Comments on: Cheerful Frugality Cooks From Afar http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/ Good stewardship in action. How do you do it? Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:27:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Caroline http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/comment-page-1/#comment-2685 Caroline Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:54:45 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/#comment-2685 Meredith, I'm just curious....Since it is YOUR vacation and you are a busy MOM to two little ones, not to mention you are PREGNANT...please, tell me that you are being pampered and cooked for, too! I remember the time we visited my in-laws when I was four months pregnant. MY mother-in-law did not even have any milk for me to drink at her house! So hubby and I set about getting our own food, and his mom teased me about having to eat every couple of hours like I was a baby. Please tell me you're having a better time than that! Love & Blessings. Meredith, I’m just curious….Since it is YOUR vacation and you are a busy MOM to two little ones, not to mention you are PREGNANT…please, tell me that you are being pampered and cooked for, too! I remember the time we visited my in-laws when I was four months pregnant. MY mother-in-law did not even have any milk for me to drink at her house! So hubby and I set about getting our own food, and his mom teased me about having to eat every couple of hours like I was a baby. Please tell me you’re having a better time than that! Love & Blessings.

]]> By: Karen http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/comment-page-1/#comment-2681 Karen Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:30:57 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/#comment-2681 I had to try that brownie recipe...yum! I'm always looking for a good fudge brownie recipe, instead of cake like brownies. This is a good one also because it uses cocoa instead of baking chocolate. We can't get baking chocolate here, but we can get cocoa powder! Thanks! I had to try that brownie recipe…yum! I’m always looking for a good fudge brownie recipe, instead of cake like brownies. This is a good one also because it uses cocoa instead of baking chocolate. We can’t get baking chocolate here, but we can get cocoa powder! Thanks!

]]> By: Marsha http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/comment-page-1/#comment-2672 Marsha Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:23:42 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/#comment-2672 QoC - The world of vacationers divides into three groups: 1) those who will take small kitchen appliances with them (to save money, to better accommodate dietary restrictions, because of plain old pickiness, etc.) and 2) those who will not (because they vacation to get away from their stuff in the first place, they don't intend to "work" while on vacation, etc.) but don't care if others do and 3) those who will not and don't think anyone else should either (it's tacky, smelling other people's cooking smells is gross, it's adding power cost to lodgings that others pay in their room fees, it's exposing others to potential fire hazards without their consent, etc.) I've done time on a few board discussions on this topic and IMO the real fire hazard is in how passionately the topic is addressed! Seriously, people feel very strongly about this topic. Strange, but true. QoC – The world of vacationers divides into three groups: 1) those who will take small kitchen appliances with them (to save money, to better accommodate dietary restrictions, because of plain old pickiness, etc.) and 2) those who will not (because they vacation to get away from their stuff in the first place, they don’t intend to “work” while on vacation, etc.) but don’t care if others do and 3) those who will not and don’t think anyone else should either (it’s tacky, smelling other people’s cooking smells is gross, it’s adding power cost to lodgings that others pay in their room fees, it’s exposing others to potential fire hazards without their consent, etc.)

I’ve done time on a few board discussions on this topic and IMO the real fire hazard is in how passionately the topic is addressed! Seriously, people feel very strongly about this topic. Strange, but true.

]]> By: Queen of Carrots http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/comment-page-1/#comment-2671 Queen of Carrots Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:24:18 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/#comment-2671 I've missed these heated discussions about appliances in hotel rooms--what is the big deal? I've done a crockpot myself. Sounds like you had a place to actually COOK, which is even nicer. I’ve missed these heated discussions about appliances in hotel rooms–what is the big deal? I’ve done a crockpot myself. Sounds like you had a place to actually COOK, which is even nicer.

]]> By: Marsha http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/comment-page-1/#comment-2670 Marsha Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:22:30 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/#comment-2670 For our upcoming overnight out of town mini-vacation I'm planning lunch en route at a picnic park - sandwiches, chopped veggie salad, mint tea, lime sugar cookies. We'll have dinner out and then breakfast the next day in our room. Our room won't have a fridge or a micro, so we're planning on recharging our cooler's "coolness" with hotel ice to keep stuff until breakfast. Right now I'm figuring on home made granola bars (recipe from Allrecipes.com), tea (the room does have a coffee maker) and whole fruit. I'm not one for bringing appliances long with me, for many reasons (which I will not detail because, oh my, the discussion of cooking appliances in hotel rooms is so incredibly contentious in frugality discussions) but I'm not adverse to one (or more) large coolers and a smaller in-car version. I also have been known to bend my at-home rules about fake food and get a few "just add hot water" things to make at least one meal a little easier. It's not ideal - but, hey, it's vacation! For our upcoming overnight out of town mini-vacation I’m planning lunch en route at a picnic park – sandwiches, chopped veggie salad, mint tea, lime sugar cookies. We’ll have dinner out and then breakfast the next day in our room. Our room won’t have a fridge or a micro, so we’re planning on recharging our cooler’s “coolness” with hotel ice to keep stuff until breakfast. Right now I’m figuring on home made granola bars (recipe from Allrecipes.com), tea (the room does have a coffee maker) and whole fruit.

I’m not one for bringing appliances long with me, for many reasons (which I will not detail because, oh my, the discussion of cooking appliances in hotel rooms is so incredibly contentious in frugality discussions) but I’m not adverse to one (or more) large coolers and a smaller in-car version. I also have been known to bend my at-home rules about fake food and get a few “just add hot water” things to make at least one meal a little easier. It’s not ideal – but, hey, it’s vacation!

]]> By: Maria @ Frugal Homesteading http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/comment-page-1/#comment-2669 Maria @ Frugal Homesteading Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:00:28 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/#comment-2669 I just pull our favorites out of the recipe box, copy them and take the copies with me in case of loss. We cook from scratch even on vacation, but we usually don't bring more than snacks for teh road with us. I just pull our favorites out of the recipe box, copy them and take the copies with me in case of loss. We cook from scratch even on vacation, but we usually don’t bring more than snacks for teh road with us.

]]> By: Shannon Miller http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/comment-page-1/#comment-2668 Shannon Miller Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:25:26 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/#comment-2668 We miss you, too! Hope you're having a good time! We miss you, too! Hope you’re having a good time!

]]> By: Monica http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/comment-page-1/#comment-2667 Monica Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:21:35 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/#comment-2667 Great ideas, Meredith! Hope everyone enjoys the brownies! Great ideas, Meredith! Hope everyone enjoys the brownies!

]]> By: Kacie http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/comment-page-1/#comment-2666 Kacie Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:32:33 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/#comment-2666 What great ideas! I love how you used the entire jar of olives/peppers. Too clever! What great ideas! I love how you used the entire jar of olives/peppers. Too clever!

]]> By: chinamama4 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/comment-page-1/#comment-2665 chinamama4 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:18:36 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/06/30/cheerful-frugality-cooks-from-afar/#comment-2665 Meredith, this is a great idea just in time for my two-week trip to visit my mom. I love to cook for her when I visit, but I'm always scrambling to figure out what to fix because I don't have my recipes. I'll photo copy some of the best and bring them along - then I can leave them with her to make herself if there's something she really liked! Meredith, this is a great idea just in time for my two-week trip to visit my mom. I love to cook for her when I visit, but I’m always scrambling to figure out what to fix because I don’t have my recipes. I’ll photo copy some of the best and bring them along – then I can leave them with her to make herself if there’s something she really liked!

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