Studio 5 (from KSL) posts meals, recipes, and ideas for living on less. Below are the websites. These links are also posted on the right hand side under 'My Blog List'.
(Living on Less)
http://studio5.ksl.com/?nid=76&sid=4128014
(Recipes)
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=28
Showing posts with label Provident Living. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Provident Living. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Recipe Swap-Cookies! Cookies! Cookies!
We had a wonderful recipe swap on February 9th, 2010 after the Provident Living Classes! We got to try lots of yummy cookies! Thanks to everyone that brought them.
Also, Suzanne Page treated us with her homemade french bread! It was so yummy. French bread is a lot cheaper to make from scratch and a lot tastier. Suzanne's french bread recipe is below. Thanks Suzanne!
French Bread
In a large bowl put:
2 Tablespoons yeast
2 1/2 cups warm water
3 Tablespoons sugar
Stir to dissolve and let sit for a few minutes.
When yeast is bubbling, add:
1/3 to 1/2 cup oil (I use 1/3)
3 cups flour
1 Tablespoon salt
Mix together well. Add 3 more cups of flour, mixing well.
Cover with a cloth and let rise for one hours, stirring every 10 to 15 minutes. Stir the dough down and divide into two portions. Roll each piece of dough out thin, then roll it up tightly as you would for cinnamon rolls, then tuck in the ends. Place on a greased sheet pan, repeat with remaining piece of dough.
Make 3 or 4 diagnol slashes with a serrated knife in the top of the dough.
Let rise for 30 minutes. Bake at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
Also, Suzanne Page treated us with her homemade french bread! It was so yummy. French bread is a lot cheaper to make from scratch and a lot tastier. Suzanne's french bread recipe is below. Thanks Suzanne!
French Bread
In a large bowl put:
2 Tablespoons yeast
2 1/2 cups warm water
3 Tablespoons sugar
Stir to dissolve and let sit for a few minutes.
When yeast is bubbling, add:
1/3 to 1/2 cup oil (I use 1/3)
3 cups flour
1 Tablespoon salt
Mix together well. Add 3 more cups of flour, mixing well.
Cover with a cloth and let rise for one hours, stirring every 10 to 15 minutes. Stir the dough down and divide into two portions. Roll each piece of dough out thin, then roll it up tightly as you would for cinnamon rolls, then tuck in the ends. Place on a greased sheet pan, repeat with remaining piece of dough.
Make 3 or 4 diagnol slashes with a serrated knife in the top of the dough.
Let rise for 30 minutes. Bake at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Live Your Life for Half the Price
I've been reading a book called "Live Your Life for Half the Price" by Lyle and Tracy Shamo. It has some good tips in it about how to save money on everything. I particularly liked the section about saving money on groceries. Since we just had a provident living class on saving money when it comes to food, I thought I would share some of the websites that were mentioned in this book if you wanted to get some more ideas. The websites are:
http://www.smartsource.com/
http://www.couponmom.com/
http://www.live4half.com/
http://www.smartsource.com/
http://www.couponmom.com/
http://www.live4half.com/
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Provident Living Night
What Is Self-Reliance?
"Self-reliance means using all of our blessings from Heavenly Father to care for ourselves and our families and to find solutions for our own problems.' Each of us has a responsibility to try to avoid problems before they happen and to learn to overcome challenges when they occur... How do we become self-reliant? We become self-reliant through obtaining sufficient knowledge, education, and literacy; by managing money and resources wisely, being spiritually strong, preparing for emergencies and eventualities; and by having physical health and social and emotional well-being."
-Julie B. Beck, Relief Society general president.
A Gospel Responsibility
"As we live providently and increase our gifts and talents, we become more self-reliant. Self-reliance is taking responsibility for our own spiritual and temporal welfare and for those whom Heavenly Father has entrusted to our care. Only when we are self-reliant can we truly emulate the Savior in serving and blessing others. It is important to understand that self-reliance is a means to an end. Our ultimate goal is to become like the Savior, and that goal is enhanced by our unselfish service to others. Our ability to serve is increased or diminished by the level of our self-reliance."
-Elder Robert D. Hales
For our Relief Society activity for the month of February we had a night about Provident Living.
How do we plan for meals? Sister Page taught, one good way to start is to make a list of menu items that your family likes. Include main dishes, side dishes, breads, etc. After that you will have a place to start. Here are some good tips:
*Look in the fridge: what needs to be used?
*Look in the pantry: what do I have on hand?
*Look in the freezer: what needs to be used?
*Look in the grocery ads: what are the good deals?
*Look in cookbooks.
*If you have a meal calendar, see what is scheduled.
