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I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.

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Mavis Garden Blog – How To Freeze Shredded Zucchini

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This morning I went out to the garden to pick {what I thought would be} a few zucchini so I could make some zucchini bread.  Well apparently it’s been awhile since I’ve picked zucchini.

Holy Zucchini Crack!  After I took off for the weight of the container, I had harvested 68.9 pounds of the squash.  Dang, that’s going to make a lot of bread.

Now obviously I can’t stand around the kitchen baking loaves of zucchini bread all day and night, but I did want to preserve it for this winter when there will be no zucchini {just freakin’ kale} in the garden.

So I decided to freeze it.

Is that weird?  Have YOU ever frozen zucchini before?  I mean I know it’s the most abundant squash on the planet and all, but still.  I can’t let it go to waste either.

How to Freeze Shredded Zucchini

  • Grate zucchini {if you have large zucchini cut them in half and remove the seeds first}
  • Place shredded zucchini in a colander and then place the colander in a bowl to drain
  • After 30 minutes press down on zucchini to remove more juice
  • Fill quart sized freezer bags with 2 cups of zucchini each
  • Zucchini can be frozen for up to one year

Most standard zucchini bread recipes call for 2 cups of shredded zucchini.  If your favorite recipes calls for more or less, just adjust how much you put in the bag.

Peace Out Girl Scouts,

I’ve got some more shredding to do.

♥Mavis

Looking for some AWESOME zucchini recipes? Here are my top 3 favorites:

Looking for a few more ways to use up some of your zucchini?  Not only is the The Zucchini Houdini by Brenda Stanley highly rated, Amazon currently has it on sale.  Hot Diggety!

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Mondays With Mavis – How to Feed Your Family for $100 a Month

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Over the weekend I made the best blackberry cobbler I have ever made.  As soon as I pulled the bubbling goodness out of the oven, I went to the freezer, grabbed the remaining vanilla ice cream, and proceed to eat ALL of it while the cobbler was cooling.

So by the time the cobbler had cooled, we were out of ice cream.

Right around that time, The Girl asked me if I wanted to go running {note: I do not run, I rulk {run/walk, mostly walk}.  So I said sure, let’s head over to Target and get some ice cream. She gave me a weird look, shruged her shoulders and off we went.

After about a mile, I could see The Girl way ahead of me.  But just then, my neighbor Francisco drove around the corner and slowed down to talk to me.  Before he could finish his sentence, I had hopped in his vehicle and asked if he would drive me AHEAD of The Girl and drop me off a few neighborhoods up {pretty sneaky eh?}.

I ducked as we passed her, and we were cracking up.  It was awesome.

I knew I had about 1-2 minutes before she would spot me, so I waited until the last second to start running.  I had my headphones on so I didn’t hear her approach, but when she did, she whizzed by at top speed.  I tried to catch her, but failed.  I could tell she was puzzled, but pleased with herself as she turned to look back and give me a smirk.

Target $3.25  

Long story short, we made it back home with the ice cream just in time.

Kelly’s Ice Cream Shop $4.50

Also, earlier in the week, The Girl made me go on another Rulk.  It was like 95 degrees out, so we bought cotton candy ice cream after we finished.

Albertsons $.50 {tax}

You can read about my Albertsons shopping trip HERE.

Oroweat Bakery Outlet $0

You can read more about my trip to the Oroweat Bakery Outlet HERE.

So how did YOU do this week?  Was it hot where you are?  Did you splurge on ice cream too?

♥ Mavis

Total Spent This Week $8.25
Total Spent This Year $859.72
Total Spent This Year on Garden Seeds/Supplies $496.58
Total “Seed Money” donations received $37.00 

$0.50 off ONE (1) Breyers product 1.5 qt

Need a coupon for ice cream?  Go HERE to print.

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Side Dish Recipe – Peas and Bacon

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Yesterday I was thinking about canning all those peas I picked. But after reading everyone’s recipe suggestions I quickly bailed on that crazy idea, and decided to take reader Elena’s advise and adapt her recipe for peas and prosciutto.

