Feeling Right At Home- Home Works! Series

Happy Friday, Ladies!

We have a power-packed weekend teeming with events this week. They include time with special family and close friends- the best kind of events! But first, it's a Home Works! Day. Today we conclude our series dedicated to cutting our grocery bills in half.

Have you started spring cleaning? Pick up this Sunday's paper for over $35.00 in savings from S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Also, I'd like to invite you to join their members program called Right at Home. Just log on to RightatHome.com for the details. There are recipes, coupons, decorating ideas, cleaning tips and more!

Don't forget that today is the first of the month, all on-line coupon sites will be restocked today. Try Coupon.com or RedPlum.com to start.

Lastly, have you wondered what to do with the food on sale and haven't found any inspiration? Try Foodista, The Cooking Encyclopedia Everyone Can Edit.  Their website recently released a cookbook containing food bloggers from over twenty countries! 100 great recipes were chosen. If you love to cook, I promise you this cookbook will take you into orbit! My very favorite sites are:

1.) The Runaway Spoon-(I Loooove that name!)

2.) Married2Chocolate-(Check out her No-Bake Frozen S'mores Bars!)

3.) Savour Fare

4.) Eat, Drink, Wash Up

5.) Kitchen Simplicity-(She's Norwegian, love her, need I say more!)

I hope you'll spend time surveying one of the sites and acquire lots of new ideas.

As a final comment, I'd like to share that Safeway has a really great on-line coupon program called, Just For U. By going to their website, and signing up for a savings card, you can load coupons to your card that are not available to the general public. I use this program regularly. It's quick, easy, and convenient, and there's no clipping involved.

This concludes the series. Keep in mind that there are times of plenty and there are times of want, but God always provides what is needed. Friends, I've had seasons when I couldn't use recipes, because I couldn't afford the ingredients for a "dish", and a simple supper, served with a happy heart got us through. Gratitude for what is in front of us, for what God has allowed, and allotted is key.


A long time ago, a friend taught me that "you won't share steak with someone, if you weren't willing to share hot dogs." Don't be afraid to sup soup with a friend, as long as you're together. Food is just for energy- and an ample supply helps us to serve others, doing God's work. It can be a creative outlet for someone who enjoys preparing meals, or it can be a burden. I just don't want us to get too caught up in it, and forget what's important. Amen!?

From the porch, (glorious day!!)
Alis