Brrrrrr! It's cold out there! The high today was 22 degrees. That happened this morning and it went down from there. Supposed to get all the way to 0 degrees tonight! Whenever the thermometer takes a nose dive, I start looking for ways to make all that energy I'm using go a little bit further. Here's a list of 25 things to do on super cold days that heat up the house. If you like to stay warm activities like these will help you feel like you are burning money with nothing to show for it!
1. In the summer, I cut the stems and bad spots out of my excess tomatoes and throw them into gallon zip lock bags and into the freezer. Then on super cold days, I pull them out. When they are partially thawed the skins just slip right off of them. Then I heat up the kitchen canning them.
2. Make a big batch of chili from scratch.
3. Bean soup! Make plenty, it's a wonderful thing to pull out of the freezer on a busy day.
4. Make spaghetti sauce. Can or freeze for spaghetti, lasagna, and pizzas later.
5. Bake bread.
6. Cookies
7. Lots of pancakes. Put them in the freezer. The pop them in the toaster for a quick breakfast next week when it warms up!
8. Potato Soup - tomorrow I'm planning to make some with ham and broccoli. This freezes well, so I'll make lots. Will post pictures and instructions next week.
9. Pull out the fruit you stuck in the freezer last summer and make pies.
10. or Jams
11. or Jelly
12. or Syrup
13. Bake a bunch of potatoes, cut them in half, scoop out the insides and mix with ham, cheese, spices, whatever and refill the skins. Have a few for supper and put the rest in the freezer for later.
14. Make lasagna. Make a big batch. Let it cool and then put it in to smaller foil containers once it has cooled. Lasagna is always better after it's spent a little time in the freezer.
15. Roast a Turkey
16. Slow cook a roast or ribs.
17. Dry some jerky in your oven.
18. Dry fruit leathers in the oven.
19. Heat your dishwater on the stove instead of running the hot water. This not only heats the house, it humidifies the air too!
20. Make candles.
21. Make hot cocoa.
23. Wash and dry clothes, linens, blankets, curtains and rugs.
24. Make soap.
25. Have a party! Body heat is an amazing thing!
Do you have other ideas? I'd love to hear about them!
God Bless You All!
~Grama Sue
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