tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post6870856713319557719..comments2024-03-28T18:58:47.880-07:00Comments on creative savv: Cheap & Cheerful Suppers for the End of MarchLilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-5965512261116626392017-04-04T00:58:15.112-07:002017-04-04T00:58:15.112-07:00On pininterest I saw newspaper yarn that looks lik...On pininterest I saw newspaper yarn that looks like colorful twine. It had the softness of string and was woven and knitted into rugs. <br /><br />Yes, I've made at least 20 bags using plarn, some with yarn, as a way to practice design without spending on yarn. We used them to hold our lunch and change of work clothes because they were easy to clean unlike fabric bags. I still have an 18 gal tote filled with balls of plarn. The downside is these are not as indestructible as I originally thought, especially if stretched when used. I once tied the handle parts together and crocheted a plarn rug. Looks like a plastic shag rug, still not disintegrated after several years.<br /><br />YHFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-19393721906559105122017-04-03T08:54:57.044-07:002017-04-03T08:54:57.044-07:00Thank you, Belinda! The restaurant where I first h...Thank you, Belinda! The restaurant where I first had the Cabbage Patch soup called it that. It does conjure up cute mental images!<br />Have a great week, Belinda!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-91022485058956728472017-04-03T08:53:11.472-07:002017-04-03T08:53:11.472-07:00Hi Cat,
Oh yes, canned juices, as well. The canned...Hi Cat,<br />Oh yes, canned juices, as well. The canned pop like this may have been from before your time, IDK. I do remember when the pull tabs were relatively new. Ouch on stepping on one of those. <br />I do have a good recipe for lentil soup. I'll write it up soon. But the recipe that I have is more vegetable-y, and has a tomato broth, not the smokey variety. Although I do make the smokey variety, too. You need good ham and ham stock to make the smokey kind. <br />Have a great day, Cat!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-85313210937578326502017-04-03T08:48:06.127-07:002017-04-03T08:48:06.127-07:00Hi Shelby,
Now that you wrote out the jingle, I re...Hi Shelby,<br />Now that you wrote out the jingle, I remember it too! How funny!<br />Have a great day, Shelby!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-49930182881569012892017-04-03T08:46:15.672-07:002017-04-03T08:46:15.672-07:00Hi YHF,
Magazine beads are right up your alley! Yo...Hi YHF,<br />Magazine beads are right up your alley! Your should give them a try, and show them to your granddaughter, as well. Do you ever make shopping bags with your plarn? I saw some absolutely beautiful shopping bags made with plarn. My plastic shopping bags are still too precious to use this way, as we use them in place of trash bags throughout the house, and fewer stores are giving plastic bags. One store offers a refund for bringing your own bags, so that reduces how many bags come into the house overall. <br />Have a great day, YHF!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-9730711661467508572017-04-02T09:16:42.206-07:002017-04-02T09:16:42.206-07:00Happy birth month, Lili The memories of your 11th ...Happy birth month, Lili The memories of your 11th birthday party were sweet to read. I can recall knowing all of our neighbors in the neighborhood back when I was growing up too. Things certainly are different today. <br /><br />I remember the pull top tabs from the cans that came all the way off, we used to just stick them inside the can when we were done. lol<br /><br />Your dinners sound delicious as usual. I love the name of the cabbage patch soup. So cute. :) <br /><br />I hope you have a great Sunday. <br /><br />Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486895127003368291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-37971209824813067622017-04-01T08:39:49.741-07:002017-04-01T08:39:49.741-07:00Another class!! Good for you that you are perseve...Another class!! Good for you that you are persevering toward your career goal. <br /><br />I have heard of paper beads, but have never tried making them. That's one I need to try. I love making useful things out of garbage. As my before bed and when sitting...thing to do, I am making plarn yarn baskets to use up all the plarn that I made during my hour long commute to our jobs. Just trying to use up some of the garbage that I have lying around. So far these make great bins for yarn projects.<br /><br />YHF<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-20422475844898766142017-03-31T15:02:51.423-07:002017-03-31T15:02:51.423-07:00Ha! I don't actually remember pop cans that yo...Ha! I don't actually remember pop cans that you had to use the opener to punch a hole in the top - for some reason that conjures up memories of canned tomato or grapefruit juice - neither of which is a terribly pleasant memory! I do, however have vivid memories of the pull top variety. Mostly I remember embedding one in the sole of my foot - learning the hard way why we don't walk barefoot in the park!<br /><br />Anyhow, as always, your meal lists sound wonderful. Do you have a good recipe for lentil soup? Because lentil soup triggers an amusing childhood memory for me. We went out to eat somewhere and the soup du jour was lentil. I'd never heard of lentil soup and my mother said not to order it because lentils were beans and she hated beans. So, of course, I had to order it just to spite her. Turned out it was the most delicious soup I'd ever had. I've never been able to recreate it though. It had a hearty smoky flavor that I've never found in any other lentil soup. Maybe it had ham or something in it. Anyhow, I'd love to hear what you put in yours.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-52156092228553647132017-03-31T12:42:38.696-07:002017-03-31T12:42:38.696-07:00I remember them and I remember their jingle from t...I remember them and I remember their jingle from the commercial - don't give me that so so cola I wanna I wanna I wanna rock and rock arolla I wanna pow pow I wanna shasta shasta - I think that's how it went.<br /><br />What a trip down memory lane - Have a great weekend!<br /><br />ShelbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-22698260665352564302017-03-31T12:07:26.048-07:002017-03-31T12:07:26.048-07:00I loved magazine beads.I loved magazine beads.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-64305590128555433652017-03-31T11:15:44.963-07:002017-03-31T11:15:44.963-07:00Lili, I see where you got your motherly instincts ...Lili, I see where you got your motherly instincts from!! So good and wonderful to be given this gift!!<br /><br />Yes, the collards and bacon had lots of broth, even after steaming the greens first for 5 minutes to rid some oxalic acid. Here is the recipe he followed:<br />http://allrecipes.com/recipe/51803/kickin-collard-greens/<br />For sides, we just ate our usual, and cooked a small pot of white rice. The broth was perfect over rice. I think this recipe would work with kale too.<br /><br />YHF <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-10988898212043223362017-03-31T08:46:12.633-07:002017-03-31T08:46:12.633-07:00Hi YHF,
Thank you!
