Making Cents Of It All

Meat was on sale this week at Stop & Shop. You could get 2 value packs of either chicken legs, thighs or combos. I got thighs. They were 69¢ a pound. Pork chops were on sale for 99¢ a pound.  The plastic wrap was marked down to 49¢. We don't use it often but for that price I will buy it.  The graham crackers were 57¢. We are still doing fire pits and making smores so I was happy to get them. I don't mind a damaged box.  My total for Stop & Shop was $10.53.  I also got this juice for free. It was supposed to be a 4 pack of small ones but they never got them in. The manager let me get this instead.  Staples sent me another voucher. I spent 3¢ A few days later Staples was at it again. YD came with me this time since we were going right to the mall after and it is close by. It cost me 28¢ after a $10 off $10 purchase. They must have a glitch in their system because every week we are getting one. They are d...

Hubby and I went on a date to a free home show. We try to go every year. We get to see what new items have come out and we get to talk to several vendors for similar projects. It is held at a college nearby and has free parking and free admission. We brought our reusable water bottles and apples in case we got hungry. We even got some freebies. It was a nice way to spend the morning.  I went back to the eye doctor. My eye is doing so much better. The top layer is totally healed. The second layer (there are apparently 5 layers) is not fully healed yet. I have a second kind of drop now and I go back in 2 weeks.  My ear was bothering me so I put some drops that are homemade in it. It is 1 part vinegar to 1 part alcohol. My ENT told me about this years ago when I would constantly get swimmers ear. I do it twice a day for 3 days when I start to feel something. Most times it goes away.  The garden is still going well. I made another batch of sauce. I canned...

The fall is a great time to add to my pantry. The farms are full of delicious local fruits and vegetables. Youngest daughter and I went out east to look at some of the farms. We love doing it. It is a great way to spend some time together. We do have a few favorites that we like to check out, but we are always open to look at new ones that pop up. One of the regular farms that we go to had a bushel of corn  for $21. It did go up a little from last year but we love our local Long Island corn. After processing it and eating some, I froze 20 baggies of corn and a quart of stock. I also made 10 small jars of corn cob jelly. I still have more corn that needs to be frozen. My son keeps bringing home the goodies that are leftover from work. They do not last long in our house. It is great in the warm months because I don't have to bake if I don't want to.  The garden is still giving me goodies. I am very happy with all that I have gotten from it this year. I have ...

I live on Long Island, NY and it is pretty amazing. I can be in the city in an hour or at a farm or winery in less then an hour. The best of both worlds. Youngest daughter and I went out to a few farms that we like to see what was going on. This is my favorite time of year to go out East. At one of the farms, corn was $21 for a bushel. So we bought one. They guarantee at least 50 ears of corn. Mine had 53. That comes to a little less then 40¢ an ear. They sell individual ears for 75¢ each. We get a bushel almost every year. We look forward to it. It is so sweet and delicious. I personally think it is the best corn. The problem with corn is the longer you let it sit the starchier it gets. So I got to work on processing the corn.  I get my biggest pot out and fill it half way with water. Then I start husking corn. All of the husks go into my compost bin. I can get 15 ears of corn in the pot at a time. They are big ears. I boil them for 20 minutes.  I the...