Whole food cooking....RedSkin Potatoes

A Bag of RedSkin Potatoes......

A much more economical way to cook.  Not to mention, much more healthy

A couple of dinner ideas:

Clean and pierce as many potatoes as you need for the amount of people you are cooking for.

Use a microwave safe plate, place a wet paper towel and then the potatoes.  I usually cook 2-3 on high for 4 minutes.

Cut into cubes.  Cook in pan with a bit of olive oil, salt, and fresh cracked pepper.

A couple of add ons to change it up:  Red pepper flakes, and /or fresh garlic.  Also add sliced green onion....Anything you have on hand.

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Just a plain baked potato in the oven at 425 for 35-40 min. (Watch what you top it with)  The spray butter above is a staple in our kitchen.  Zero Calories, Zero Fat.  We put it on everything and cook with it.

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Of course, boil for mashed potatoes
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Boil potatoes, use a masher and smash each potato on a sprayed baking sheet.  Spray with butter.  Add Sea Salt and Fresh ground pepper.  Bake in oven 425 for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.

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1 bag of potatoes will take you farther than anything prepared in a box.  Cheaper and healthier.

What I brought for $5.30....

So here is a shopping trip that I love!!!

This Disney night shirt was $25.00--Paid .67cents

This pair of PJ's.  was 25.00 - Paid .67 cents

This pair of PJ's was 24.00 --paid .66 cents

These earrings... Paid .67 cents

This bracelet 1.17

This bracelet 1.16

Thank you JC Penny's!!!!  Use your JC Penney credit card and they send you great coupons for $10.00 to $15.00 off any purchase!

This was the next 3 days....off to a good start...to the kitchen of my dreams..

Kitchen remodel - DIY

So these are pictures of our kitchen before our remodel.  It all started on Jack's brothers 50th Birthday Party.  Jack's family all flew out to Salt Lake City for a surprise birthday party.  His brother and his wife had just completed their kitchen remodel and I just fell in love with it.  I spent an entire night thinking of how I wanted our kitchen.  And it had to be done while trying to keep our budget in mind.

After getting Jack on board with my thoughts, our kitchen journey began.

As any new project comes to mind, I was afraid that after we got home and back to normal life the thought would be put off or forgotten.  

So after we flew home, I started the project so there was no turning back.  This is the wall separating the dining room and the living room.   Keep checking for updates to see how it turns out and watch our journey.

Homemade Chili Sauce

Homemade Chili Sauce....More bang for your buck....and tastes better!! 12 Large tomatoes, peeled and quartered 6 large sweet onions, peeled and quartered 2 green bell peppers, seeded and quartered 2 red bell peppers, seeded and quartered 1 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 1 Tbl. black pepper 3 Tbl. salt (Kosher) Grind the tomatoes, peppers, and onion in a meat grinder. Put all the ingredients in a large pot. Bring to a boil and boil 20 minutes. Put in pint jars, leaving 1/2 inch head space. Apply hot lids and screw on rings. Put jars into canner and gently boil for 20 minutes.

Saving Money for Cooks!!

Sam's Club sells a Kamenstein 20 Jar Revolving Spice Rack with spices for 19.98. If you buy spices in a grocery store, you know how expensive they are. You get 20 jars of premium spices. Just about every one a typical cook would use. For $20.00. The best part---you register your rack on line at Kamenstein and for the next 5 years, you can get refills for free. You just pay the shipping. Unbelievable deal!!

Saving money on electronic accessories.......

The next time you need accessories---cords for computers....laptop cords..
phone covers.....wall mount for a TV....amazon.com has what you need to 10 percent of what you would pay at a retail store. Save Big Money!!

A kindle is a great way to save on the price of books!!

For my Birthday this year I recieved a Kindle. What an amazing device. There are so many choices of free books from Amazon.com that you really would never have to buy any more books. Of course if you wanted to read new books you can purchase them cheaper than the actual book. I love it and consider it a great buy!!

Coupons - coupons-coupons

Never buy anything from the grocery store without

1.  A sale price in front of it.

2.  A coupon for it.

My kids would stand in the middle of the cereal and say---"Mommy, do you have a coupon for that?"
if not, we moved on.....

Do not shop at a grocery store because you have to have something.....you will pay the wrong price for it.