A Great Beginning and a GIVEAWAY!

So, here’s the idea. I have collected recipes, menus, shopping lists, food storage inventories and other resources over the years that pertain to the idea of frugal food and simpler living. But, I don’t feel like my knowledge alone is quite adequate. This is a time for seeking new solutions. And, in the face of a plethora of problems and social ills I want to focus on a new kind of plenty. I want to find the abundance in everyday that I experienced in my month of no more grocery shopping.

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Here’s where you come in.

I want to give you the best books on my book shelf. These are books that have inspired me to live a life of abundance every day. One of the first books to help me on my path is this one -

Miserly Moms: Living on One Income in a Two-Income Economy

I bought this book with money I found in a pair of maternity jeans I'd worn with my first pregnancy. We had recently moved into our first home, dropped one income (mine) and found out we were expecting our second baby. We were so poor…(How poor were we?)…we were so poor that we spent a significant portion of our time fruitlessly digging for change in the lower recesses of our couches and car seats so we could scrounge up enough money for a diet coke. (I know, I just blew it on the sensitivity bit again. People in poverty do not buy diet coke). Anyway, it was a huge adjustment for our family to have our household income cut in half. Maybe you know what I mean. This book gave me some awesome ideas on how to play better defense with what we did have coming in. Click the title link to read a review and get an idea of what it’s about.

Why am I telling you this?

Want to put this little book on your shelf? Send an email with your best “frugal food” recipe, I’ll compile them in the order they’re received and a winner will be chosen by a random number generator. I’ll send it anywhere in the world and will be happy to hear how you like it. Just send one recipe, I’ll be having weekly drawings, so watch for the next recipe request. You are entered to win even if I don’t immediately post your recipe. The contest ends at midnight, Mountain Time, Sunday, November 16, 2008.

Here's my email: mariahmama@gmail.com
Come out, come out, where ever you are!