One Hundred Dollars a Month - Page 1750 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.

Saving Money with Powdered Milk

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By Mavis Butterfield on December 21, 2012 · 27 Comments

So I took your advise. While the kids were at school on Monday I grabbed an empty 1/2 gallon milk jug out of the recycling bin and gave it a good wash.

At the time I had absolutely no idea Mrs. Hillbilly and Francisco would be gifting me milk for Christmas, and I really needed to make the food {milk} budget stretch. So with only $6.83 left, I finally broke down and went the powered milk route.

Several people suggested I combine a mixture of 1/2 powered milk with 1/2 regular milk in a jug to try and fool the HH and kids. Having tried to get my people to drink 100% powered milk before, I was a bit skeptical. They didn’t like it when I gave them powered milk last time {it was 100% powered milk}, so what were the odds they’d like the 50/50 mixture?

Clearly, I didn’t tell them about my little experiment. So after mixing the 2% milk with the powered milk mixture I put a tiny red dot on the bottle with the secret concoction and placed it in the refrigerator where we normally keep the milk. I hid the other jug of milk {full of 2% milk} towards the back of the refrigerator.

2 days went by and nobody said a word. Once the container of 50/50 milk was consumed I whipped up another batch.

Not one of them said a peep. Ahhhh Ha Ha!

I’d say a gold star for Mavis is in order.

Thanks for your help, you guys are awesome!

~Mavis

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Merry Christmas Francisco

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By Mavis Butterfield on December 21, 2012 · 19 Comments

You remember my neighbor Francisco right? He is SUCH A HOOT. Well last night Francisco sent me a text:

Francisco: I left you some Christmas Cheer on your porch.

Mavis: I have a present for you too. It doesn’t have a face. {Francisco is a Vegan}

Francisco: Awww You’re the best!

Mavis: You are hilarious! I had to put the basket in the refrigerator with a dishy owl over it so Monkey Boy would not see it. You are awesome. Thanks.

Francisco: Yay! The Doritos were a special touch for him! Have a great night.

Mavis: 🙂

*There were actually 2 bags of Doritos in the basket but the HH stole one before I could get a picture. Also, in case you are wondering what my husband said about this gift basket and the milk from Mrs. Hillbilly, he has said nothing. But if the look on his face is any indicator of what’s going on in that mind of his… Well, let’s just say this. If you don’t hear back from me after the holidays, it’s because he has had me committed.

Holy Crap. My stomach hurts from laughing so hard just thinking about what that poor man puts up with.

Peace Out Girl Scouts, have a great Friday.

~Mavis

P.S. For those of you who were wondering what I gave Francisco, I didn’t want to ruin the surprise, so I waited to show the picture until I actually gave him his gift.

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All I Want For Christmas Is You

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By Mavis Butterfield on December 20, 2012 · 14 Comments

I posted you tube video last year and I wanted to post it again because it totally cracks me up.

I hope you like it.

~Mavis

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Mrs. Hillbilly’s Amaretto Cheesecake Recipe

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By Mavis Butterfield on December 20, 2012 · 21 Comments

If you have ever wondered why elastic was invented, it was so people could wear stretchy pants during the holidays and not feel bad about eating cookies, pies and cheesecakes. Seriously, it’s true. Go look it up.

Mrs. Hillbilly’s amaretto cheesecake is the freakin’ bomb, and if you are a big fan of cheesecake and have access to a liquor cabinet, drop everything and go make this right now.

You can thank me {and Mrs. HB} later.

So without further ado, here it is folks, the best cheesecake on the planet.

Mrs. Hillbilly’s Amaretto Cheesecake Recipe

Author Mavis Butterfield

Ingredients

6 oz melted butter
2 cups graham crackers finely ground
1/2 cup slivered almonds , toasted
1/4 cup amaretto
2 pounds cream cheese , softened
1 1/4 cup sugar
4 large eggs
3/4 cup amaretto
pinch of salt
2 cups sour cream
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup amaretto
2 cups Powdered Sugar
1 cup Amaretto
1 ounce {1/4 stick} butter

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350
Spray a 12″ spring form pan and set aside.
Toss all the crust ingredients in a food processor and pulse until mixture is well combined. Press graham cracker mixture up the sides and bottom of the spring form pan. Bake crust for 10 minutes and let cool.
In a mixing bowl combine the cream cheese and sugar together until nice and smooth, make sure to stop the mixer every once in a while to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl down {about 3-4 minutes}. Add salt. Add eggs one at a time keeping the mixer on it’s lowest setting until all the eggs have been incorporated into the batter. Fold in amaretto.
Pour cheesecake mixture into the graham cracker crust and bake for 40 minutes or until the center has set.
Remove cake from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes.
To prepare the cheesecake topping combine the sour cream, amaretto, sour cream and sugar together until smooth. Pour over cheesecake, and return the cake to the oven to cook for another 10 minutes.
Remove from the oven, cool for 30 minutes and refrigerate in the spring form pan overnight. The next morning carefully remove the pan and place on a serving platter.
Mrs. Hillbilly also likes to include a jar of sauce with her amaretto cheesecake but it is totally optional {but super yummy}.
To make the sauce simply heat the butter, amaretto and powdered sugar in a small saucepan and wish until smooth. Pour into 8 ounce canning jars and chill.

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