I didn’t have any prosciutto on hand, but I did have some bacon. So with the addition of a few chopped sun dried tomatoes, I whipped this side dish up in about 5 minutes flat.

On a scale of 1 to 10 this peas and bacon side dish scored an easy 10.  Seriously.  The Handsome Husband was hovering over me as I made it. In fact we were so excited to try it, that we totally forgot about the Parmesan cheese.

So what are you waiting for?

Go get some peas, and make this tonight.  You’ll be thanking me {and Elena} you did.

Ingredients

4 cups fresh peas, shelled
8 slices bacon, chopped
1 large purple onion, chopped
1/3 cup sun dried tomatoes, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese shavings {optional}
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Place 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add red onion, and cook until caramelized {about 3 minutes}  Add peas and bacon.  Cook another 2 – 3 minutes or until the peas are tender.  Add sun dried tomatoes, and salt and pepper.  Remove form heat and garnish with a wee bit of Parmesan cheese shavings.  Serve warm.

Fast, Fresh & Green By Susie Middleton ~ Amazon $15.02

More than 100 recipes for side dishes–many that can double as starters or main dishes, and many that are vegan–include Spinach with Shallots and Parmigiano, Sweet Potato Mini Fries with Limey Dipping Sauce, Roasted Broccoli with Two Dipping Sauces, Braised Fingerlings with Rosemary and Mellow Garlic, and Summer Vegetable Ragout. Fast, Fresh & Green is an excellent resource for vegetarians and omnivores alike.

* Amazon prices can change at anytime.

 

 

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Mondays With Mavis – How to Feed Your Family For $100 a Month

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Hi, I’m Mavis.  I went to the store twice last week to buy food for my family.  My shopping trips were so stinkin’ RAD you are going to pass out with amazement.  I hope you’re sitting down.

Albertsons $.99

Thanks to the Albertsons Summer Sizzlin’ Sweepstakes, we won 6 free doughnuts. I would have put all of them in the picture but the frosting was totally smeared and I almost started to break out in hives because I simply couldn’t imagine showing a photograph of ugly doughnuts. So I just left them in the sack.  This whole problem could have been avoided of course if Monkey Boy someone would have placed the doughnuts in a box.

Next time I will give more specific directions.

Luckily, my Albertsons store is part of the Preferred Rewards program that gives you a $5 store coupon for every 5,000 points you redeem.  I knew I was getting close the 5,000 mark so I had my cashier ring up the free doughnuts, free tickets, free ketchup and the rewards points first, so a $5 off coupon would spit out and the bottom of my receipt.  Then, once the $5 coupon was in my hand, I had her ring up the coffee. With the coupon, only had to pay $.99.

Safeway $2.81

I used the $3.00 catalina coupon I earned last week and ended up only having to pay $2.81 out of pocket for 2 gallons of milk and some peaches.

If you’re new around here and thinking, Holy Crap, how do these people survive on a couple of doughnuts and milk? What are they doing?  Eating dirt? Head on over HERE and you can see what I bought last week.  Maybe that will help explain why I didn’t need to buy a ton of food.

So what did YOU buy last week?  Did you spend a ton of dough, or just use items from you stockpile?

♥ Mavis

Total Spent This Week $3.80
Total Spent This Year $737.46
Total Spent This Year on Garden Seeds/Supplies $484.46
Total “Seed Money” donations received $8.00

Doughnuts: Simple and Delicious Recipes to Make at Home ~ Amazon $11.32

Something new is happening in the doughnut world: boutique bakeries are popping up everywhere, and “designer doughnuts” are all the rage. The best news of all is that they’re actually easy to make at home. And really, is there anything more scrumptious than a fresh doughnut?

In Doughnuts, prepare to be tempted by more than fifty recipes, including Chai, Huckleberry Cheesecake, and Red Velvet. Of course, the cookbook is also full of traditional recipes for favorites like Old-Fashioned Sour Cream and Chocolate Raised doughnuts, as well as vegan and gluten-free recipes.

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