One Hundred Dollars a Month - Page 1163 of 2143 - I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.

Cowboy Caviar Recipe

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By Mavis Butterfield on June 30, 2014 · 8 Comments

Here’s a simple recipe I like to bring along to BBQs with a bag of tortilla chips. My kids both like this as an after school snack and the HH likes when I throw it on some leftover chicken in his lunch. It’s like the jack of all recipes. I’m not sure where it got its name, but I think I’d choose this over nasty regular caviar any day!

Cowboy Caviar Recipe

Ingredients

1 {15 oz} can corn
1 can black beans
2 avocados , peeled, pitted and cubed
2/3 cup cilantro , finely chopped
8 green onion stalks , sliced
6 tomatoes , diced
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 cloves garlic , minced
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon cumin

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine all dressing ingredients and set aside. In a medium mixing bowl, combine all salad ingredients. Pour dressing over corn mixture and carefully toss to combine. Serve with chips or over chicken.

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Help Mavis! Is my Hen a Rooster?

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By Mavis Butterfield on June 30, 2014 · 9 Comments

Recently One Hundred Dollar a Month Reader, Heidi from Darrington, WA sent in pictures of her hen, in a desperate plea to find out if she actually is dealing with a rooster. She wrote,

Is my girl Wynonna actually a Willy!!?!!….. I can’t tell, but she is awful bossy an starting to make some horrible racket in the morning!! This is my first batch of chicks… :).

I’ve been in this dilemma myself before. To be honest, I am not entirely sure I can tell the difference at first either. I even did a little research when we got a batch of chicks last fall on how to tell which chicks are roosters, and for awhile, I’ll admit, for me at least, it’s a crap shoot on knowing for sure.

I figured, why not ask YOU what you think. Check out the pictures and weigh in, does Heidi have a “Wynonna or a Willy?”

~Mavis

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Preventing Food Waste – How to Use Your Summer Harvest

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By Mavis Butterfield on June 30, 2014 · 5 Comments

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I recently teamed up with Glad Food Protection to take the #SAVEITSUNDAY pledge to not only help eliminate food waste in my own kitchen, but to show you some cool and creative ways you can reduce food waste in yours.

What is the #SAVEITSUNDAY pledge?

Well basically it’s about loving food more and wasting it less, one day at a time.

It feels like it’s been awhile since I’ve talked about food waste on the blog. I suppose that has something to do with the fact that Mr. Produce Guy and I broke up. We’re still friends, of course, but not having that weekly haul of reclaimed foods means I don’t have food waste constantly on my mind.

Since gardens are in full force and many harvests are at their peek, I though it might be a good time to revisit some great ways to use and preserve your summer’s bounty. Here are the top 5 ways I use my produce:

Can It: Canning is my very favorite way to preserve food and prevent food waste. You can pretty much can just about anything! Don’t be afraid of canning either. I know a lot of people shy away from it because they think it’s much more complicated than it is. Check out all the canning recipes you can choose from!

Freeze It: In addition to using Glad Food Protection bags to freeze some of your excess harvest {check out some of the things I like freezing HERE}, you can also use them to store freezer meals utilizing ingredients growing like crazy in your garden {check out my Freezer Meal 101}. I also love to make my Fast and Easy Strawberry Freezer Jam and store it in Glad FreezerWare.

Pickle It: I mean obviously dill pickles are a must! But I love pickling all sorts of things: pickled corn relish and pickled beets to name a few. So many veggies can be pickled and canned or even stored in GladWare Containers in the fridge.

Donate It: This is my very favorite thing to do with my big summer harvests. I talk a little about how to donate your excess in this post about Excess Harvest.

Compost It: If you still find yourself with excess produce, don’t throw it away! Compost it instead. Check out why composting is so essential and find out how to make compost and compost bins HERE.

For more information about the #SAVEITSUNDAY Pledge and how you can reduce food waste in your own home, head on over to SAVEITSUNDAY.com.

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How I Feed My Family for $100 a Month – Week 25 of 52

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By Mavis Butterfield on June 30, 2014 · 2 Comments

Costco Shopping Trip $28.85

I went into Costco to pick up some photos and walked out with a few things I just had to have. It’s a good thing I didn’t bring a cart in with me {yes, I’ll admit walking around Costco with a 20 pound bag of potatoes is weird} or I would have tossed a few more items in the cart.

It’s all about self control people… self control. If you can’t carry it, don’t buy it. 😉

Zaycon Steak Event – Free

Last week I also picked up 10 pounds of frozen Zaycon Steaks {I had some Zaycon credit so it was free}. We cooked some on the grill this past weekend and man oh man was it good!

Albertsons $7.96

How could I resist Haggen Dazs Ice Cream when it was only $1.99 a pint? Everybody has their favorites:

HH: Butter Pecan
Mavis: Orchard Peach
Monkey Boy and The Girl: Coffee

What’s your favorite flavor?

Smith Brother’s Milk Delivery – Sponsored

It’s so nice to wake up and be able to grab fresh milk off the porch in your pj’s. 😉 The HH is currently in love with Smith Brother’s cottage cheese and since The Girl still had some of her whole milk to drink from last week we swapped out her whole milk for some sour cream this time around.

How’d you do this week? Did you buy anything exciting?

~Mavis

Total Spent This Week $36.46
Total Spent This Year $910.88
Total Spent This Year on Garden Seeds/Supplies $38.98

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One Hundred Dollars a Month is proudly sponsored by Smith Brother’s Farms, my family’s favorite milk. Check out their website HERE and learn about the over 100 top quality products Smith Brothers Farms can deliver to your porch box.

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