If you do stuff, stuff gets done.......

If you do stuff, stuff gets done.......

Monday, November 20, 2017

Baking with a souvenir and a thrifty tip

We didn’t really do any shopping on our recent trip except for a few groceries that we ate in our condo rental. 

We stopped at the College of the Ozarks as we left Branson.  We had their very fancy brunch buffet which was truly first rate and just delicious. 
In their gift shop area, we bought a bag of stone ground cornmeal.  They raise the corn and grind it there at the college.  
It’s even in a muslin bag.  



I wanted to try it so I baked cornbread muffins for our supper. 
I used our favorite recipe, this cornbread is just slightly sweet and perfect to eat with soup or stew.  

It was easy to find my recipe since I redid my recipes a month or so back.  
Most of the recipes are ones I’ve had a while.  I prefer recipes that just use ingredients, over recipes that call for a package of something or prepared storebought ingredients.  Basic recipes are usually the thriftiest and they are also best for homemakers like me that keep a pantry.   

 Below are the finished cornbread muffins and the pot of vegetable beef soup.  


Close up of the soup - I used some cooked roast beef from the freezer, onion, celery, carrots, cabbage, potatoes, corn, canned diced tomatoes and some beef bouillon.  



Thrifty tip - some produce is priced per pound and some is priced per item.  
Aldi’s cabbage was $1.19 a head.  It was very obvious that the heads were very different sizes so I picked out the biggest one I saw.   
My head was marked as weighing 2.5 pounds.  I knew it was bigger so I weighed it when I got home.  
It weighed almost 4 pounds!  
So when produce is priced per item,  look them over and pick out the biggest or heaviest one to get the most for your money.  



Almost Thanksgiving......

Good morning everyone.  My husband and I are back from a 4 day trip to Branson, Missouri.  We saw some beautiful fall foliage, ate some really good food and saw several Christmas music shows and 1 drama.  It really put us in a celebrating mood. 
Now I am getting ready to host Thanksgiving in our home.  


Since we were gone for a few days and I haven’t been to the grocery store,  our fridge is fairly empty.  It was empty enough that I could see it was truly in need of a good cleaning 
No before and just an after photo, but take my word that this fridge needed cleaning and now it looks so much better and white again.  We drink a lot of iced tea and it seems to somehow get dripped on every shelf in the fridge.  🤔 
I took everything out and washed all the shelves and drawers in the sink.  The inside was sprayed down and wiped down and I’m happy with the fruits of this labor.  

See that empty spot in the top shelf?  That’s where the turkey will be until my husband cooks it.  
And I have got to do a little shopping today,  especially to get a turkey.  


No pretty lists this week but below is my planning.......

Our menu plan- I don’t have a mountain of things to cook as family members have volunteered to help.  😍
We will have a traditional meal around noon and appetizers and snacks in the evening 
And probably desserts all day long. 

Shopping and housework list 


I’m guessing many of you are doing a lot of the same things this week that I am.  
Happy Thanksgiving 🍁 🦃 



I’ll be back blogging after this holiday weekend.