One Hundred Dollars a Month - Page 716 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.

Honey Caramel Corn Recipe

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By Mavis Butterfield on October 11, 2015 · 5 Comments

Caramel corn is one of my favorite reasons for this season. It’s like a right of passage into fall. There are a lot of great recipes out there, but I love the addition of honey in this recipe. It takes it over the top. It’s just the right amount of sweet and crunch.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed {How to Make Your Own Brown Sugar}
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
16 cups {4 quarts} popcorn, popped

Directions

Preheat oven to 250F. In a large saucepan, melt butter and then stir in sugar, honey and salt. Cook mixture until it boils, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium and boil until the temp reaches 265 F {hard ball stage} without stirring. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and baking soda {and watch it bubble up!}.

Pour mix over popped popcorn and stir it up.

Dump onto a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes, stirring twice during baking. Wait for popcorn to cool before breaking into pieces. Enjoy!

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Mavis Butterfield | Backyard Garden Plot Pictures 10/11/15

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The weather has been pretty wonky here all week. One minute it’s raining and the wind is blowing like crazy, and the next it’s sunny and cheerful. Luckily I can sneak outside and work on my garden clean up projects in small bursts throughout the day.

The section just outside the dining room is officially cleared off. The tomatoes I was growing in containers have placed onto the compost heap, Lemon the Lemon tree has been moved to the front porch and the empty pots have been moved to the garage.

It’s slim pickings when it comes to tomatoes lately. I’ve pulled all but 6 remaining tomatoes plants I have in the galvanized stock tanks alongside the house. And I’m going to keep them there until the temps hover around the low 40’s.

Buttercup squash make the best pies!

And so it begins…

Can you name that shroom? It sure it pretty.

The HH installed 2 totally unapproved cedar posts yesterday for my new raspberry trellis. 😉 Luckily they are below the fence line so the snoopervisors shouldn’t notice. Unless they are reading the blog. Bahahhaa! Really, like I care. And in case you are wondering what I’ll be wearing for Halloween this year… I’ll be wearing this.

Lucy’s favorite pastime. Digging.

Green beans in the middle of October? No freakin’ way!

Our winter broccoli is in! I am actually pretty late {like 6 weeks late} planting it so I’m not sure if we’ll end up with any. But you know what? Life is short. Go for it I say.

And check out those beets!!! This was my first time growing cylindrical beets. And it will be my last. I think I’ll stick to my Detroit Dark Reds. Maybe I’m weird, but I think beets should be round. Although I do think the cylindrical beets are easier to peel.

What’s happening in YOUR garden?

Do you still have tomato plants lingering?

~Mavis

This year’s garden is being sponsored by the awesome folks at Botanical Interests Seed Company. You can check out their website HERE, order their new 2015 Garden Seed Catalog, or see the seeds I’ll be growing in my garden this year HERE.

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Free Tea, 10-Tray Food Dehydrator, Kindle Books, Dell Laptops, Bissell Pet Carpet Cleaner and More

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Word of the Day: Tenet Definition: A belief, doctrine, dogma Used in a sentence: The youth held fast to every tenet of his faith despite the hardships imposed upon him.

Hello Sunday!

How is the weather in your neck of the woods? It’s been a stormy and wet weekend so far here in the Pacific Northwest and you know what? I kind of like it. I’m looking forward to a big mug of hot cocoa later and a batch of snickerdoodles. 🙂

Yay Fall!

♥ Mavis

*This deal post will be updated throughout the morning so be sure and check back for deals.

Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day – Bissell DeepClean Professional Pet Carpet Cleaner $159 shipped.

Save yourself a little money and make your own Carpet Cleaner.

Available Kindle Books I think are cool…

Second Nature: A Gardener’s Education $1.99 {Yes Please!}
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The Magic of Mini Pies $1.99
Love Me Sweet $4.99
The Misremembered Man $2.00
Discover the Practical Effective Communication Skills Free
Off Grid Living – Solar, Wind and Other Free Means to Achieve Sustainability Free
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The prices on Kindle Books can change quickly, so grab them while you can. Don’t have a Kindle? Download the kindle app on your other devices. It’s easy! 🙂

Subscribe and Save Deals

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The Amazon Subscribe and Save prices reflect a 15% discount for ordering 5 or more items in 1 month.

I like to make double batches of cookie dough and freeze them up. They bake up the perfect cookie. Check out How to Freeze Cookie Dough. Find more cool tips on my Easy Kitchen Tips Pinterest Board.

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Get the Cabela’s Deluxe 10-Tray Dehydrator on sale for $109.99 shipped {was $189!!}

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See more Cabela’s Food Storage Deals

Sweet Deals on Toys

Hot Wheels Mega Hauler $10.61
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PLAYMOBIL My Secret Horse Stable Play Box Playset $22.39
OWI 14-in-1 Solar Robot $24.10

Looking for a great deal on a new laptop? Zulily is featuring Dell Laptops today with huge savings!!!

I think I’m going to make a Chicken Casserole with Mashed Potato Topping for dinner tonight. If you want to make one too you can get the recipe HERE or Pin it for Later.

Great deals for the golfer on your list:

PrideSports Golf Club Cleaning Brush $2.97 shipped
Izzo Mini Mouth 24-Inch Chipping Target $13.70
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SKLZ Smash Bag – Golf Impact Training Product $21.54
Samsonite Golf Trunk Organizer $39.99 shipped
Suncast Golf Organizer $65.70 shipped

Head on over to the Twining’s Pantry Page where you can request 3 FREE SAMPLES or tea. Wahoo!

Zaycon Foods is offering boneless, skinless chicken breasts for $1.89/lb and it’s great way to stock up on chicken when this deal comes around. The chicken is sold in 40 pound cases for $75.60 and orders are being taken now for delivery in November. I know 40 pounds sounds like a lot of chicken {and it is!} but this is a great way to fill your freezer and you can always split a case with a friend or a neighbor.

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One Hundred Dollars a Month – Mavis’ Weekly Highlights 10/10/15

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♥ Mavis

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