Meet our New Relaxed Couponing Blogger, Jude Seymour

Meet our New Relaxed Couponing Blogger, Jude Seymour

Some of you may have noticed the sorely neglected “Reluctant Couponing” category on NNY Life. Back in 2011 when I started the blog, some of the first posts I wrote were about my new-found love for coupons. For a time, it was something I thought about constantly. But after I finally got a system figured… Continue Reading

Fresh Food Match Ups – May 19-25

Fresh Food Match Ups – May 19-25

Today’s fresh food match ups are sponsored by the Sunday Watertown Daily Times. In today’s Sunday Times, you’ll find three coupon inserts so be sure and buy (at least) two copies today! PLUS, beginning this week, Jude Seymour the new NNY Life “Relaxed Couponing” blogger will show you that coupons can fit into just about… Continue Reading

Restocking Pantry Staples to Prepare the First CSA Basket of 2013

Restocking Pantry Staples to Prepare the First CSA Basket of 2013

Woohoo! Can you hear that?! That’s the sound of me jumping up and down and cheering! The first CSA basket of 2013 is this Thursday! To make room for all the amazingly fresh, extremely local, lovingly organic produce coming on Thursday, I’m cleaning out the pantry and fridge this week. This morning alone I found… Continue Reading

Fresh Food Match Ups–May 12-18

Fresh Food Match Ups–May 12-18

Meat & Seafood Aldi All Natural 80% Lean Ground Beef $2.99/lb. Roseland Assorted Pork Chops $2.29/lb. Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts Jumbo Pack $1.69/lb. Kirkwood Chicken Drumsticks $1.19/lb. Hannaford Whole Select Beef Tenderloins $8.99/lb. Hannaford Boneless Chuck Steak $2.79/lb. Hannaford Chicken Leg Quarters $0.99/lb. Whole Young Chicken $0.99/lb. Bar-S Jumbo Franks 16 oz. (Excludes Beef) $0.99… Continue Reading

Michaella’s What’s For Dinner Week 14

Michaella’s What’s For Dinner Week 14

Happy Mother’s Day! We’re celebrating with breakfast in bed “cooked” by the kids…so cereal and bananas. This week I’ve gotten pinspiration from recipes I’ve pinned at Pinterest and keep meaning to try but just haven’t gotten around to it yet. I’ve seen all the pinstrosities but I have high hopes for these recipes. Have you… Continue Reading

Unbound: A Book Club – Cycle One Book Choices

Unbound: A Book Club – Cycle One Book Choices

Maureen, Betsy and I each chose one book from the Unbound: A Book Club Goodreads Bookshelf for you to vote on for our first club selection. I’ve included links to book reviews from a few different sources below. Click on the image of each book cover to be linked to the book’s Goodreads page so… Continue Reading

Antique Boat Museum’s All Daughter’s Day

Antique Boat Museum’s All Daughter’s Day

This Saturday is being declared “All Daughter’s Day” at the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton. From 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., mothers and their daughters are invited to participate activities inspired by the Sacket Harbor American Girl Doll, Caroline Abbott. in activities like a scavenger hunt, knot-tying, burger making, skiff rowing, a tea party and… Continue Reading

Best Fresh Foods This Week –- May 5 to May 11

Best Fresh Foods This Week –- May 5 to May 11

SmartSource has coupons valued at over $173. Redplum has coupons valued at over $114! Included in this is a coupon for $3 off any 10 Smart Ones frozen products, which is on sale at Hannaford and Price Chopper! Meat & Seafood Aldi Cattleman’s Ranch Fresh Filet of Beef 16 oz. $5.99 (Wednesday 5/8 Only) Big… Continue Reading

Good Advice about Goodreads

Good Advice about Goodreads

Goodreads (GR) is a social networking site for readers. Not a fan of social networking sites like Facebook? Don’t worry – you can control exactly how “social” you want to be on GR. Have friends or not – your call. Join one group or twenty-three groups – your call. Concerned about protecting your privacy? To… Continue Reading

Michaella’s What’s For Dinner Week 13

Michaella’s What’s For Dinner Week 13

Sunday: Picadillo with Tortillas and Refried Beans dairy free, local beef, big batch, freezer friendly Today is Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) ! To celebrate the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla I’m cooking an easy family favorite: Mexican picadillo. Picadillo is basically ground beef and any combination of vegetables… Continue Reading

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