Monthly Archives: May 2009
DIY Daily Shower Cleaner
| May 29, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Bath & Body Recipes, Cleaning, Green Living |
I host a lot of people through couchsurfing.com as well as airbnb.com. The guest bathroom has a shower (no bath) and last year I had made a daily shower cleaner to keep in there for people. The spray lasts a long time as I normally don’t have a whole lot of guests in the winter…
Easy Homemade Foot Scrub
| May 28, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Bath & Body Recipes |
I am in the process of making little thrifty foot-care kits to either sell in my Etsy Shop or give as gifts. I am still experimenting but here is a nice scrub I made last night that is not only simple, but inexpensive and takes minutes to prepare. This would be a nice summer gift…
Easy Frugal Lip Balm
| May 27, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Bath & Body Recipes, Crafts |
I had a creative day yesterday and ended up making soap and some very easy lip balm that turned out quite nicely! I bought some containers from the dollarstore (8 of them) for $1 and had all the other ingredients on hand. These make really great gifts and take minutes to prepare. Easy Lip Balm (for…
Getting ready for summer & guests
| May 25, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Food Recipes, General Content & Rants |
I realize I haven’t been writing a whole lot…reason being that I’ve been really busy with guests and travelling. I wish I had some frugal travel stories but sadly I don’t, I spent way too much money. argh. Though I did stay at a cheap motel in Fredericton New Brunswick this weekend which was one…
Broccoli Red Pepper Salad
| May 22, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Food Recipes |
It’s finally getting warm enough here so I can make cold salads! We had a BBQ last night and decided to make this nice easy fresh salad which I took off of www.thriftyfun.com and adapted. I even brought the leftovers of this salad for lunch today! Broccoli Red Pepper Salad 1 large broccoli stalk (cut in pieces,…
Ghetto Peanut Sauce
| May 20, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Food Recipes |
I was away for 5 days and came home very exhausted. Last night was my first dinner back home, I hadn’t gone grocery shopping, I had leftover rice in the fridge and some frozen veggies in the freezer wasn’t necessarily in the mood for stir fry. I decided to make a quick peanut sauce to…
Chewy Vegan Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
| May 12, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Food Recipes |
Chewy Vegan Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies If you like the crunchy kind, these might not be for you. Boy are they good! Such chewy chocolatey goodness! Mix these ingredients in a large bowl: 3/4 cup canola oil 2 Tbsp soy milk 1 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract 2 egg replacers ( anything from a banana to Ener-G) 1…
Travelling & Couchsurfing
| May 7, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Travel |
If any of you own some of my zines, you know that I’ve talked about budget travelling and Couchsurfing before. It’s such an amazing network that brings fellow travellers together! I haven’t actually couchsurfed but I’ve been hosting for over 2 years now (maybe 3?). I LOVE meeting new people and opening my doors for a…
Education on a budget
| May 6, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under General Content & Rants |
Since last year, I’ve been looking at yoga teacher training courses around the world and in my own backyard. It’s something I’ve been wanting to do but just hadn’t found the right place to do it, nor did I want to invest all that money that most schools are asking. Don’t get me wrong, education is usually worth…
