  The topic is thought provoking to be sure.  Join us at the Club to find out more.

I’ll be poking my head into the forum more often to see what’s happening.  I hope you’ll join me there.

Ready to join us? Try The HBHW Club for only $1. We’d love to have you! http://www.hillbillyhousewifeclub.com/special.html

After you check out the Freezer/Pantry Cooking resource, be sure to click on and take a stroll through some of the previous resources.  In case you’ve missed any, they should all be there so you can catch up on any you didn’t get a chance to read.  Let me know what you think of the resources and if there are any topics we should explore further.

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I’d like to share one of the recipes that was submitted to the HBHW Club this past week.

Creamy Parmesan & Beef Layered Casserole

• 2 cups extra wide egg noodles

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1/2 small yellow onion, diced
• 1/2 small green bell pepper, diced

• 1 small (6 oz) can tomato paste
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper

• 1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, left to soften at room temperature
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• sprinkle of salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cook the egg noodles until just tender, drain, put back in saucepan and stir in a little olive oil to keep the noodles from sticking together.  Set aside with lid on to keep warm.

In a large skillet, put the ground beef, onion, and green pepper.  Cook together until meat is no longer pink.  Then, stir in the tomato paste, water, and salt and pepper.  Cook over low heat, simmering for about 5 minutes or as long as 10 minutes if you’d like.

Meanwhile, in a separate saucepan, put the softened cream cheese, milk, Parmesan cheese, and sprinkle of salt and mix together with a fork until combined well, then put on burner set to low and stir until smooth and melted together.  Watch carefully.  This should only take about 1 minute.

In a 2 quart casserole, layer your mixtures, 1/2 meat, 1/2 noodles, 1/2 cheese – then repeat, ending with the cheese.  If you like, sprinkle another 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese on top.

Put casserole in your preheated oven and bake, uncovered, about 25 to 30 minutes.  Let sit for just 4 or 5 minutes after you take it out of the oven to give it a chance to ’set up’ so it doesn’t fall totally apart when you serve it.

And here are a few more recipes that have recently been added to the member area.

• Bakers Fluffy Frosting
• Red Bean Chili Con Carne
• Easy Black Bean Dip
• Anytime Corn Fritters

All in all, we have over 351 new recipes in the member area already.

One of my favorite part of the HBHW Club is the Member Forum. Here are just a few of the most recent posts.

Member Forum Posts

• New Resource: Freezer/Pantry Cooking Audio Interview with Christine Steendahl
• Washing Soda and Other Frugal Tips
• Making Natural Body Soap Help

Why don’t you join us so you can get in on the conversation.  I look forward to chatting with you in the member area.

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Featured Article

What comes more naturally to a kid then getting up to his or her elbows in dirt?  If that sounds like your youngsters, then the most logical step for a fun project would be a garden.

There are really only 5 elements to a successful garden.  Yes, you can buy all the fancy gardening tools, but when it comes right down to it, the earth will provide when She’s given a little helping hand.

Start a simple garden with your child this spring and watch more than the plants grow – watch your child’s imagination and creativity grow, too!

Planning Your Child’s Garden – The 5 Elements

Healthy Hillbilly Housewife

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Inspirational Story

The Cracked Pot
- Author Unknown –  

A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on the end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots was perfectly made and never leaked. The other pot had a crack in it and by the time the water bearer reached his master’s house it had leaked much of it’s water and was only half full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his master’s house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.

After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. “I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you.” “Why?” asked the bearer. “What are you ashamed of?” “I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your master’s house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you don’t get full value from your efforts,” the pot said.

The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion he said, “As we return to the master’s house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path.”

Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the sun warming the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this cheered it some. But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad because it had leaked out half its load, and so again the pot apologized to the bearer for its failure.

The bearer said to the pot, “Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of your path, but not on the other pot’s side? That’s because I have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back from the stream, you’ve watered them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my master’s table. Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house.”

Each of us has our own unique flaws. We’re all cracked pots. But if we will allow it, God will use our flaws to grace his table. In God’s great economy, nothing goes to waste. Don’t be afraid of your flaws. Acknowledge them, and you too can be the cause of beauty. Know that in our weakness we find our strength.

Final Thought

That’s it for this edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter. I hope you’ve had as much fun reading it as I had creating it for you. I also hope that you have found the information helpful and useful. And by all means feel free to forward the newsletter to family and friends or even better, encourage them to subscribe to it.

Do you have a question, a tip, a recipe or a story you’d like to share with us? Email it to me and I’ll include it in a future issue. Can’t wait to see what you have to say.

