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Archives for July 2010

Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account Participants: Be Aware of Changes For 2011

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July 28, By Kristia 3 Comments

We were surprised recently with an article in our newspaper about future changes for Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) scheduled for 2011. For a variety of reasons, my husband and I chose a high deductible health insurance plan when I left my corporate job with insurance benefits and we needed to […]

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Freeze Your Garden Produce Now and You’ll Be Thanking Yourself Later

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July 27, By Kristia 15 Comments

The summer harvest is underway and I am starting to get over-loaded with some vegetables from my garden, our CSA and from the gardens of friends and family. All of this wonderful produce at the height of its flavor needs to be preserved so that we can enjoy it later in the year. I don’t […]

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Filed Under: Gardening, Saving Money - Groceries

Grilled Salmon with Peach Mango Salsa

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July 26, By Kristia 15 Comments

Grilled Salmon with Peach Mango Salsa

I love to cook my family a 5-star restaurant quality meal right on our own patio, but for a quarter of the 5-star restaurant price. While we love salmon, it sometimes doesn’t fit into our budget, but when I do have extra wiggle room in our budget, I make this dish. Grilled Salmon with Peach Mango […]

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Introducing the Re-Design of Family Balance Sheet

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July 21, By Kristia 6 Comments

I can just hear some of you…”well it’s about time”. Trust me I was saying it as well. I made the decision to stick with Blogger for several reasons, the first being that I know Blogger and a re-design wouldn’t affect my time as much as a total switch to WordPress would be. Maybe some […]

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Square Foot Gardening Update: Patience is a Virtue

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July 20, By Kristia 19 Comments

Aside from my purple green beans, some herbs and a few grape tomatoes, I haven’t harvested much yet. To say that I am being impatient is an understatement. Every evening when I go out to the garden to water, I am teased by the fruit and vegetables that are exploding at this time of year. […]

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Grilled Peaches with Homemade Whipped Cream

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July 19, By Kristia 16 Comments

Grilled Peaches with Homemade Whipped Cream

Grilled peaches make an easy and fast dessert to whip up. You will impress your family and dinner guests. And please don’t deny yourself the pleasure of adding homemade whipped cream on top. Ice cream would taste good too, but the homemade whipped cream makes this simple dessert decadent and amazing. Grilled Peaches with Homemade […]

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Family Camping…and A Lesson Learned

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July 14, By Kristia 11 Comments

My family and I set out on an adventure. We went camping for the first time to a real campsite for 3 days and 2 nights. We have slept in our tent before at my grandmother’s summer cottage, but we always had the cottage and it’s amenities as backup. With the menu planned and the […]

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Garden Harvest: Purple Green Beans

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July 13, By Kristia 10 Comments

Green beans are not my favorite vegetable. At the dinner table when I was little, I would trade my green beans for my brother’s fish. Of course, when my parents weren’t looking. I disliked green beans and he loathed the haddock that my mother prepared. Fast forward some 30 years and I have acquired a […]

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Summer Grilling Recipe Exchange and Delusions of Campsite Grandeur

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July 12, By Kristia Leave a Comment

Last week, I had the brilliant idea that for today’s grilling post I would write about our campsite grilling menu from this past weekend’s camping trip. The idea came to me as I was planning the food for our camping trip to an actual camp ground. We have camped in our tent before at my […]

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6 Ways to Conserve Water and Save Money This Summer REDIRECTED

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July 6, By Kristia 15 Comments

In the past, summer time could do some damage to our water bill. The biggest increase in our water consumption comes from watering our garden. We rely on the food that we grow to help lower our food bill, but I don’t want to save money on my groceries only to increase the money spent […]

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