Making Dough

Okay so we are a one income family of five with an extra house guest most weekends.  After the bills are paid whatever is left is what we have for household items, groceries and savings.  Needless to say; we do not have anything in our savings account and going to the doctor only happens in emergencies.

Ahh...to pay for insurance and not even be able to afford our deductible.   Who came up with that brilliant idea?  Oh yeah...big business.

Anyway, so we're trying to scrimp and save every little, tiny cent.  We were already cooking our meals and rarely going out.  Now I am attempting to make and bake foods I normally bought before like breads and desserts.

Oddly enough though, we're having more fun than ever; roasting marshmallows by the fire, teaching the kids how to cook and trying out new recipes for the family to enjoy or laugh at the 'oops'.