Recipes
My frugal saving tips include quick easy dinner recipes using ingredients that I get by using coupons, shopping farmers markets, clearance isles, and by shopping strategically online. Easy home cooking recipes include dinners, simple lunches and breakfast options that are both frugal and tasty. I strive to bring my readers lunch recipes kids will actually eat, and quick easy breakfast that you can grab while running out the door. By easy I mean things that do not take more than 30 minutes to make, and easy quick dinner recipes are always simple with no complicated directions or ingredients to go searching for. Since this is a lifestyle blog, occasionally you will find adult drink recipes and homemade things like bread, granola and cheese tutorials. Throughout my blog you will find grocery shopping tips to save money so that you are able to stretch your food budget while always having food in the fridge and cupboards. This frugal family does not believe in eating a lot of boxed ingredients or highly processed foods. We prefer simple home cooked meals that are minimally processed, but from time to time you will find meal ideas using boxed goods and top brands.
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Garlic & Chili Coconut Shrimp Wraps
Recipe for Spicy Garlic & Chili Coconut Shrimp Wraps I love cooking exotic foods but they can take too long to make. This recipe takes less than 15 minutes to make and is super yummy! A perfect dinner item even for the kiddos. *Note: The chili sauce is a specialty item located in the Asian food isle of most grocery stores. It is a Vietnamese sauce. Short clear bottle with red liquid inside. Green cap. I have included an Amazon link for you to purchase if you can’t find it. 1/2 pound peeled shrimp 2 TBS Huey Fong Chili Garlic Sauce located in the Asian foods isle 1 large green…
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Monsters University BBQ Recipes
You must see these wonderful BBQ recipes from Monsters University. If you haven’t seen the movie yet it is a must see with the kids. I have never seen my son and daughter laugh so much during a movie.
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Copycat Recipe Starbucks Cookie Frappuccino for Nutrisystem Followers
Copycat Recipe Starbucks Cookie Frappuccino for Nutrisystem members
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Veggie Fritatta Recipe Made From Scraps
This is one of my easy creations that is made exclusively from kitchen scraps you would normally just toss in the trash. I created this veggie frittata recipe from veggie kitchen scraps that I saved throughout the week. Scraps included things like broccoli, bell peppers, carrots, celery, green beans and shredded cabbage. I also saved leftover cheese from meals throughout the weeks, knowing that I could use them for things like this. Lastly, we use a lot of egg whites but not so much the yolk. I also saved egg yolks in the freezer for meals like this.
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How to Cut a Pineapple
Have you ever wondered how to cut a pineapple? Maybe you make a mess so you don’t buy them whole? I do mine the easy and fast way. Then I stick the pieces in the refrigerator immediately. I’ve never frozen pineapple before. Have you and if you have does it freeze well?
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Gorton’s Seafood Challenge & Giveaway
My family is always looking for new innovative ways to eat fish. If you know my blog you know that my husband is obsessed with fishing and we rarely purchase fish because he is always bringing home freshly caught Salmon, Steel head and Trout. I had the wonderful opportunity to participate Gorton’s Seafood Challenge! I think I might have tried Gorton’s in the past but it has been a really long time so I did not remember it that well. Gorton’s supplied me with 5 free coupons towards any of their 200 fish products, 2 oven mitts, an apron and spatula. In return, I get to blog about my experience…
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Basic Vanilla Cupcake Recipe
This is a basic vanilla cupcake recipe but with an unusual twist as it sports a heavy amount of vanilla. If you are not fond of vanilla you can reduce the amount or not use any at all. In replacement of vanilla you can another extract. If you do use the vanilla make sure to use a pure quality vanilla that does not contain high fructose corn syrup as that’s a sign it is of low quality. As far as serving size, I just eyeball it, I think I got 10 or so from this recipe. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup butter softened 1/2 white sugar 2 eggs…
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Free Girl Scout Cookie Recipes
It’s Girl Scout cookie season. I don’t know about you but whenever I bring them home they seem to disappear way too quickly, and at $4 a box that adds up quick. So I found a way to make my own. Of course I still buy a box or two every year to show my support to the girl scouts but I can’t be spending $20+ on cookies! Just click on the picture and submit your email for the free ebook full of girl scout cookie recipes!
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Starbucks Oatmeal Recipe
If you knew me in person you would know right away that I am addicted to Starbucks latte’s and their oatmeal. I haven’t mastered their latte’s but the oatmeal is easy as pie and since I bought a new car 3 months ago I must cut back on my eating out. So I came up with this recipe that is exactly like the oatmeal you get at Starbucks, and if you like it then you will like this. I hope you love this Starbucks oatmeal recipe as much as I do. This recipe is less money than Starbucks. I got the oatmeal for $2 for a canister of 27 servings, brown…
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Easy Chicken Pot Pie Recipe
My kids love this chicken pot pie recipe but we normally buy it from the store. Since I am on a health kick again, and hopefully for good this time, we made it homemade. I made this one with a bottom crust and it was too soggy so this recipe omits that bottom crust. This is a very easy chicken pot pie recipe to make and covers your vegetable, meat and bread serving at dinner, so you could technically have this and that’s it. You do not need a lot of cooking experience to make it, which is the way I like to do things. I use organic chicken and…
