The Frugal Girl
Blog URL http://thefrugalgirl.com
Located Pasadena, Maryland USA
Tags frugal, food waste, saving, baking, painting, cooking, money, decorating, compost
The Frugal Girl is all about practical frugality. I post shopping tips, recipes, planning tips, and ideas to save electricity, among other things. My blog has a bit of a green tint to it, and I also post about reducing food waste.
Latest Blog Posts
- Food Waste Friday | The Bad Picture Edition on Nov 20, 2009 in Food Waste Friday Food Waste Photos Uncategorized deep dish pizza Food Waste frugal living
Please excuse the lame photo that is grainy, blurry, and slightly yellow. I had the fabulous idea to check my fridge for waste last night instead of this morning, and the picture-taking conditions were, uh, less than fabulous. And for some odd reas...
- Especially for Katy | What I really look like when I hang laundry (and bake). on Nov 19, 2009 in Clothing frugal living
When I put the picture of me in my black $5 Goodwill dress up on Facebook, Katy left me a compliment, and I responded by telling her that of course, I always look like that when I hang laundry and bake bread. Then it occurred to me that, without mean...
- Wednesday Baking | Glazed Honey Pan Rolls on Nov 18, 2009 in Recipes Wednesday Baking Yeast Bread cooking from scratch homemade yeast rolls Thanksgiving rolls
I found this recipe in a Quick Cooking magazine some years back. It was actually part of a bread machine feature, and I don’t own a bread machine (I am the bread machine!). Happily, it’s pretty easy to modify this type of recipe for n...
- You know how I always say I hate flash? on Nov 18, 2009 in Photography
Before I talk about flash, I should tell you that the Wednesday baking recipe for today (Honey Glazed Pan Rolls, if you must know!) is coming later today, mostly because I’m unhappy with the lighting on some of the pictures I took last night.
- Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way on Nov 17, 2009 in Baking
(Apologies for my blog’s disappearance yesterday. For a couple of hours, my server was offline because of a network outage. I did publish a Q&A post before it went out, though, so if you missed it yesterday, just scroll down.) Last week...
- Monday Q&A-10 Blogging Tips on Nov 16, 2009 in blogging tips
Every Monday I answer a few questions from you, my readers! If you have a question you’d like me to answer in a future Q&A post (or a question that you’d like me to pose to my husband), leave me a comment, or email me (the frugal gir...
- Menu Plan and Grocery Spending (week 2 of cash only) on Nov 14, 2009 in Grocery Reports Menu Plans frugal meal ideas frugal menu plan
This week, I did actually manage to go shopping on Thursday, instead of putting it off until I absolutely couldn’t go not go anymore (like I did the last two weeks!). My husband had a day off on Thursday, and we all went shopping together. Di...
