Details ... One Creative Cookie has gorgeous custom sugar cookies, as delicious as they are beautiful, handmade-to-order with fresh ingredients. Exquisite attention to detail and excellent customer service. Our sugar cookies are an indulgent 1/2" thick and the majority … [Read more...]
Apple Donut Bread Pudding
Every year, we make it a point to go apple picking at Carter Mountain Orchard. It's a great time to get out with the kids and develop those great memories that will, hopefully, overshadow all of the terrible stuff that we put them through. (Seriously, why does putting on shoes … [Read more...]
Strawberry Picking
After putting out more flags at Veteran graves on Memorial Day morning, we took the kids strawberry picking. The farm we love in Orange, VA wasn't picking so we had to find another location. We headed to Critzler Family Farm in Afton, VA. It was a drive from where we live but it … [Read more...]
Friday Favorite: Bold Rock Virginia Draft Hard Cider
I admit that hard cider is one of my favorite parts of fall and I was happy to discover a new (to us), local hard cider this year! I know hard cider isn't just for fall but it is a nice fall treat. Bold Rock Hard Cider describes the Virginia Draft as a smooth and … [Read more...]
Update to the Missing Newspaper Saga
Last week, I finally posted about "The Saga of the Newspaper Subscription that Isn't Delivered." Well I have an update! Shortly after that was published, we received a phone call asking about our problem. This was slightly humorous since the "problem" was documented with all … [Read more...]
The Saga of Newspaper Subscription That Isn’t Delivered
Please see the update to this post published on August 23, 2012! Back in May (May 14, 2012 is when our card was charged to be exact), I decided to be genius is and subscribe to the local newspaper. When I say local paper, it is a small town newspaper ... publication is … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: The Fair
We went to the county fair last week and the kids actually got into riding rides this year. It just about broke our wallet but they had a lot of fun. Next year, I will buy the ride arm bands in advance! We hope you are having a great summer where you … [Read more...]
Do you have Peppa Pig fan at your house?
First, do you live near Charlottesville, VA? If you do, you can get a free ticket to see Sid the Science Kid at the Carmike during the Saturday morning shows! Find details here! Don't live near Charlottesville? Don't fret! You can find a local theater near you … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Mud Warrior
Brian ran the Mud Warrior race last Saturday. Let us know where your Wordless Wednesday post is ... Would you ever run the Mud Warrior and get that muddy? Leave us a comment and let us know! … [Read more...]
Great Harvest Bread Company
Details ... (Taken from GreatHarvest.com) It all began back in the 1970s. Our founders, Pete and Laura Wakeman, were just a couple of college kids who baked amazing scratch-made whole grain bread to help pay their tuition at Cornell University. Newly married in 1975, the … [Read more...]
Friday Favorites: Apple Cake
Friday Favorites is another almost weekly feature here at Simply Budgeted. The whole point of this feature is to share some of our favorite finds. Anything is game. Food. Cleaning supplies. Kid stuff. Garden favorites. Recipes. Anything that I really like and want to randomly … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Applesauce
Just a little bit ... OK, a lot of applesauce. Approximately two and half gallons of homemade applesauce was canned at our house on Sunday. This is what happens when you live in an area with so many apple orchards and you come home with a bushel of apples. (Not pictured are the 5 … [Read more...]
Friday Favorites: Cville Saver
Friday Favorites is another almost weekly feature here at Simply Budgeted. The whole point of this feature is to share some of our favorite finds. Anything is game. Food. Cleaning supplies. Kid stuff. Garden favorites. Recipes. Anything that I really like and want to randomly … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Zucchini Parmigiana
We had such a great response to our Zucchini Tacos last week (if you missed it, find it here) that we decided to go all in and offer up another recipe this week so that you all can use up those mountains of zucchini. We get ours from our local CSA at Liberty Mills Farm. In … [Read more...]
Peach and Blackberry Cobbler
It's that time of year when fresh peaches and berries are abundant. You can find them in your supermarket or at your local farm or farmer's market. We got ours from Grelen Nursery in Somerset, VA (a farm about 30 minutes from us) and made this beautiful cobbler that we just had … [Read more...]