Warm Wishes,

Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife

March 10th,  2010

Editorial

I’m still hopeful that warm breezes are coming soon.  Are you?  After some long winter months with several unexpected storms, it seems as if we’ll have to wait just a little longer for spring at our house.

But, when the weather finally breaks, I’m taking the family for a nice, long stroll through the countryside.  If you’re thinking that sounds like a good idea, you’ll want to check out our feature article to see how you can make a walk in the country a learning adventure with the help of a great website I found.

This week’s inspirational story and quote are both about saying yes;  yes to your dreams and yes to your abilities.  Are you dreaming about a better life, or are you living a better life?  Are you saying ‘Yes’ I can do this and ‘Yes’ I can make this happen?  Take a minute to reflect on this if you will.

Those are my thoughts this week.  As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions. Feel free to email me at susanne@hillbillyhousewife.com

Warm Regards,

Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife

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Inspirational Quote

The secret to living the life of your dreams is to START living the life of your dreams.

– Mike Dooley -

Have You Taken Part In Our Newest Cookbook?

We are almost ready to complete our collection of easy “throw together” meals which will feature many of your recipes.  But, we have room for more, so be sure to gather your recipes for easy, 5 or fewer ingredients, and get them emailed to me at frugal.folks.hbhw@gmail.com as soon as possible.

I know many of you have created great meals with little to go on but what’s left in your pantry, refrigerator, and freezer after you’ve exhausted the grocery money.  I hope you’ll take a minute to share those recipes with us so we can get them published in our new eCookbook.

Be sure to include the history of your creation along with the ingredients and simple cooking directions.  That’s all there is to it.

Please email your recipes to me at frugal.folks.hbhw@gmail.com so I can include them.  I’ll keep you informed on when we’ll be releasing this fun new eCookbook resource.  Of course, if you submit a recipe, the eCookbook will be my gift to you.

News From The HBHW Club

The interview with my friend Christine Steendahl of TheMenuMom.com is ready for your review in the  Club resource.  In this interview, Christine and I discuss her menu planning tips and ideas, along with what she learned from her Freezer and Pantry Challenge.

You won’t want to miss this valuable resource.  You’ll learn Christine’s successful strategies for eating on a budget, not just when cooking meals mostly from the pantry and freezer, but year round.   Our discussion about meal planning, budgeting,  and coupon shopping will clear up some of those sticky problems we all have trying to plan meals and save money at the same time.

The audio recording of the interview is available as a resource to members in the Club area.  I’ve also included a written transcript along with the audio for those who prefer to read.  If you’d like to listen to this great, informative, and fun interview, click the link below to join the Club.

As a HBHW newsletter subscriber, you can join for only $10 per month here: http://www.hillbillyhousewifeclub.com/special.html And to make it even easier, I’ll let you try it out for just a dollar for the first 7 days.

What’s been going on at the HBHW Club? Most of us are still in hibernation mode, but with the spring comes some new topics.

I’ll be poking my head into the forum more often to see what’s happening.  I hope you’ll join me there.

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After you check out the Freezer/Pantry Cooking resource, be sure to click on and take a stroll through some of the previous resources.  In case you’ve missed any, they should all be there so you can catch up on any you didn’t get a chance to read.  Let me know what you think of the resources and if there are any topics we should explore further.

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I’d like to share one of the recipes that was submitted to the HBHW Club this past week.

Broccoli Corn & Stuffing Casserole

• 1 egg, beaten slightly with a fork
• 1 (10 oz) pkg. frozen chopped broccoli, thawed
• 1 small can cream style corn
• 1 Tblsp. onion, minced
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• pinch black pepper

• 2 Tblsp butter or margarine
• 1 cup any seasoned stuffing mix

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients.

In a saucepan, melt the butter or margarine and mix in the stuffing mix until coated well.  Stir 3/4 cup of the stuffing mix into the bowl with the broccoli/corn mixture and toss together.

Turn into a casserole dish and distribute the rest of the stuffing mix over the top.

Bake, uncovered, in 350 degree for 40 to 45 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

And here are a few more recipes that have recently been added to the member area.

• Country Style Molasses Cookies
• Easy Breakfast Bake
• Nutty Lemon Layer Dessert
• Creamy Crunchy Cabbage Bake

All in all, we have over 343 new recipes in the member area already.

One of my favorite part of the HBHW Club is the Member Forum. Here are just a few of the most recent posts.

