Today I want to talk about things that we prep in our kitchen for the week. Now I'm not talking about meals, not meal prep. Other things, so snacks, protein maybe to add to breakfast, sauces, salad dressings, bone broth, sides maybe for family members who don't eat wheat or who are gluten free and then I want to replace them with something.

And then the meat and veg that I cook through the week. So, I'm mainly going to be talking about all the things that we prep at the beginning of the week. But I may just mention some of the others. So this really helps me because then I've got snacks organized, I've got a good breakfast supplement organized when the kids make their own breakfast.

We've got homemade sauces and we've got all the things that really help with the health and with the flavor and the yumminess.

Today we're going to be talking about what we can learn from our grandparents and great grandparents about food and dining; our grandmothers and our mother's past generations. I asked one of my daughters what she thinks of when she thinks of granny's food, and she said that the food is very solid and simple whenever we go to visit. It's meat and vegetables, and it's not complicated and difficult. I like that. I think we can learn so much from past generations about food and about how to cook.

There are always special things that are passed down from our moms and grandmothers. In our case, it's things like homemade ice cream, which I'll give you the recipe for. There's a wonderful British fruitcake that my mom makes, a Christmas cake with the icing and all, and there are crunchies made with syrup. Good, hearty fare comes to mind.

Previously we spoke about five ways to save money in your kitchen, and we talked about some unusual and controversial things you can do while trying to keep your food nourishing and delicious.

It's not easy to do that when you have to cut costs, because often the healthiest things are expensive. But it's definitely possible to eat healthy food and nourish your family while spending less. Today we're going to talk about five more unusual ways to save money in your kitchen.