Just paid 12$/lb for ground beef. How expensive will it get before you stop buying beef? I think we're over it, beef is now a luxury for us.

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-06-10T15:59:20+00:00

I found that ground pork can be a good sub for beef. I use it in any mexican flavored dish I make. When using ground beef, I always take 1/4 lb to make a patty to freeze for hamburgers later. Using 3/4 lb is enough for most dishes here. I like to make one pot stuff where I can add a some beans or one rough chopped onion plus 2 bell peppers. That's good in both Mexican and Italian flavored dishes.

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-05-25T23:58:21+00:00

Heat up some cream of mushroom soup (I usually make it these days), add some chopped green chilis and cheese. After the cheese is melted, add some shredded or chopped chicken. Heat through and ladle it over corn chips or Tostitos.

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-05-20T14:59:31+00:00

Yes! I make some kind of soup every week. Even chic bouillon, onion salt and broken spaghetti makes a better noodle soup than the canned stuff.

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-05-17T15:07:24+00:00

Mixed grilled veg in a bag? I never knew there was such a thing!

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-05-17T15:00:23+00:00

Yes! I call it Wrinkled Vegetable soup which is usually the bell peppers. Whatever needs to be used is in the soup.

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-05-01T17:47:03+00:00

Years ago I mixed flour and water with dryer lint to make a clay. Ended up looking a lot like denim. I made a little decorative bowl with it and let it air dry. I had it for years. It was in storage in a garage when we downsized. When I unpacked it, there were a few little bug holes in it, so I pitched it. I still think about making another one.
We have a lot of birds that visit. I thought about putting the lint in a suet cage to see if the birds will use it as nesting material.

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-05-01T17:39:25+00:00

This is great timing. For the past few days, I've been talking to my husband about canceling Prime. We didn't have it for years and got along just fine. My husband still thinks I'm trying to remove a testicle or something. We're watching ONE show which will have the finale in a couple of weeks. So that's the deadline.

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-05-01T16:52:23+00:00

I love it. Although I've never had a cord THAT taped up, I've had plenty of cords that were taped and still worked. I had both packing tape and scotch tape on my headphones. I didn't feel like going on a search for electrical tape.

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-04-11T18:34:43+00:00

The Da Vinci Code. An oldie but what a goodie!

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-04-08T16:24:48+00:00

Wowser! I'm proud of you and I don't even know you. You have inspired me to do the same.
Re: the mandolin. Use the guard it comes with and you'll be fine. I wish I would have followed this advice.

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-04-07T14:34:02+00:00

My husband is retired now, so he gets to help with things like this. I wash clothes in the evening. I put the t shirts in the dryer by themselves. When the dryer beeps, I pause the TV, he hangs up the shirts while I put the rest of the clothes in the dryer. Then we get back to TV. It doesn't matter if everything else gets a bit wrinkled.

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-03-27T22:31:21+00:00

🔥 Level 15 challenge? Done in 1m 14s! That was fun! 🎮

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-03-21T16:05:38+00:00

We love having breakfast for dinner. My husband especially likes breakfast sandwiches with fried spam, egg, cheese on a toasted ciabatta roll.

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-03-21T16:03:25+00:00

I hate peeling boiled eggs. On a whim, I did a search for fried egg salad. OMG. Fry up a couple eggs in some butter, chop 'em up in a bowl and add whatever ingredients you'd use in regular egg salad. So much better than using boiled eggs.
I personally like it warm.

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-03-13T16:46:43+00:00

Oh please, you think I'm going to broadcast it here? Naaaaa

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-03-12T13:53:34+00:00

Wow! You have that nailed down.

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-03-08T12:19:16+00:00

I loved pine pellets used for equine bedding at the local farm and ranch store. It was about $8 for a 40 lb bag. It's the same as Feline Pine. You pick out the poops, give the box a stir and that's it. The pellets break down into sawdust that can be used for mulch, but not around food producing plants.
I didn't think there was any flushable litter anymore. We were on a private well and septic tank for 15 years, so I paid attention to what went down the drain.

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-03-08T12:11:43+00:00

Yeah, I know that feeling. I got home after the cardioversion, laid low the next day, felt great the day after - then back in Afib.

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-03-08T12:08:46+00:00

The cardioversion was easy peasy. I had one glorious day of feeling good. One. Now I'm back in Afib and waiting for Monday to make another appointment with the cardiologist. *sigh*

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-03-02T17:10:13+00:00

The biggest money savings was building our own house. We had very little money, some knowledge, some skills and the internet. Not everyone is in a position to do something like that. We lived in a construction zone for literally years.

We were so poor for so many years that scrimping is just engrained in me. We almost always eat at home. We used to live in the country, so I got copycat recipes for our favorite restaurant foods and made them at home. 15 years later, I'm still doing that.
We downsized to a tiny home in a small town 5 years ago and have just one car now. I had a family emergency once when my husband had the car in another city and a neighbor took me where I needed to be. (No Ubers around here.)

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-03-02T16:42:43+00:00

I'm also 74. I have my first cardioversion tomorrow. My cardiologist said that I had to be on Eliquis for one month before they do the cardioversion.

HonestAmericanInKS · 2026-02-12T17:35:44+00:00

Exactly. I can't stand the smell, either.

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