A Fun Family Frugal Blog
Have you ever looked at your picked over chicken carcass and wondered… “There HAS to be something else to do with this thing. I worked so hard to roast it, bake it, grill it, etc. It had GREAT flavor. It would be a shame to throw it away.” No? It is just me? I am [...]
Today was lasagna lunch at church. I signed up to bring lasagna but I wasn’t sure how I was going to keep a steaming pan of lasagna hot for the two hours it would take from the time we left our house to the time we were going to eat. I have a insulated [...]
I love balsamic vinegar. I love garlic. When pastamore.com sent me a package of their Garlic with Toasted Onion Fettuccine with a bottle of Roasted Garlic Balsamic Dipping Oil I squealed with delight. My husband rolled his eyes because he knows how much I love garlic and how excited I get when I find it in a [...]
Winter is in full effect and the snow flurries are starting to fly outside my window. Time to make chili! This is a recipe I have developed over a few years, a bunch of trial and error and it works for my family. Use this as a guide to make your own chili. Add more [...]
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The new year is here and you are getting healthy! Chances are you will be using roasted peppers in a recipe this month. But have you seen the price of those gems in the grocery store? Wowza! Here is my video tutorial on how I make roasted red peppers. Easy peasy and penny pinching! Pin [...]
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Have you ever make yogurt in a crockpot? If you haven’t you don’t know the pennies you could be pinching by doing this! At my grocery store I am able to get a top brand organic yogurt for $3.50 for 32 oz. The problem is my kids will eat that in 2 days, tops. So [...]
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I am a huge fan of black bean burgers. Simple, quick, easy to prepare, healthier than other options but have you seem the price these days?! Unless I have a coupon and they are on sale it is rare that I am purchasing them from the frozen foods section of my grocery store. A 4 [...]
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Here is my video tutorial on how I make pickled beets. I am using a striped beet in this tutorial but a dark beet works just as good if not better. Ever hear of ‘red beet eggs’ or ‘pickled eggs’? This is the red beet part of that equation. Enjoy and let me know what [...]
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In my part of the country this is prime strawberry season. In fact we might even call this an early crop. Mild winter and a lovely spring means early and yummy strawberries. I grew up on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Stop laughing. I really did. I (or my mom) packed my lunch every day [...]
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Have you had enough Easter ham? Can’t get enough Easter ham? What a new recipe for your leftover Easter ham? Here is my recipe for ham potpie. This is the ‘slippery version’. If you live in Pennsylvania Dutch Country you know exactly what I am talking about. If you don’t this is the version with [...]
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Yesterday was the day. The day to make apple sauce. When I say ‘day’ I mean DAY. This is not a 20 minute process. In fact I think in total I spent 8 hours. From cutting to cooking to milling, bagging and cleaning. My feet hurt. My back hurt but my house smelled like heaven [...]
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Pin It Here in south central Pennsylvania we are experiencing some of the worst flooding in 30 years. Basements are flooded, back yards are rivers, roads are closed and have I mentioned they are calling for 5 more inches of rain?! Not since hurricane Agnes has this area seen this much water in this short of [...]
Well, the tomatoes are here and ripe. That means it is time to pull out every recipe in the book to use them. What!? Your recipe book has run our of tomato recipes? What!? You want to preserve this summer fresh yumminess that you just harvested. What!? You want a nice hostess gift and/or office [...]
The chicken have been not slacking on laying gas this summer. Either it hasn’t been as hot, they are used to the heat or I have been keeping their waterer better filled this year. I am sure the truth is somewhere in the middle. What ever the reason we are a little overrun with [...]
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We have a WINNER!!! I used a highly scientific process to pick the winer this time. I asked my 4 year old to pick a number between 1 and 14. Guess what number was picked? 4!! Go figure. So it looks like Britni G is our winner!!! Check your email for a message from [...]
This sandwich is inspired by the wonderful sandwich I had when we went to the Turkey Hill experience. You can read about my post on the food at Turkey Hill experience. Ingredients: Sliced Turkey Breast Goat Cheese * I used Chavrie Soft Tortilla Peach Peach Jalapeno Jam Start by spreading a thin layer of goat [...]
The garden is starting to produce and if your cucumber crop is like mine you are overrun with cucumbers!! So it is time to make pickles. I happened upon this recipe a few years ago and haven’t looked back. These are a bread and butter pickles instead of a deli style dill pickle. A [...]
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We all love something sweet. MOST of us love something chocolate. But we ALL don’t need to eat an entire cake, pie, tart, batch of cookies or flan. Enter: Small-Batch Baking for Chocolate Lovers by Debby Maugans. And for you Kindle lovers: Small-Batch Baking for Chocolate Lovers This book is GREAT for all you penny [...]
You may have seen on Sunday I posted that Ortega Taco mix was on sale 3/$2 then add a $1/3 coupon and they will come down to $.33 each. I got some the other day, 15 actually, and then I had a though….”how many tacos can we eat!?” This goes along with the Extreme Couponing [...]
Here are a few coupons that may help you put a festive meal on the table tonight for Cinco De Mayo! Here is my recipe for Jalepeno Poppers. Enjoy! $0.75 off 2 TACO BELL HOME ORIGINALS $0.60 off Old El Paso products
Here is your cast of characters to make fluffy, yummy, home made marshmallows. Gelatine ( NOT Jell-o) 4 envelopes or 1 box Light Corn Syrup 1 1/4 cups Sugar 3 cups Water 1 1/2 cups Vanilla 1 Tablespoon Salt 1/2 teaspoon Rice flour Powdered sugar ( not pictured) You are also going to need [...]
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