I think my best Frugal Friday tip ever is to use what is in season. Sure frozen fruits and veggies are great especially if you put them up yourself, and blackberry jam is wonderful in the winter. But fresh is best. This week we are swimming in apples. We have different types of apple trees and some were ready a month ago but now we are really getting the harvest. Add to that, our dear older neighbor called the other day and said if the children wanted to come over he would put them on his front loader of the tractor and lift them up to get the fruit from the tall branches. Wow that was fun! They brought home 4 5gal buckets of apples and pears. So, what has homemaker Hannah been making? Apple muffins, apple sauce with oatmeal or over pancakes, and every other yummy thing she can think of.
We are also swimming in tomatoes. Here is our famous salsa ingredients list, you will have to figure your own amounts as we cook for an army and like it hot.
tomatoes – jalapeno peppers – habanero peppers – onions – cilantro- garlic – all diced, and mixed, let set for 1 hour in fridge and add salt.
So, what is in season at your house?
be sure to check my front page today as I have lots of freebies coming up
and .. your thoughts?