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MAY 1, 2020

Eleven pounds of ham made a delicious Easter dinner with plenty of leftovers for another dinner, a breakfast casserole, and lots of ham sandwiches. I also put quite a bit in the freezer for later use and made ham stock from the bone for homemade ham and bean soup. More frugal shenanigans! I froze 8-9 tenders per container.

2020 182

2020 Frugal April Green And Frugal 182

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

What We Ate this Week: Monday: Burrito Bowls with leftover chicken from last week. Wednesday: Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas with my homemade fajita seasoning. Thursday: leftovers from Tuesday and Wednesday nights. I took advantage of the.39/lb 39/lb turkeys at Giant Food Stores. How We Saved this Week: 1.

Frugal 100

Frugal Cheap Fridays Win 100

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APRIL 10, 2015

This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: Red Pepper & Feta Turkey Burgers , leftover chicken chili (that was in the freezer), homemade sugar-free applesauce. Monday: I took advantage of the low ham prices last week and bought a spiral ham for $1.49/pound So we made ham sandwiches with leftovers from Monday and fruit.

Budget 100

Budget Budgeting Leftovers Freezers 100

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JANUARY 15, 2016

Sunday: Day 2 of a weekend long swim meet, so I took advantage of a sale at Giant, buy a store made Stromboli and get a store made pizza FREE. I had leftover rotisserie chicken in the freezer and I used my homemade chicken stock. Wednesday: Leftover soup from Monday night, grilled cheese sandwiches, apple slices.

Budget 100

Budget Budgeting Friends And Family Sale Leftovers 100

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JANUARY 28, 2022

Are you spending more at the grocery store lately? As my kids have grown into teenagers who eat as much as adults, I spend about $800-1000/month–this includes anything I buy at the grocery store, so it includes paper and cleaning products. Designate one night a week as “raid the fridge’ night to get rid of leftovers.

Saving Money 130

Saving Money Grocery Groceries Money 130

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Record the item, price, unit size, price per unit, store name and date. Many stores mark down their meat 40%to 75% off about 1 – 2 days before the use or freeze by date. Many stores offer value packs of meat. Freeze Your Leftovers. Read Two Ways to make Homemade Chicken Stock for my methods. Buy Marked Down Meat.

Saving Money 100

Saving Money Money Freezers Saving 100

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NOVEMBER 9, 2015

And even if you are not roasting a turkey on Thanksgiving for guests, take advantage of the low turkey prices right now and buy one for your family. The leftovers can be stored in the freezer like I suggest below. If you want leftovers, you’ll want a bigger bird. Here are 20 of my favorite leftover turkey recipes.

Thanksgiving 100

Thanksgiving Leftovers Cooking Re-use 100