tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286925876852311382.post2783419600743943537..comments2023-11-28T15:31:41.442-06:00Comments on The Frugal Mom: STICKY SATURDAYReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05132868946805852354noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286925876852311382.post-42747525767196328332010-05-29T18:28:36.944-05:002010-05-29T18:28:36.944-05:00OK I would die for some pie recipe week actually. ...OK I would die for some pie recipe week actually. I think pie week would be fun! And what's up with the owl? I want to hear all about it! Someone tell me. PLEASE? And to Cyndi- yes ketchup does go bad actually. Anything with tomatoes and acidy fruits or veggies can spoil after a certain amount of time. Be careful, my best friend got food poisoning once from old food!Tabithanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286925876852311382.post-76058268627879900782010-05-29T09:14:30.821-05:002010-05-29T09:14:30.821-05:00To Cyndi - OMG! LMAO! The expiration date thing cr...To Cyndi - OMG! LMAO! The expiration date thing cracked me up. My DH sees me emptying my packets so thats never been an issue. But thats just too hilarious! And beware - condiments DO go bad. When we acquired the R.V. to live in after the hurricane the previous owners had left some old groceries in there and lets just say.....never open overly expired ketchup or mayo. Its not a pretty smell. Thanks for the early morning laugh.<br />Renee, Renee! Telling my frugality secrets. LOL There are tons of them. The article about the toilet roll crafts was too close to home. When all my kids were little, I would have drawers full of things like toilet rolls, pine cones we had picked up in the parks near the swings, pieces of scrap materials from my sewing, and things that other people might toss as trash. But let me tell you, my kids were very imaginative and would make me the cutest things from those scraps, some which have survived all this time and are still very precious to me, even my paper mache tribal masks and my pine cone Christmas tree owl (remember that one Renee?)<br />So I say save those scraps and turn them into treasures. <br />I think Cyndi may have inadvertently mentioned your next food theme.....slow cooker meals or meats or even desserts. Easy and simple and yummy. I think I'll pass on the pizza salad. Too much pizza in too soon a time span for me. I'll just eat a salad plain, maybe even naked salad today (salad without the dressing). Dont really want anything with sauce or dressing. OK. Got to start my day. Til next time......Debbie "MOM"noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286925876852311382.post-54017447641638240302010-05-29T08:06:50.055-05:002010-05-29T08:06:50.055-05:00Oh gosh, I know how your mom feels about a thrown ...Oh gosh, I know how your mom feels about a thrown out empty ketchup bottle. I think we've been reusing our bottles for maybe 5 years...DH doesn't know this. I have bought ketchup in huge containers and then poured it down into like 5 bottles in the fridge. Never thought a thing of it...DH must not have realized it...He reached in the fridge to make a sandwich and FREAKED at the expire date on the ketchup (does it ever really go bad?) Thank goodness I save the bulk containers too so I could provide the proof that it wasn't THAT old! It took forever for me to convince him to quit looking at expiration dates on things because I reuse so many containers. And really, I'm not sure that some of that stuff goes bad on or near the dates that they say anyway? I'm not sure I've ever seen "Bad" ketchup or mustard. Never thought about packets, but then I don't think I have patience for that...I just save em for camping.<br /><br />don't worry about not being in a crafty mood it'll come back. It always does for me. Consider it a creativity break and you'll be back stronger than ever.<br /><br />We are trying a new recipe today - it's in the crockpot now...Greek spareribs - got a kid who won't each BBQ sauce for anything, and I have some ribs that I want to use up. If it's good I'll send you the recipe to try - it was super simple to toss together and the whole time I was doing it, I was thinking this sounds like something I could have pulled from you! But I'm only sending it if its good!<br /><br />Kay, I'll quit babbling for now, but I'll keep checking in.Cyndinoreply@blogger.com