Travel Tip Tuesday: AAA

Even if you're not taking a driving vacation your AAA card can save you money.  If you haven't already done so, create an account at the AAA website and check for discounts at your vacation destination.  You may find that not only can you get a great rate on your hotel, but you'll also save on attractions you are planning to visit. 

Special Sunday Savings Blast: This week's Bob's coupons

Shopping for back-to-school at Bob's between now and Tuesday?  Don't forget to print the coupons and bring your Best of Bob's card to accumulate rewards!

Tasty Thursday: Peniless Parenting's Polenta

I had some organic CSA greens to cook today and wanted something starchy and tasty to go with it.  While reading Peniless Parenting I found just the right thing.  Take a look here for her Perfect Polenta recipe.

I used:

2 cups cornmeal
4 cups vegetable broth
2 cups water (I'd have used all broth but I didn't have any more)
salt
crushed, dehydrated farm basil
dehydrated garlic bits
a little lemon
a little pepper

After boiling the mixture and brining it to the right consistency I put it in a glass pan in the fridge to set.  

Even my picky French chef son enjoyed it.  I have to thank Penny, this recipe surely is perfect for us!

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Tuesday's Tome: 29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life

Although the knowledge that giving a gift, even one as small as telling someone they look nice, lifts the spirits not only of the receiver but the giver as well was not new to me, I truly enjoyed reading this book.   Cami's story will uplift you and you may find yourself embarking on your own 29 Days of Giving.  Definitely worth a read.  I borrowed my copy from the library, but if you should wish to purchase it, please consider using my personalized Amazon link, included here.

Waste Not Want Not Wednesday: Citrus Peel Air Freshener

I am a huge fan of citrus fruit.  I eat two or more a day.  So I have lots of peels.  Want a nice scent in your home?  Toss one of those peels into a pot and turn it on to simmer. 

For me, rather than burning the propane to keep the stove going for this air freshener I simmer it on my heater.  Let me explain - I live in a house that tends to be very dry in the winter from a forced hot air heater in the living room.  To combat this, we keep an old stainless steel saucepan filled with tap water on top of the vent.  As the heat blows out the water evaporates into the air.  Back when I was growing up in a house with radiators I can remember my parents having a container that hung over the radiator for the same purpose.  I drop a citrus peel into this pot and we get a nice scent throughout the house any time the heater is running.  It doesn't cost anything to heat the water this way (we have to heat the house anyway) and the peel from the yummy orange I ate for breakfast gets used a little before it is discarded.