Frugal Babe

A rich life without a lot of money

Why I love our stove

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There she is.  What’s not to love?  Actually, when I think of the two years I spent as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Africa with no electricity or running water, cooking with charcoal, or – as a special treat – kerosene, this stove seems like a Bentley.  But that’s not why I love this stove. I… Continue Reading

Our little grill is just fine

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I hope all my northern hemisphere readers are having a great spring!  Summer is trying its best to get here, and that makes us think about grilling.  So I have to tell you about our grill: Here she is on the inside: You can see how big she is in relation to the little propane… Continue Reading

Cherry Chocolate Creamsicles

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I noticed this morning that Zulily has Tovolo popsicle molds on sale (plus a bunch of other Tovolo kitchen stuff, but the popsicle molds are the only things I personally use).  I’m a big fan of those popsicle molds.  I have three sets and they’re pretty much always all in use.  At any given time,… Continue Reading

Garden + Dry Beans + Solar Oven = Bliss

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Our garden is producing all sorts of lovely stuff right now.  Like carrots.  We have a lot of carrots.  Yesterday I made a big batch of hummus using chick peas that I cooked in our solar oven.  I paired them with carrots from our garden, and it was a wonderful, simple lunch. I did cut… Continue Reading

Garden Update

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One of my Facebook friends asked recently if I’d do a garden update post soon, and it was a good reminder (thanks Megen!).  I went out and took some pictures this morning, but I was strategic in what I photographed.  That means you’re going to see only the good parts of the garden.  Not the… Continue Reading

DIY In The Kitchen – Homemade Made Easy

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If you’ve been reading my blog for very long, you know what a fan I am of making things from scratch.  “Homemade” could be my middle name.  Every week I make things like crackers, kale chips and almond milk.  I’ve found that it’s pretty simple to make things like cornbread and pancakes from scratch, and… Continue Reading

Freezer-To-Crockpot e-Cookbook – aka Kitchen Magic!

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Remember a few months ago when I wrote about the brilliant idea of freezer-to-crockpot cooking that I discovered thanks to Stephanie at Mama And Baby Love?  It’s become a mainstay in my kitchen, and I can’t imagine not having bags of crockpot-ready food in the freezer.  Every few weeks I prep several bags of our… Continue Reading

Progress On Our Grocery Spending

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I’ve been focusing more on our grocery bill this year than I usually do.  It’s the only area where we’re not particularly frugal.  And for the most part, I’m fine with that.  Food is one of the reasons we’re frugal in so many other areas.  By shopping at Goodwill for most of what we buy,… Continue Reading

A New Look And Some Great Links

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My little blog got a facelift today, thanks to my awesome husband.  It was time for a change, and I love the clean new look.  Both the boys are in bed and my husband is down in his basement office working late tonight, so I’ve had some time to just browse around online.  Well, and… Continue Reading