It gets really expensive fast to stop through a drive through for your morning breakfast. I found that with just a little time, I can put together breakfast and keep it in my deep freeze.
I find that my version of the Egg **Muffin is much cheaper too.

You will need:
I get English muffins from the local bread outlet store
Eggs
Kraft slices cheese
Meat of your choice-I got sausage slices on sale and cooked them ahead of time.

Open the English muffins. On one side put a slice of cheese and a piece of meat. On the other side place a medium poached egg. Put the sandwiches together and place in zip-locks and put in freezer. The can be microwaved to warm up,and the ziplocks washed and reused.
I figure that with buying the supplies on sale, my breakfast muffins cost about
.70 each.I usually make a dozen at a time. Add some fruit and a glass of milk for a well rounded breakfast.

Do you currently take a fiber supplement or have considered taking one? Before you plunk down more than $10 a jar for a supplement that offers a few grams of fiber per serving, consider this:

one half cup serving of Fiber One Original Cereal provides 14 grams of fiber and 60 calories. You can snack on a few pieces with your breakfast and receive the same amount of fiber you would get in your expensive supplement. It also makes a great addition to any breakfast cereal you’re already eating. Pick this stuff up on sale and with a coupon, and you have a very cheap source of fiber.

Previously, I shared a tip I had about container free storage that involved freezing items with a high moisture content (casseroles, sauces etc.)  Click on the link here:  container free freezer storage – maximizing freezer space

This is about how to freeze individual items.  Here  is an example:

I love making my mom’s Stuffed Banana Pepper recipe. It is a lot of work to make these peppers so I try to make a double recipe. Once the peppers are made I lay them out on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and place the baking sheet into the freezer. Once the peppers are frozen, I place them in a freezer Ziploc bag.

I also use this method for cookies. I make the cookie dough, scoop the cookies onto parchment paper lined cookie sheet and place them in the freezer. Once frozen I place them into a freezer Ziploc bag. To reheat just place them frozen onto a cookie sheet and bake them by adding an additional couple minutes.

By freezing food ahead it can help save money and time. Hope these tips help.

Baby wipes are expensive, and paper towels can be scratchy. You can make your own, reusable baby wipes from any soft and absorbent fabric. I used flannel for mine. Just cut into 8×8 squares and zig-zag or serge the edges to prevent fraying. If you want thicker ones, just put 2 squares together, and either turn and topstitch them, or just zig-zag/serge them together. Wash in the washer on hot with an extra rinse cycle if you want, dry in the dryer. They may get stained, but they are clean. You can use with just plain water, or with any baby wipe formula you find online.

I can’t seem to keep a nut chopper so I made one out of an empty tomato paste can.
Take an empty tomato sauce can.Wash and dry it.
Use some tin snips and cut the rim around the top off.
Careful as edges are sharp.
Put your nuts into a flat bottom bowl and use the sharp end of the can to chop.
It works great. I just wash it and keep it in cabinet over stove till I need it again.

When I have an empty dish soap bottle – save the top – the pull out top is good to use as a handle and it works good as a scraper for stuck foods when washing dishes

Why waste money buying storage and freezer bags! Just use freezer bags for all your storage needs. I use freezer bags for everything. The freezer bag is more durable and keeps the food you’re storing fresher longer!

My grandmother always keeps the little plastic squares that keep bags of bread closed on the sink and uses those for scrapping hard to clean dishes. She also keeps the plastic mesh bags that oranges and other fruit come in, twists it up with a rubber band or yarn and also works wonders as a dish scrubber. No need to buy sponges!

Good Afternoon -

I’d like to share this very easy 2 Ingredient Italian Sub recipe!

• 4 large cube steaks
• 1 can spaghetti sauce

I had 4 large cube steaks left from a ‘family pack’. Wondering how I could prepare these so they would be as tender as my crockpot version, I decided to place them in my big skillet and added a can of spaghetti sauce. Let them simmer for 2-1/2 – 3 hrs. (They will begin to fall apart).

After they cooled, I refrigerated overnight.

Reheat (mash to almost a Sloppy Joe consistency) and serve on hotdog buns.

They were a total hit with my 3 grandsons!

ENJOY

Terri Huffman – North Dakota

I am not sure where this original recipe came from. I have seen it in many different places on the internet. I want to share it because it has worked so very well for my family. It makes a powder that is easy to store and not heavy to deal with.

1 bar Fels Naptha soap (or equivalent laundry soap like Octagon, 1-2-3, etc.)
1 cup Washing Soda (not baking soda)
1 cup Borax

Grate the soap. Mix together slowly with powders (you don’t want to get sloppy so you don’t make a mess or accidentally inhale this).

Store in a small container with a lid (I use an old coffee canister. Use 1 tablespoon per load. If it’s a horrible load of nasty kid stuff, use 2.

This works well. The soap shreds will work their way to the top of the container, so I just stir from the bottom when I measure my tablespoon.

We make double batches in just a few minutes. If you use the 1-2-3 bars (a Mexican brand that works well and is inexpensive) they are double sized, so each bar counts as two anyway.

Hope you’ll give it a try! I save money on the laundry as well as the gas for a 25 minute drive to town to purchase it!

HI

Just wanted to say that we do something that is refreshing and at the same time very healthy. My husband HATES plain water but has quit drinking caffeinated and heavily sweetened drinks. Someone suggested to us drinking vinegar every day as a health benefit. Vinegar is great for balancing the ph of your blood making you less susceptible to virus/bacteria/illness.
We found it’s also very refreshing. Here’s what we do. Every night before I go to bed, I make up a gallon pitcher of this drink:

1/2 Cup of Apple Cider Vinegar
1/2 Cup of Honey
Mix in enough water to make 1 gallon and put in fridge

This tastes much like lemonade and has many health benefits.

We drink this throughout the day. It also is a great energy boost when working in the heat of summer. Hubby has lost 30 pounds since we started drinking this instead of kool-aid and sodas. It also regulates your appetite so if your body isn’t really hungry you don’t have the cravings and if you have a weak appetite and aren’t getting enough calories, it will increase your appetite.

The health benefits of vinegar are endless, if you’ve ever done any research on this, there are a lot of ways you can take this drink. I even like it without the honey/sweetener.

I hope this will be a helpful and healthful suggestion for some. It works great for us.

Kelly