When we moved back to Lake Tahoe I was elated to return to our old doctor. He brings decades of emergency room work to the table, but he merges his medical training with the studies he acquired over ten years ago in alternative medicine. I love that he looks at the whole person, seeks out causes rather than just treating symptoms, and how he doesn’t frown upon Eastern or Western medicine. He uses both. All that matters to him is […]

I love it when the holidays just keep on giving! Four days into the new year, and what should arrive, but a wonderful gift package from Maggie at Dog Hill Kitchen. Out of the blue this lovely lady sent me a gift of homemade treats, including caramels, jams, and almond cookies (for taste-testing the jam!). And these aren’t just any jams … Is she amazing or what? Of course, I am not going to leave you all hanging. Though I […]

In my inbox today, I received an email from Mambo Sprouts with information about, and a coupon from Florida Crystals. You can get the coupon yourself and print it at floridacrystalscoupon.com, but it is a wee bit different from your average coupon. They offer you the chance to “donate” a portion of your coupon to the Jaguar Conservation Fund. Yeah, I know, playing the guilt on us foodies trying to save a nickel during these hard economic times … while […]

Last month I posted about a $3.00 off coupon for Hain Celestial products, but some of you have trouble with the printing. Well, I finally have a source page that should work for everyone (hopefully you can still find the items on sale too for even more value!). Plus, it looks like a pretty cool site on holiday entertaining from that mega-natural food corp. They have the printable coupon, sweepstakes, and recipes here – www.entertainingnaturally.com. Enjoy!

Believe it or not, we have never thrown a holiday party. Our first home was quite remote, and since our more centralized friends had a party every year, we just never bothered. But this year, the key party-throwers not only have two little ones in tow, but they are also planning a three-week trip to Germany for the holidays to be with family. So it is up to us and our new centrally located home to throw a winning holiday […]

Hain Celestial has been emailing around a printable coupon for $3.00 off 3 products (that link should take you straight to print it) from there Spectrum, Hain Pure Foods, Imagine, Sunspire, and Arrowhead Mills product lines. The coupons are also affixed to several of their chicken broth packages in stores. Since it is the holidays, many of these products are also on sale (Sunspire chocolate and carob chips, broths, flours (gluten-free and regular), etc). I used two of the coupons […]

Lately we have been using mostly liquid sweeteners in our household, but they can be pricey … unless you shop around … I received a wonderful gift of homegrown honey from Shirley at Gluten-Free Easily (from bees in her own backyard!), but needless to say, that treasure was devoured quickly. With my husband growing cranky for a sweetener for his coffee, but not willing to sacrafice the “raw, unfiltered, and domestic” status or pay an arm and a leg, he […]

What a dork. I posted about this great maple syrup dealio on Go Dairy Free, but not here on my frugal blog. Luckily, there is still time to share, since this deal goes until the end of the month. I bought two jugs of the grade B (am debating buying more), which has a richer maple flavor. If you prefer, Grade A is available for the same price. Here is the summary of the deal that I posted: “Recipes that glug back […]