Monthly Archives: January 2011
Meals under $3: General Tao Tofu Recipe
| January 31, 2011 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Family Dinners under $3, Food Recipes |
On my recent trip home to Montreal, my friend and I ended up in an Asian noodle restaurant. When I spotted the General Tao Tofu on the menu I was so ecstatic and ordered it. It was delicious! Here is VegWeb.com’s recipe: General Tao Tofu What you need: 1 (12 ounce) box firm tofu,…
Bored with bland steamed vegetables?
| January 30, 2011 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Food Recipes |
Lately I’ve been eating a lot of plain steamed vegetables for dinner (mostly broccoli & snow peas with 1/2 cup of cooked brown rice. I usually just add sea salt, pepper and a little nutritional yeast for flavour but that was getting old. I came up with way to flavour my meal & add nutrition…
Looking for fulfillment in all the wrong places
| January 29, 2011 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under General Content & Rants |
For some of my readers this post will look similar to others I’ve written in the past. I see too many people who are still going through the motions in life but not really living it the way they want or feel. This is generally due to a fear of how others will perceive them. …
The Frugal Vegan’s Energy Bars Recipe
| January 28, 2011 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Food Recipes |
This is something I made up. I get annoyed with recipes and don’t like instructions so I make up my own stuff on occasion. They are fluffy and cake-like. If you are one of those people who can’t seem to find the time to eat breakfast in the morning, these are great to grab and…
Ultimate Foot Scrub Recipe
| January 27, 2011 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Bath & Body Recipes, Health & Beauty |
This is my own recipe. I just got some Kiss My Face Grass Mint Peace Soap and decided to try making this with it. Love the smell of this! Get your feet ready for spring, even though it’s only January, never too early to start! Ultimate Foot Scrub 1 cup fine sea salt *1/4 cup…
Travel updates
| January 26, 2011 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under General Content & Rants |
Fellow readers..thank you so much for being patient with me this past week. I haven’t had much time to post or write anything while I was away. I do have a few things in mind which I will share with you very soon! My tri home to Montreal went very well despite the -25-35C weather!…
Reporting from Montreal
| January 21, 2011 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Travel |
Just a quick post for you guys. I arrived in Montreal yesterday and it has been great. I didn’t spend any money until this afternoon, thanks to mom! If you are here in the west part of the island, try the Nova Thrift Stores. Great finds and dirt cheap. Everything is on hangers too. I…
How to stretch your morning oatmeal
| January 19, 2011 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Food Recipes, Groceries |
This is going to be a quick post as I am off to the airport tomorrow and headed home for the weekend and am trying to get organized (gulp!) My friend and I were discussing how we both eat oatmeal in the mornings for breakfast. She told me about a tip which makes your oatmeal…
Tackling New Year’s Resolutions on a Budget
| January 18, 2011 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under General Content & Rants |
I recently looked at my New Year’s Resolution list (on this blog) and started tackling what I wanted to accomplish this year. There are a few things on my list which can require money to do: Exercise & Learning a language. Learning Languages After some consideration I decided to tackle a couple of languages instead…
Why you shouldn’t always trust the experts
| January 16, 2011 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Home Maintenance |
Before we installed our wood stove insert in our fireplace, we were signed up with a local oil company to deliver oil and service our furnace and tank. The price was higher but yearly maintenance was free so we assumed this was a good deal. After we installed the stove, we used a lot less…
