Risottos, soups, and gravies taste best when they’re made with homemade stock. I want to make these dishes quickly, but stock takes a long time to prepare. My solution is to make stock in bulk and freeze it. My stock is basic, and varies from batch to batch depending on ingredients on hand. It provides…… Continue reading Freakin’ Cheap: Almost-Free Homemade Stock
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Almost Free Homemade Stock
Today I’m making a batch of stock, so I posted Freakin’ Cheap: Almost Free Homemade Stock.
St. Louis Ribs
Hot day, St. Louis ribs slowly barbecuing. For the rub I ground some spices that push things towards the Caribbean.
Freakin’ Cheap: Eliminating Unwanted Phone Calls
A few years ago we reached a tipping point with unwanted phone calls. When the phone rang, it was usually a call we did not want to take: fundraisers punishing us for our previous gifts, pollsters, sales people, scammers. Then I came up with a solution that for a one-time cost of less than $25…… Continue reading Freakin’ Cheap: Eliminating Unwanted Phone Calls
Freakin’ Cheap: Eliminating Unwanted Phone Calls
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LED Light Bulbs
Bought LED light bulbs for my playroom, the space formerly known as my office. I’m saving almost a half kilowatt.
Afraid of Eggplant No More
This is the best time of year for eggplant (aubergines) in Minnesota. Several varieties of locally grown eggplant were available at my coop today, including usually hard-to-find Indian (“baby”) eggplant and a long, skinny Asian variety. I was set on making Eggplant Parmigiana, so I chose the most common type: the large, dark ones. Once…… Continue reading Afraid of Eggplant No More
Afraid of Eggplant No More
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Updating PC’s
Drippy weather + sprained leg = a good day to slow down and update our PC’s.
Freakin’ Cheap: Free Landline Phone Service
Google Voice and a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) adapter give us free dial tone on all our landline phones. Almost all calls within the US and Canada are free. International calls are near enough free. We use our home landline phones the same way we have always used them. People continue to call our…… Continue reading Freakin’ Cheap: Free Landline Phone Service