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Membership has its privileges.
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As always, we are interested in getting your recipes and tips to share with other members. Please sent anything you'd like to share to Kathryn. We will do our best to get you published!
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Looking for a great non-toxic herbicide? Try the following:
1 gal of 10% vinegar (pickling vinegar)
1 oz orange oil or d-limonene
1 tsp liquid soap
1 tbsp molasses
Do not add water.
Shake well before each spraying and spot spray weeds. Keep the spray off desirable plants.
from the Dirt Doctor
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From Our Walton Feed Shipment Supervisor |
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Dear PPN members,
Thank you for your overwhelming support of the Walton Feed delivery. We had a good day. I'm especially grateful to the PPN board in providing the opportunity for so many families in the area to purchase healthy food products and store for times of need.
The next Walton Feed delivery will again be held at the Latigo Trails Equestrian Center on May 10, 2008. So mark your calendars!
In order to continue to provide this annual ordering opportunity, we need to increase our membership base to ensure that we can easily fill one truck each spring. Please tell your friends and neighbors about ProvidentPeople.net. Encourage them to join now and enjoy the benefits of the newsletters, grocery specials and fall ordering opportunities.
Thanks again!
PPN members are the best!
Rosalia McKean
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By Karissa Rytting
I love grocery shopping! But trying to eat healthy and feed a family with picky or voracious appetites can be a challenge. Here are some tips that keep my grocery bills down.
1) Shop the sales- each Wednesday the big 3 grocery stores (Safeway, Albertsons, and King Soopers) post their weekly adds online. Wednesdays are a great day to plan a weekly menu based on the foods on sale.
2) Buy in bulk - Our family eats spaghetti once a week. When Ragu goes on sale for $1, I buy 20. Ditto for cereal, ketchup, etc. This time of year you get Memorial day stuff on sale so stock up on condiments and baked beans. November is the time to buy canned cranberries and turkeys for the freezer. December is great for sugar, flour, and other baking items.
3) Invest in a freezer. Having a little extra space in a garage freezer means you can buy 5 turkeys at Thanksgiving, store berries from your garden, and freeze bread. Most fruits and veggies freeze well as do meats.
4) Buy whole foods. Even on sale, pre-packaged foods simply don't last long for the buck. My kids could inhale a box of fruit snacks in one sitting. For the same $1.50 I could buy 3 pounds of bananas.
5) Make a price list- even if it's just in your head. For instance- the cheapest I've seen boxes of cereal is $1 a box- at that price I stock up. But I will pay up to $1.50 a box. I've gotten boneless skinless chicken breast for $1.50/lb. but will pay up to $2/lb. When you have a list you know if a sale is really a good deal or not.
6) Explore frozen foods- ounce for ounce you can get more blueberries, wild caught salmon, and many veggies cheaper in the freezer department. The nutrition is equal.
7) And yes- clip coupons. I only look at my coupon organizer AFTER my cart is full because then I am not tempted to buy something just because I have a coupon for it. Don't forget to use your $5 off a $50 purchase coupons in your Gold C books - they are honored at all 3 grocery stores.
8) Check online sites like Cutouthunger.org and thegrocerygame.com. Go through ads and match them to Sunday paper coupons showing you which items will be free or nearly free after coupons.
9) Don't forget rebates and promotions- look for in store displays and rebate coupons in the paper.
By following these guidelines I average over 50% off our grocery bill and feed our family of 6 for less than $500 a month.
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By Laura Foye
1 Tbsp oil
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 cup frozen corn, thawed OR 1c. canned corn, drained OR 1 cup rehydrated corn
2 cups cherry tomatoes, quartered OR 2 cup diced tomatoes
1 15 oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained OR 1 1/2 cups cooked black beans, drained
1/2 cup sliced green onion tops
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1-2 tsp finely chopped canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce OR a few squirts of smoky chipotle tabasco sauce
1 Tbsp lime juice
Heat oil in a large skillet, add garlic and cook 30 seconds. Add corn, cook and stir about 3 minutes or until lightly browned.
In a large bowl, combine corn mixutre with all the other ingredients. Season to taste with kosher salt and fresh ground pepper.
That's it! It is great with Mexican food! The other night we had some of this leftover from a couple days before. We combined it with some leftover chicken and shredded lettuce in tortillas - yummy wraps!
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Protect Yourself From the Social Security Blackout Period |
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The blackout period is the time when a surviving spouse is ineligible for survivors’ benefits from Social Security. If you haven’t already, consider covering this period with life insurance.
Survivors’ benefits are available to the immediate family members of a deceased worker, based on the deceased worker’s earnings, the relationship of the recipient to the worker and the recipient’s age. Surviving children may receive benefits until age 18. A surviving parent may receive benefits until the dependent child reaches age 16.
Once the last child turns 16, there may be an extended period, called the blackout period, before the surviving spouse collects benefits again. Partial benefits are generally available at age 60 and full benefits at age 65. Surviving spouses can switch to their own benefits, if higher, at age 62.
Many people use life insurance to cover this blackout period. A financial adviser can explain the relatively complex rules that apply to survivors’ benefits and help you calculate how much life insurance you need to protect your spouse during this time.
For more information, contact a financial adviser or visit the Social Security Administration online at www.ssa.gov.
*A registered representative. Securities offered through MWA Financial Services Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Modern Woodmen of America, 1701 1st Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201, 309-558-3100. Member: NASD, SIPC.
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