Member Forum Posts

• New Resource: Freezer/Pantry Cooking Audio Interview with Christine Steendahl
• Catching Up With Each Other
  

Why don’t you join us so you can get in on the conversation.  I look forward to chatting with you in the member area.

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Featured Article

Are you planning to get outside and enjoy a little nature?  How would you like to turn that stroll through the countryside into a frugal and fun learning experience for your family?

With just a little time,  you can turn your youngsters’ natural curiosity about the trees around them into a real learning experience.  Gather some leaves and cones and with the help of a great little website I found, you can identify the trees in your woods or neighborhood.  Check out this article and see how you and your family can enjoy some great frugal fun this spring.

Enjoy Frugal Family Fun Outdoors Identifying Trees

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I’m Looking For:

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Inspirational Story

A Yes Face

Author – Charles Swindoll

During Thomas Jefferson’s presidency, he and a group of travelers were crossing a river that had overflowed its banks.  Each man crossed on horseback, fighting for his life.

A lone traveler watched the group traverse the treacherous river and then asked President Jefferson to take him across.

The President agreed without hesitation, the man climbed on, and the two made it safely to the other side of the river.

Somebody asked him,”Why did you select the President to ask this favor?” The man was shocked, admitting he had no idea it was the President of the United States who had carried him safely across.

The man said, “All I know is that on some of your faces was written the answer ‘No’ and on some of them was the answer ‘Yes.’ His was a ‘Yes’ face.”

Final Thought

That’s it for this edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter. I hope you’ve had as much fun reading it as I had creating it for you. I also hope that you have found the information helpful and useful. And by all means feel free to forward the newsletter to family and friends or even better, encourage them to subscribe to it.

Do you have a question, a tip, a recipe or a story you’d like to share with us? Email it to me and I’ll include it in a future issue. Can’t wait to see what you have to say.

Warm Wishes,

Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife

March 3rd,  2010

Editorial

The seed catalogs are really filling up my mailbox, so spring must be here, right?  Perhaps not exactly here, but it doesn’t stop me from being hopeful that warm breezes are coming soon.  If you are starting to think about your garden, you’ll want to be sure to read this week’s featured article.

I’ve started seeing swimsuits and cute little sundresses in the stores now and it has me thinking about shedding some of that winter sloth I’ve been indulging myself in.  Thanks to my good friend Scott from the Fatloss Quickie workout program, I’ve managed to keep up my home-based exercise program so that when the roads clear, I’ll be in pretty good shape to get out there walking again.  How are your fitness plans coming?

Scott has also been encouraging me to share my journey on the Healthy.HillbillyHousewife.com website.  I admit I’ve been remiss in this, but I hope you won’t give up on me and my struggles with this commitment to exercise.  Stop in when you can and give me a little nudge if I’m not on track.  I need all the support I can get.  I’d be happy to hear about your own exercise commitment, as well.

This week’s inspirational story and quote are both about tossing off the ropes that bind you to someone you think you should be, instead of being the person you are.  We all put restrictions and expectations on ourselves each morning and then wonder why, with such strict limitations, we are disappointed in ourselves by nightfall.  Take a minute to reflect on this if you will.

Those are my thoughts this week.  As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions. Feel free to email me at susanne@hillbillyhousewife.com

Warm Regards,

Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife

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Inspirational Quote

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

- Mark Twain -

Last Call – Take  Part In Our Newest Cookbook and get YOUR recipe published.

We are busy wrapping up our collection of easy “throw together” meals which will feature many of your recipes.  But, we have room for more, so be sure to gather your recipes for easy, 5 or fewer ingredients, and get them emailed to me at frugal.folks.hbhw@gmail.com as soon as possible.

I know many of you have created great meals with little to go on but what’s left in your pantry, refrigerator, and freezer after you’ve exhausted the grocery money.  I hope you’ll take a minute to share those recipes with us so we can get them published in our new eCookbook.

Be sure to include the history of your creation, especially if it goes back to your mother’s or grandmother’s days, along with the ingredients and simple cooking directions.  That’s all there is to it.  You don’t want to be left out when this cookbook gets published online!

Please email your recipes to me at frugal.folks.hbhw@gmail.com so I can include them.  I’ll keep you informed on exactly how and when we’ll be releasing this fun new eCookbook resource.

News From The HBHW Club

The interview with my friend Christine Steendahl is complete and posted in the Club resource.  The resource discusses Christine’s Freezer and Pantry Challenge along with her experience with menu planning.

