Archive for the ‘Works for Me Wednesday’ Category

Frugal Homemade Toaster Waffles

Thanks to We Are THAT Family for hosting Works for Me Wednesday. Does your family enjoy Eggo waffles?  Make your own at home for a fraction of the cost.  I use a Kenmore waffle maker that we got years ago for Christmas.  I see them new from $20 and you can get them used at [...]

Our First Harvest

In a 2-gallon pot near our front door, we grew salad greens.  The seed packet was $1.89. I picked only about  1/4 of the greens this past weekend and this is what I got. Fresh salad mix picked at my convenience…it works for me! Thanks to We Are THAT Family for hosting Works for Me [...]

Removing Labels And A Giveaway

Thanks to We Are THAT Family for hosting Works for Me Wednesday. I learned this tip from my husband who is a cleaning and sanitizing fiend now that he is bottling his own beer and wine.   To remove paper labels from glass containers, soak the bottles overnight in a solution of five gallons of [...]

Getting Kids to Eat More Fruit

My best friend in middle school was from an interesting family.  Her mother was Japanese and her family did exotic things like eating tofu (don’t laugh, this was in the late 80s).  Her mother always kept a big bowl of red apples on top of their piano.  The kids (there were 4 of them) were [...]

Organizing the Kitchen So It Works for Me

Thanks to We ARE THAT Family for hosting Works for Me Wednesday! When we moved into our house, our kitchen looked like this: The kitchen is small, but the main problem was that I needed to prioritize what we use every day.  We’ve lived in this house for three years, so I’ve been able to [...]