Thrift at Home

There are local dried beans at my market!  I've been searching and begging for these for several years.  Farmers told me beans aren'...

This was supposed to be a quirky little mid-winter holiday .  I borrowed two waffle makers from my in-laws because I don't own any, and ...

Under-cabinet lights in the kitchen!  I'm so pleased.  Ours is the third kitchen my father in law has installed under-cabinet lights in....

I made our favorite rusks first.  Then yesterday I made a batch of anise rusks - they're only okay in my opinion, and I still love the...

I was ripping up paper into quarter-sheets for scrap paper the other day and thought I would tell you about it.  I adore tiny little houseke...

The thing about buying a whole animal for meat is that you must figure out how to cook its various parts.  I handled lamb chops and lamb ste...

My husband has collected several sets of cast-off kitchen cupboards for to use as basement canning storage.  This is great, but I just kept ...