Sister Page has a system when she plans meals. She tries to rotate chicken, beef, pork, fish, and meatless dishes. She also rotates the staples that fill you, such as: pasta, rice, potatoes, beans, and breads.
Why do we want to cook from scratch? It's better, it costs less and is usually more healthy for you.
Sister Sheri Jamieson spoke to us on saving money by using coupons and pinching your pennies.
The purpose of coupons:
-save money
-build food storage
-stretch money
-get our of debt
-it's fun!
How to save money on your shopping:
-Accumulate Coupons
-Get organized
-Food Storage
-Use Coupons wisely
-Shop Online
Shopping tips:
-Don't shop hungry
-Use a list
-watch expiration dates
-check on discrepancies at check out
-check out clearance sections
Join Co-ops
Co-ops provide quality, healthy food at a substantial savings through cooperative purchasing; and build a sense of community by bringing people together and promoting volunteer service.
Co-ops websites:
www.foodco-op.net
www.bountifulbaskets.org
www.fieldtofamilies.com
Some other helpful or related websites:
www.pioneerwoman.com
www.recipezaar.com
sudio5.ksl.com
abc4.com
www.pinchingyourpennies.com
www.grocerysmarts.com Utah passport is:g84rcm
norahsrecipes.blogspot.com
"Self-reliance means using all of our blessings from Heavenly Father to care for ourselves and our families and to find solutions for our own problems.' Each of us has a responsibility to try to avoid problems before they happen and to learn to overcome challenges when they occur... How do we become self-reliant? We become self-reliant through obtaining sufficient knowledge, education, and literacy; by managing money and resources wisely, being spiritually strong, preparing for emergencies and eventualities; and by having physical health and social and emotional well-being."
-Julie B. Beck, Relief Society general president.
A Gospel Responsibility
"As we live providently and increase our gifts and talents, we become more self-reliant. Self-reliance is taking responsibility for our own spiritual and temporal welfare and for those whom Heavenly Father has entrusted to our care. Only when we are self-reliant can we truly emulate the Savior in serving and blessing others. It is important to understand that self-reliance is a means to an end. Our ultimate goal is to become like the Savior, and that goal is enhanced by our unselfish service to others. Our ability to serve is increased or diminished by the level of our self-reliance."
-Elder Robert D. Hales
For our Relief Society activity for the month of February we had a night about Provident Living.
How do we plan for meals? Sister Page taught, one good way to start is to make a list of menu items that your family likes. Include main dishes, side dishes, breads, etc. After that you will have a place to start. Here are some good tips:
*Look in the fridge: what needs to be used?
*Look in the pantry: what do I have on hand?
*Look in the freezer: what needs to be used?
*Look in the grocery ads: what are the good deals?
*Look in cookbooks.
*If you have a meal calendar, see what is scheduled.
Sister Page has a system when she plans meals. She tries to rotate chicken, beef, pork, fish, and meatless dishes. She also rotates the staples that fill you, such as: pasta, rice, potatoes, beans, and breads.
Why do we want to cook from scratch? It's better, it costs less and is usually more healthy for you.
Sister Sheri Jamieson spoke to us on saving money by using coupons and pinching your pennies.
The purpose of coupons:
-save money
-build food storage
-stretch money
-get our of debt
-it's fun!
How to save money on your shopping:
-Accumulate Coupons
-Get organized
-Food Storage
-Use Coupons wisely
-Shop Online
Shopping tips:
-Don't shop hungry
-Use a list
-watch expiration dates
-check on discrepancies at check out
-check out clearance sections
Join Co-ops
Co-ops provide quality, healthy food at a substantial savings through cooperative purchasing; and build a sense of community by bringing people together and promoting volunteer service.
Co-ops websites:
www.foodco-op.net
www.bountifulbaskets.org
www.fieldtofamilies.com
Some other helpful or related websites:
www.pioneerwoman.com
www.recipezaar.com
sudio5.ksl.com
abc4.com
www.pinchingyourpennies.com
www.grocerysmarts.com Utah passport is:g84rcm
norahsrecipes.blogspot.com
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Provident Living
For the next few months, we will be focusing on Provident Living in our monthly Relief Society meetings. We have posted a few websites (Prepared LDS Family, Utah Deal Diva, Coupons.com, Grocery Smarts) that can help you work on your food storage and shopping on a budget. If you have any other websites that could help us living more providently (finances, budgeting, debt reduction, couponing, food storage, cooking, emergency preparedness, etc), please email me or leave a comment with your website. Then we can share it with other sisters in the ward. Thanks! katiecupcake1@gmail.com
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