The audio interview turned out really well and Christine shared quite a few tips that will help members save a lot of money on their groceries, not only during times when they eat mostly from the pantry and freezer, but throughout the year. We also talked quite a bit about meal planning and bargain / coupon shopping.

The audio recording of the interview is available as a resource to members in the Club area.  I’ve also included with the audio a written transcript (for those that prefer to read). If you’d like to listen to this great, informative, and fun interview, click the link below to join the Club.

As a HBHW newsletter subscriber, you can join for only $10 per month here: http://www.hillbillyhousewifeclub.com/special.html And to make it even easier, I’ll let you try it out for just a dollar for the first 7 days.

What’s been going on at the HBHW Club? It seems as if we’ve all been in  hibernation mode.  I’ve been trying to gather our recipes together as well as posting our new resource, while others have been visiting when they can.

I know we’re all waiting for spring to come and I promise to poke my head into the forum more often to see what’s happening.  I hope you’ll join me there.

Ready to join us? Try The HBHW Club for only $1. We’d love to have you! http://www.hillbillyhousewifeclub.com/special.html

After you check out the Freezer/Pantry Cooking resource, be sure to click on and take a stroll through some of the previous resources.  In case you’ve missed any, they should all be there so you can catch up on any you didn’t get a chance to read.  Let me know what you think of the resources and if there are any topics we should explore further.

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I’d like to share one of the recipes that was submitted to the HBHW Club this past week.

School Days Tuna Macaroni Casserole

• 8 oz. elbow macaroni, cooked and drained

• 1 (7 oz) can tuna, drained (reserve liquid)

• 1 Tblsp. finely minced onion
• 1 (10 oz) can cream of celery soup
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (divided in half)

• 1/8 tsp. paprika

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cook the macaroni in a large pot, drain and return to the pot.  Then pour reserved tuna liquid over and mix gently together.

Add the tuna, onion, cream of celery soup, sour cream, and 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese and mix together well.

Turn into a large baking dish (9×13 pan), top with the remaining cheese over the top and sprinkle on the paprika.

Bake, uncovered,  at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes or until hot, bubbly, and the cheese on top is melted.

And here are a few more recipes that have recently been added to the member area.

• Oatmeal Molasses Bread
• Make-It-Stretch Meat Loaf
• Seashore Wild Rice Casserole
• Chuck Roast Stroganoff – Crock Pot

All in all, we have over 337 new recipes in the member area already.

One of my favorite part of the HBHW Club is the Member Forum. Here are just a few of the most recent posts.

Member Forum Posts

• New Resource: Freezer/Pantry Cooking Audio Interview with Christine Steendahl
• Last Call To Get Your Recipe Published In Our New eCookbook

Why don’t you join us so you can get in on the conversation.  I look forward to chatting with you in the member area.

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Featured Article

Are you planning to plant an organic garden this year?  If so, you’ll be needing some information about organic pesticides.

Through the years in my garden, I’ve tried to rely on the “complimentary plants” theory of laying out my garden.  That method assumes that certain plants protect other plants from certain insects and plights.  However, this method isn’t always 100%.

There is a lot of work that goes into a garden.  This year you may want to consider organic pesticides if you are not satisfied with your garden’s crops.  Give this short article a read and see what you think.

Planning An Organic Garden? Thoughts On Organic Pesticides

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Inspirational Story

Steps To Happiness

Author – Unknown

Everybody Knows,
You can’t be all things to all people,
You can’t do all things at once,
You can’t do all things equally well,
You can’t do all things better than everyone else,
Your humanity is showing just like everyone else’s.

So,
You have to find out who you are, and be that,
You have to decide what comes first, and do that,
You have to discover your strengths, and use them,
You have to learn not to compete with others,
Because no one else is in the contest of “being you.”

Then,
You will have learned to accept your own uniqueness,
You will have learned to set priorities and make decisions,
You will have learned to live with your limitations,
You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due,
And you’ll be a most vital mortal.

Dare To Believe,
That you are a wonderful, unique person,
That you are a once-in-all-of-history event,
That it’s more than a right, it’s your duty, to be who you are,
That life is not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish,
And you’ll be able to stay one up on what used to get you down.

Final Thought

That’s it for this edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter. I hope you’ve had as much fun reading it as I had creating it for you. I also hope that you have found the information helpful and useful. And by all means feel free to forward the newsletter to family and friends or even better, encourage them to subscribe to it.

Do you have a question, a tip, a recipe or a story you’d like to share with us? Email it to me and I’ll include it in a future issue. Can’t wait to see what you have to say.

Warm Wishes,

Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife