Hello , Hi there and welcome to the next edition of the HBHW newsletter. Today is our first day of school and my daughter's first day in Middle School. She was a little nervous when she left the house this morning, but I'm sure everything will work out just fine and it won't take her long to get into a new school year routine.
I'm definitely ready to get back into a routine of working on the blog, the newsletter and around the house. I do my best to be done by the time she gets back from school. Some days it works out that way, some days it doesn't... some days there just don't seem to be enough hours in the day.
And some days I just get distracted by fun crafty stuff :)
If you follow the HBHW Facebook page, you probably saw that I got a sewing machine. It's been a lot of fun and while I need lots more
practice, I have been sewing a few cute things. I look forward to sharing more of that with you on the blog.
Last but not least, let's get into this week's issue of the newsletter. I have a "I'm looking for" request for some garlic mushrooms. I think I'm going to cook some of them up later this week and serve them with dinner.
This
week's recipe is reminiscent of school lunches. Have you ever made your own corn dogs from scratch? Give it a try. It's a lot of fun and I have a great recipe for you.
Of course there's also an article and frugal tip along with some other fun stuff.
Enjoy!
Susanne
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I am looking for a but I don’t think I will ever find. It is a mushroom recipe that I always ate in the Frankfurt Train Station on my way home from work. They cooked them in a huge skillet. I know it had onions and mushrooms and maybe garlic but that is all that I know.
– Patricia
Please click through to the post here and share your suggestions, ideas and recipes.
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“The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows."
- Sydney J. Harris
Featured Recipe of the Week |
- 1 cup milk
- 2 medium eggs
- 1/4 cup
oil
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/3 cups corn meal
- 2/3 cup flour
- 1 to 1-1/2 pounds hot dogs
- flour for dusting (about 1/2 cup)
- Oil for Frying
- Popsicle sticks
Heat your oil to about 375F. In a large bowl combine the milk, eggs, oil, sugar and salt. Mix it very well. Sprinkle in the baking powder, corn meal and flour. Stir it all up to make a slightly
thick batter. Take your hot dogs and dry them off on paper towels. Add the popsicle sticks. Dust the hot dogs with flour, then dip them in the batter. Place them in the hot oil/ fat. Turning them often, fry the corndogs until they are golden brown. Carefully remove from the hot oil and let them cool a bit before serving. Click the link below for more detailed instructions.
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,
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Homemade Jelly and Jam Recipes is a collection of 35
tried and true family recipes for jellies, jams, fruit butters and marmalades from the Hillbilly Housewife.
Made from fresh fruit and ingredients that YOU control these recipes not only taste better than store bought they also allow you the chance to create some hand-me-down recipes of your own.
Don't worry if you've never made homemade jellies and jam before because you'll find information on jelly/jam making basics along with
helpful tips and an FAQ section.
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“Sneaky” Ways To Make Money With Your Credit Card
Let me start this frugal tip of with a note of caution. Using credit cards can be risky. The tips I’m going to share with you will only work for you if you’re very disciplined about your purchases and make sure you can pay off your balance at the end of each and every month. Even a little slip here and there that causes you to carry a balance will eat up all the money you’re making in the form of interest (and then
some).
Early on in our marriage, we went through some lean times and ran up quite the credit card bill. Through some extra work, cutting back to the bare essentials and living as frugally as we possibly could, we were able to pay all that debt off in less than a year. After that we didn’t use credit cards for a while. We kept one around for emergencies, but never had a balance on it. While we didn’t stick it in the freezer, we didn’t carry it around with us
either.
A year or so later, we slowly started using a credit card for online purchases. It just seemed safer at the time. The card we used also gave us a nice little cash back bonus if we paid it off in time. Which brings us to my first tip…
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Use A Card That
Will Give You Cash Back
Check with your credit card company or look for a new one with a good cash back offer. Be sure to read all the fine print to make sure there are no annual fees that will eat up your cash back reward.
Next start using your card strategically. If you get the most rewards from grocery purchases, start putting that on your credit card. If it’s on gas … you guessed it, use your card at the gas
pump.
As I mentioned earlier, I also like using my credit card for online purchases because it’s easier to get your money back if something goes wrong.
Featured Article of the Week |
Lunch boxes and lunch menus are a private obsession of mine. I can spend hours pouring over lunch box descriptions, thermos manuals and sandwich cookbooks. With so many of my brain cells invested in lunch box knowledge, this article is a personal favorite.
Doing the Math
There is a myth in some frugal circles that packing lunches
doesn’t save enough money to be worth the work. For most families, this isn’t the case. Most school lunches cost between $1.50 and $2 per child. Homemade lunches can be prepared for less than 50¢ a piece. Assuming 5 days a week, 4 weeks a month, and 9 months a year, this saves between $270 and $360 a year for 2 children. If you have 5 children in school, you can save $900 a year. Adult lunches offer even more opportunity for savings. An adult who spends $3 a day for lunch, will save more than
$500 over the course of a year if he eats a home packed lunch for about $1 a day. If an adult is spending $5 a day for lunch, then reducing it to $1 a day for a very hearty, home-packed lunch saves over $1000 a year! As you can see, packing lunches really does pay off over time.
Packing lunches is a bit of a bother. It takes a few weeks to get used to thinking about it and making time for it every morning, day in and day out. I would be lying if I said there wasn’t a
minor element of drudgery to it.
Still, there are really good reasons to bite the bullet, put up with the drudgery, and pack your own lunches anyway. Home packed lunches are usually more nutritious than school or fast food lunches. It’s easy for us to offer skim milk, fresh fruits and vegetables in season, and low-cost, protein-filled soups and casseroles. The lunches we make ourselves are more filling too. I have noticed that school lunches serve a lot less food than
they used to. The portions are smaller, and they serve fewer items to the children too. I know my 11-year-old can easily eat twice as much as he is provided with in a school lunch. Home packed lunches can be adjusted to accommodate growth spurts and other changes in appetite. Homemade lunches taste a whole lot better too. At home we use more love and care in preparing them, and are more likely to use better quality ingredients. After all, we have a personal interest in the quality and contents
of the lunch, seeing as we are personally vested in the person who consumes it. To sum it up, home packed lunches taste better, offer more food, are healthier and cost a quarter to half as much as a purchased lunch. They are one of the greatest bargains we can produce in our kitchens.
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A Little Something Inspirational...
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That's it from me for this week. I have a little more work to do both on the Hillbilly Housewife blog and the next issue of the Homemaker's Hutch magazine. Our next issue will be all
about fall and I'm excited. Even though it's still hot here, I am ready for all things fall. How about you?
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