Monthly Archives: March, 2010
Sugar-Free and Egg-Free No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake!!! (and opt dairy/gf!) and a lesson in frugality…:)
They say necessity is the mother of invention, well, I say, frugality is the mother of invention in this case too! This weekend, I was headed to a baby shower and wanted to bring a yummy dessert that I could enjoy too but others wouldn’t notice was "healthier”. I was also searching for something I …
Rich Sugar-Free Chocolate Sauce/ Chocolate Syrup…
Looking for a sugar-free chocolate sauce recipe for my crepes (post to come soon! ) I found this recipe online and decided with the rave reviews I got about it, I definitely needed to share it with you! I wrote my comments about it after the recipe. Enjoy! Serve on crepes, ice-cream, or use in …
GF (Gluten-Free) , dairy-free, sugar-free, soy-free, vegan, homemade frugal chocolate chips!
No way! Is that even possible? I can hear you say it millions of blogger spheres away. That’s what I would be saying! It is intensely hard to find sugar free, gluten free, and dairy-free chocolate, let alone the combination of all of those and still have it be frugal and taste delicious! But …
Fabulously Frugal Healthy Homemade Deodorant
Deodorant? What? Sounds crazy right? Healthy Deodorant? I learned about this from Passionate Homemaking a while ago and have been meaning to post about it ever since. And this is part of why I started using it (from the passionate homemaking site): “Did you know that nearly all commercial deodorants contain aluminum salts, usually aluminum …
Peanut Butter Pudding (Naturally GF and sugar-free! Vegan! And opt. dairy-free)
This pudding is very good and very good for you too! It doesn’t contain eggs or sugar! It comes from the same author and cookbook as my recent post about sweet milk. (Sweet and Natural Desserts without Sugar, Honey, Molasses, or Artificial Sweeteners by Janet Warrington.) I am going to quote the recipe below (from …
Sweet Milk Hot Chocolate or Chocolate Milk!
stock.xchng It’s been cold around here lately and I was in the mood for hot chocolate. I had some sweet milk leftover and decided to try it out. It worked great. Ingredients: 1 c. sweet milk (whether that be dairy-free or not) 1 T. cocoa Mix well and warm in …
Sweeten and flavor your own yogurt…for more nutrition and frugality!
Sprinkle it on top or mix it in! Here’s a little tip for today! Buy or Make Plain Yogurt (stay tuned for a recipe soon about how to make your own) and sprinkle it with fruit. Mix it in or just eat it as is. You can also add a little honey and …
My New Blouse!
I just finished sewing this for my sewing class! I am so excited it turned out so well! I have never really sown before and before this, we have only done pajama pants and a pillowcase (both which I plan to post about later.) I am so excited to learn more about this …
Cornmeal Banana Biscuits
(Topped with natural peanut butter ) I just tried this recipe from Happy Herbivore tonight. This is really a recipe review but I wanted to change the name for what I thought was a better title in my version. Why? Because there is a light-hint of banana taste and cornmeal goodness throughout. Lindsay …
Sweet Milk- A delicious, natural alternative to other sweeteners, including honey, etc
“Sweet Milk” vs “Regular Milk” I recently borrowed this wonderful, older book from my college library. I was amazed they even had it. I’m pretty sure I will be purchasing it soon. It’s called Sweet and Natural Desserts without Sugar, Honey, Molasses, or Artificial Sweeteners and it’s by Janet Warrington. Though published in 1982, I …
