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How to Clean Blenders with Reusable Swabs

August 23, 2020 by Linda Watson Leave a Comment

reusable cloth squab and blender lid

Blender lids are notoriously hard to clean. You can: Ignore the problem, and risk food poisoning (nooooo!) Scrub the crannies with cotton swabs Use homemade reusable swabs When I got tired of cutting Q-Tips in half to cut my costs and the waste, I looked for a little brush or sponge on a stick that […]

Filed Under: Save money Tagged With: blender, cleaning, Vitamix, zero waste

Broccoli in your Smoothie!

May 1, 2020 by Linda Watson Leave a Comment

raw broccoli, mid-stem section

What do you do with the middle part of a broccoli stalk? It’s devoid of attractive florets, too complicated to peel, and a bit too tough to chew. This week, I found the perfect answer: put it in your smoothie! Just chop it up into pieces that are up to two inches across, so your […]

Filed Under: Save money Tagged With: broccoli, something for nothing

Save with FreshPaper

February 21, 2020 by Linda Watson Leave a Comment

FreshPaper and kale

Since I started using FreshPaper, my bread and veg last longer. I never throw away bread because it is moldy anymore. My kale, lettuce, and other greens last for seven days instead of turning to mush mid-week. So what is this amazing Fresh Paper? First, let me remind you that I don’t take any advertising […]

Filed Under: Save money Tagged With: bread, food storage, freshpaper

Make a Travel Dining Kit

January 3, 2020 by Linda Watson Leave a Comment

travel dining kit with cutlery, a water bottle, take-out box, and carrying bag

Learn how to make a thrifty travel dining kit using items you probably already have or can get at a thrift store. My Taster and I used ours dozens of times last year. This kept pounds of plastic and paper out of the landfill and helped us keep our toward zero waste resolution. It also […]

Filed Under: Save money, Skills Tagged With: eating out, salad bar, take-out food, zero waste

Don’t Do This with Your Vitamix

December 19, 2019 by Linda Watson Leave a Comment

broken Vitamix blender in the sink

I made a stupid and painful mistake this week. It could have been very expensive too. I tried to nudge a bit of buoyant kale down into a running blender using the spatula in my hand. The Vitamix sucked it in, blew off the lid, and broke the container. The spatula bashed my hand several […]

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What Does a Slice of Pie Cost?

June 30, 2019 by Linda Watson Leave a Comment

whole apple pie baked and decorated with stars

How much are you paying for pie? That depends on how many slices you cut. (See the chart below.) Yesterday I noticed that my Sneaky Wheat Pie Crust recipe and the recipes in Wildly Affordable Organic say twelve, this week’s Blueberry Pie recipe serves eight, and my Apple Pie used to feed just six — […]

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