Category Archives: Deborah Taylor-Hough

Adapting Oven Recipes for Using in the Slow Cooker

Submitted by:  Debi

When you come across a recipe that calls for cooking covered in your oven or on the stovetop for a nice long simmer, chances are good that you’ve found a recipe you can adapt to use in your slow cooker. Continue reading

A Simple Choice: A Practical Guide for Saving Your Time, Money and Sanity

A Simple Choice: A practical guide for saving your time, money and sanity41PHNNMTM8L by Deborah Taylor-Hough

This book of mine was written more than 10 years ago but is just as timely now with the current economic situation.

Prior to writing A Simple Choice, I spent nearly a year interviewing real people about what living simply meant to them and how they were practically applying simple living principles to their lives.  So not only was this book written from my own experiences, it was also borne from the experiences and insights of 100+ others. Continue reading

Mix-n-Match Skillet Meals (a DIY hamburger helper type mix)

SUBMITTED BY:  Debi

The following recipe is one I prepare regularly to use up leftovers or clear out the cupboards. I keep a copy of this taped to the inside of my pantry door at all times. With Mix-n-Match Recipes, I’m always amazed at the meals I can create from simple, basic formulas. I also save money by choosing ingredients I have on hand. Sometimes I even surprise myself with a delicious nearly-gourmet combination or two! Continue reading

What is Frugal Living?

“Frugality is founded on the principle that all riches have limits.”  –Burke

Definitions

If I want to know what a word means, I usually run to my dictionary or do a quick search online.  Keeping true to my normal mode of operation, here’s what I found in my first search for the meaning of “frugality.” According to Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) , frugality is “the quality of being frugal; prudent economy; that careful management of anything valuable which expends nothing unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable purpose; thrift; — opposed to extravagance.” Continue reading

Homemade Instant Coffee Mixes

SUBMITTED BY:  Debi

Fireside Coffee Mix
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  • 2 cups non-dairy coffee creamer
  • 1 1/2 cups hot cocoa mix
  • 1 1/2 cups instant coffee — (regular or decaf)
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg Continue reading