My mother was a saint. She did ...Hi YHF,<br />Thank you!<br />My mother was a saint. She did so much, put up with so much, endured so much, and with grace always, yet was given so little time here. She made sure that we always had the loveliest celebrations.<br /><br />Did you have anything with your collards and bacon? Was it broth-y? The kale in the garden is ready, I have turkey bacon and ham to use, and I could make chicken broth, so I'm set to go with what your husband made.<br /><br />I hope your weekend is wonderful, as well, YHF!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-48140894483675412232017-03-31T08:40:50.744-07:002017-03-31T08:40:50.744-07:00Hi Kris,
Good eyes! Yes, he's now cooking two ...Hi Kris,<br />Good eyes! Yes, he's now cooking two nights per week. I'm taking another class, and the work is eating up all of my extra time. Between volunteering a couple of days per month, now, this class, tax season, and giving my daughters rides late at night (when buses are few or none), I'm very low on time. <br /><br />I made a couple of gum wrapper chains, but my sister was the queen of those chains. She had one that was extremely long. Now do you remember magazine beads? Cutting elongated triangles out of magazine pages, rolling them up tightly into beads, "varnishing" with clear nail polish, and making necklaces? These actually had a nice look to them. My goodness, teens today don't know the fun from making things out of garbage!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-2125089217875810532017-03-31T06:34:21.331-07:002017-03-31T06:34:21.331-07:00Happy Birth Month, Lili!!
Your 11th birthday slum...Happy Birth Month, Lili!!<br /><br />Your 11th birthday slumber party sounds magical. You are very fortunate to have such wonderful memories of your childhood. <br /><br />Yesterday for dinner, my husband tried a different collard greens recipe, using bacon and chicken broth, and it was so delicious. Other dinners were freezer leftovers with our usual array of vegetable/bean side dishes. <br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend!!<br /><br />YHFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-10442994592089986582017-03-31T05:56:00.189-07:002017-03-31T05:56:00.189-07:00I remember the pop can chains! And making some so...I remember the pop can chains! And making some sort of chain out of gum wrappers. :)<br /><br />I spy two nights that your hubby made the meal!Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-58706999810777132852017-03-31T04:59:00.593-07:002017-03-31T04:59:00.593-07:00Hi live and learn,
My kids have cool weather birth...Hi live and learn,<br />My kids have cool weather birthdays, November and March, so outdoor activities were always very limited. Your sons's outdoor scavenger hunt games sounded like they would be fun, though. And a great way to help boys burn off energy outdoors.<br /><br />The nut filling was a mix of chopped almonds, sunflower seeds and onions, plus chili powder and cumin, I think. It was interesting.<br /><br />Have a great weekend, live and learn!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-26400723880697241902017-03-31T04:54:08.444-07:002017-03-31T04:54:08.444-07:00Hi Alice,
I remember putting the pull tab into the...Hi Alice,<br />I remember putting the pull tab into the can. Now that seems like such a strange thing to do. I also remember some people would collect those tabs, and hook a bunch together to make a chain. Then they would make tins out of the chains.<br /><br />Your meals sound yummy, especially the squash, and the chicken salad. I was just thinking that chicken salad would be nice to have soon.<br /><br />My birthday is the 16th, Easter, this year. Wishing your daughter a happy birthday!<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend, Alice!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-17331630363305230422017-03-31T04:32:19.347-07:002017-03-31T04:32:19.347-07:00Your 11th birthday sounds magical. I know I would ...Your 11th birthday sounds magical. I know I would have liked it as an 11 year old girl. I think I would even like something like that today. <br /><br />I remember scavenger hunts like that and you don't see them that much any more for the reasons you noted. Every once in a while we get kids in the library looking for something for a scavenger hunt. That's usually planned as an educational opportunity.<br /><br />A couple of times for my kid's birthday parties, we had outdoor scavenger hunts where the kids were given things to find like a walnut, purple flower, etc. They enjoyed running around trying to find those things.<br /><br />Also, what was the seasoned nut filling you had with your burritos?Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-85075406306682185382017-03-31T04:30:50.188-07:002017-03-31T04:30:50.188-07:00Hi Lili,
I remember the pull tabs and I remember ...Hi Lili,<br /><br />I remember the pull tabs and I remember people pulling them off and then dropping them into the hole to settle at the bottom of the soda can and then drinking the beverage. I never did that.<br /><br />I calculated our grocery spending for the month and sadly, I was at $395 for groceries. I thought I would be way under but I was at "normal". I know once my bill was $115 but I remember justifying it because what I was buying would last. I think that was ground beef and chicken.<br /><br />Anyway, my meals were: Sunday--baked chicken and fried rice. Monday--MIl had us over for dinner<br />Tues.--butternut squash sauce over pasta with chicken for hubby and fish for me. (I think this was Tues.)<br />Wed.--leftover butternut squash and steak<br />Thurs.--curry chicken salad with grapes with lettuce on tortillas.<br />Fri.--more than likely some more curry chicken salad.<br /><br />I hope you have a wonderful birthday this month. What day is your birthday? My daughter in Honduras has hers on the 8th. That is the only celebration for April for us. <br /><br />AliceAlicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06024364480893258511noreply@blogger.com