Thrifty Girl

1 quart of canned venison 1 packets taco seasoning 1-10 oz cans diced tomatoes with chiles 1 onion chopped flour tortillas sour cream salsa avocado shredded lettuce (optional) Shredded cheddar cheese (optional) In a large skillet empty canned meat. Add onion, tomatoes, and taco seasoning. Heat thoroughly until onion is soft. Serve with tortillas, sour cream, salsa, lettuce, cheese, and avocado. If you make this take a picture and send it to me!

We love deer meat! We also enjoy in the fact that we process our own meat. While most freeze deer meat, canning is a rewarding option as well. I love the idea of saving freezer space by canning. This raw pack recipe is super easy. You will be surprised by how much broth the meat creates. Canning meat requires a pressure canner. Canned Venison Meat Venison meat cut into cubes or chunks Tony Chacheres (or your favorite seasoned salt) Black pepper CUT-UP MEAT   (strips, cubes, or chunks) Venison Remove excess fat. Soak strong-flavored wild meats for 1 hour in brine water containing 1 tablespoon of salt per quart of water. Rinse. Remove large bones and cut into desired pieces. To each quart jar add 1 tbs of Tony Chacheres and 1 tsp of black pepper. Raw Pack —Fill jars with raw meat pieces, leaving 1-inch headspace. DO NOT ADD LIQUID. Adjust jar lids. Dial Gauge Canner —Process at 11 pounds pressure - Quarts 90 minutes. For processing above 2,000 feet altit...

I recently saw this on Pinterest and instantly wanted to do it! Image compliments of CuttingEdgeStencils . The bird stencils can be purchased in their store on Etsy.com. I sooooo wanted this on my bathroom ceiling. Now, there is no way I am able to paint such a majestic display of clouds. But I gave it my best shot. Ok, ok. I know. It is slightly amateur. But not an epic Pinterest fail. I painted the ceiling blue. Sponge painted the white for clouds and used bird decals.  Over all I thought it turn out pretty good. Gallon of blue paint -$14.95 white paint from another paint project Bird Stencil - $3.19 total cost - $18.14

It has been a long while since I have been on here. But I have very good excuses! My family and I have decided to follow our dream and sell the Log house that my Handsome Man and his brother built in Ohio, along with most of our belongings and move to Mississippi! Yeah, crazy! We fell in love with Mississippi when we first visited. And, we longed to live a more debt-free "sustainable" lifestyle. Now don't get me wrong. We still have debt. But we no longer have a huge mortgage to hover over our heads for the next 25 years. We are slowly working towards lowering our debt. It will take some time. And why the quotes? Well, we are not the gung ho type. I still like to go to the store and buy milk. But I like to garden and hunt. I also like freezing and canning the things we harvest. We have been in Mississippi for little over a year now. My Handsome Man has built us a house. (actually finishing one that was started) The house is not quite done yet. We still want to add...

First off, I would like to dedicate this post to my Mom. She plays a major part in my influence for pretty things. She has always made every home we have lived in beautiful. She has always been thrifty about it as well. I know I do not say it enough, but I truly appreciate her and she is the best Mom ever! I LOVE YOU MOM!!!! I recently had to refurnish my dining room. So I am taking the opportunity to share it with you. I am going to make over furniture that I already have with as little bit of money as possible. The first star of the show is a china cabinet I  inherited from my Grandmother. It is also my understanding that she inherited it from her mother. As long as I can remember my Honey (that’s what I called my grandmother as a child) had this china cabinet along with a matching table a buffet in her dining room. I think my Grandfather painted it for her, who knows when. ( I guess I could ask her) He faux painted the set to look like wood. Weird, huh? Well, that is what p...

I originally found this recipe here on skinnytaste.com. She gets all the credit. I changed it a bit because the Handsome Man does not like ricotta. Pooh. I When its time to cook this I use a meaty spaghetti sauce.  Spinach Lasagna Rolls Ingredients:   18 lasagna noodles, cooked Approx. 2 cups of freshly chopped spinach (or 10 oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed and completely drained)   2  - 8oz packages of Neufchâtel (or cream cheese) softened   ½ cup cottage cheese 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese   2 egg salt and fresh pepper   ½  cup mozzarella cheese, shredded Combine spinach, Neufchâtel, cottage cheese,  Parmesan , egg, salt and pepper, and mozzarella in a large bowl. If the mixture seems soupy then add more  Parmesan . Make sure the lasagna noodles are dry. Place a piece of wax paper on the counter and lay out the noodles. Spread cheese mixture evenly over noodles. Carefully roll noodles up and place edge side dow...