I still have a list of items to get before the baby is born, however, I’m coming very close to being finished.  In between cleaning and organizing and getting my birth supplies ready, I’m continuing to stock up on food and fill my freezer.  I guess you never come to a point where you are [...]

This week has been a long week of focused food preserving around my house.  I still have lots more food to can and freeze, however, I ended the week with lots of frozen corn, lots of shredded zucchini, some peaches and was able to get a good start on my canning for the season. 
I put my [...]

I’ve written in the past on building your own pantry home store.  So what is a pantry home store?  Everyone will have a slightly different definition of what a home store means to them.  For me, my pantry home store is my grocery and household supply stock that is in my home and not at [...]

Welcome to the Penny Pantry blog.  This blog is my journey to spending less and stocking more.  I have been learning how to build a useful pantry while saving money.  Lots of moms are looking for ways to drastically cut their grocery bill in our current depressed economy.  Many moms would love to have a [...]

The year is winding down.  It’s December and winter time.  This year I started a series called Pantry 2009 of which I had high hopes for adding more content to the site about pantry building.  I didn’t blog about all the Pantry 2009 things that I did get accomplished, but I thought I would start [...]

I have great admiration for hardworking women of the past.  Past days long before dishwashers and washing machines.  Long gone times before grocery stores and fast food.

Now, don’t get me wrong.  I like my dishwasher and washing machine.  I like my indoor plumbing and hot water.  I like my electric stove and bread maker.  But I [...]