Hello Hi there and welcome to the next edition of the HBHW newsletter. I'm not entirely sure where this last week went. It all went by in a blur. The day that stands out the most is Saturday. My daughter was invited to participate in the school districts Academic Fair. After "training" for a few weeks, the competition itself was this weekend. We got up at 5am and drove to a middle school one town over in the middle of a thunderstorm. We made it barely in time and spend all morning
and early afternoon in the school. She did really well and her school took first place.
Before we headed out in the morning I stuck a pork roast in the crockpot and it had turned into yummy pork barbecue. We had some bbq
sandwiches and then I look a much needed 2 hour nap.
Sunday was spent reorganizing and purging my kitchen cabinets. I got rid of quite a few extra pots, pans and bake-ware. It's nice being able to open my cabinets and not having things about to fall on me.
:)
Let's get into this week's newsletter. In this issue I have a yummy recipe for pork barbecue for you. It's the recipe I used
this weekend... I just popped it into the crockpot instead of cooking it on the stove in a dutch oven. I also have a great tip for you from a HBHW reader about insulating drafty windows and this week's article is full of homemade convenience food recipes.
Enjoy!
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"What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Featured Recipe of the Week |
- 1 pork shoulder roast (about 5 pounds), trimmed and cut
into 1-inch cubes
- 2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- ½ teaspoon salt, optional
- 1-1/2 cups water
- 1 cup ketchup
- ¼ cup vinegar
- Hamburger rolls, split
In a Dutch oven, combine meat, onions, chili powder, salt if desired, water, ketchup and vinegar. Cover and simmer for 4 hours or until the meat falls apart easily. Skim off the excess fat. With a slotted
spoon, remove meat, reserving cooking liquid. Shred the meat with two forks or a pastry blender. Return to the cooking liquid and heat through. Serve on rolls.
A Few Related Recipes
You're welcome to share the recipe on Pinterest, Facebook etc. I'm also sharing a lot of recipes on the HBHW Facebook page. Click on through to check it out. As always, likes, comments and shares are much appreciated. :)
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Insulating Drafty Windows
We’re having some of the coldest days we’ve had all winter right now and it is very windy as well. As a result, the heat keeps running a lot more than usual and I really don’t want to see the bill next month. The tip below for insulating drafty windows for little money couldn’t have come at a better time.
Here’s a great frugal tip from a fellow HBHW reader:
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I live in a trailer house with the metal ‘sandwich’ windows
that have a wide gap between the inside and the storm window. Cold air leaks in around the deteriorating frames really bad despite caulk so I got a package of cheap styrofoam insulation, some of it was even free, just ask a store if they get it in their boxes of freight. Most are happy to get rid of it.
Then I cut it in strips about 1/8 to 1/16 wider than my gap so that the styrofoam would have tension on it and stay put. I squished it in and it held nice and snug
blocking of most of the draft and since it is smooth and white it just looks like the painted frame.
To further insulate my drafty windows I put a layer of bubble wrap inside before I closed the window then covered with clear vinyl.
The effect, while time consuming, was well worth the effort and only cost me about $6 to do my whole house. This did not include the price of the vinyl and strips because I got them last year. They are the reusable
kind. Another investment of about $14 that saved me a bunch over having to buy several boxes of the kind you put on with a hair dryer and are much more efficient.
Featured Article of the Week |
How To Season and Re-Season Cast Iron Cookware
Are convenience foods ruining your budget and robbing you of your hard earned cash? Fight back with these great recipes. Create your own convenience foods, and pocket monstrous savings in the process. Begin by substituting your Homemade Granola for expensive Zowie Wowie Sugar Puffs. Then move on to more ambitious projects like Biscuit Mix, Flavored Rice, Pudding, TVP & Bean Burrito Mix and others. You will be
amazed at how many items you can make at home in your own kitchen, instead of buying their over priced cardboard counterparts at the Market. Once you start: better flavor, ease of use, increased variety and significant savings will keep you coming back for more of your own healthful homemade convenience foods.
The page is full of great recipes. Here are just a few of them:
Beverage
Mixes
- Instant Cafe Au Lait
- Mocha Espresso Coffee Mix
- Spiced Tea Mix
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- Hot Cocoa Mix
- Ginger Tea Mix
- Tomato Juice
- Frozen Slushies
Breakfast Foods
- Pancake Syrup
- Frive Grain Hot
Cereal
- Pancakes
- Muffins
- Waffles
- Donut Muffins
Baking
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- Homemade Biscuit Mix
- Chocolate Cake Mix
- Flour Tortillas
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A Little Something Inspirational...
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That's it from me for this week. I haven't been as organized as I usually am about planning meals this week, so I'm heading to the grocery store to pick up a few things to make it through the next few days. Taking a break from my usual routine makes me appreciate how well it works and how much it's worth the little bit of extra effort to sit down and plan
out our meals and shopping trips.
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