the economy isn't cooperating. shocking, isn't it? and it's really irritating, too. truly. here i am, wanting to save my money to buy a car, put children through college (someday), and put together a nice nest egg for my little family, but the financial health of the country is not playing nicely with my plans. so, i've been looking for ways to cut corners without cutting the quality of our lives. i figure, i can cook pretty much anything i put my mind to (or, okay, i'm willing to try) and i could really be helping us all out by doing things from scratch, save money that way. i already make my own bread, jam and pasta sauce. we don't buy packaged cookies or desserts (bake 'em), and, for the most part, i make all of our salad dressings. but i got to looking through my pantry and fridge and it made me think. i buy sauces, spices, spice mixes, soups, and more and i realized, maybe, i could make EVERYTHING from scratch. mayo, ketchup, salsa, spice mixes (curry powder, five spice powder), sodas, juices, ice cream (which i do make, but not all the time)--as i mentioned, every freakin' thing. i talked about it with my sons and after they looked at me like a was a little crazy, they got into it and are all about it. so am i. and we're gonna do it. starting september 1, our family is going to take a year and devote our cooking to everything from scratch and keep a running tally on cost, how much we may (or may not) be saving, recipes, the time involved, and the adventures of doing this in the modern world while juggling a full-time job during the day, a full-time job at night, two kids, two dogs and two rabbits. uh, huh... you bet.
thus begins our homemade journey. i hope you come along for the ride.
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