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Easter Dinner & Leftover Ideas {From My Archives}

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If you are in charge of baking the Easter ham, I learned this method from my mother. Roasted asparagus is my preferred method of cooking. Here are two yummy recipes to use with the leftover ham from Easter dinner: Ham and Asparagus Frittata. The ham always turns out tasty and moist. How to Bake a Ham.

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Meet a Reader | AF in Virginia

The Frugal Girl

My mother was loving and worked so hard to provide for us, but it was frequently a struggle to get food, keep heat on, and other necessities. As an adult, I can see it was likely a mixture of not enough income, high cost of living area, mismanagement of money, and kids just being expensive for single mothers particularly.

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What We Ate This Week

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This week’s Dinners: Monday, 1/5 : I cooked a whole chicken in the crock pot. It usually takes 7-8 hours to cook, but I got tied up and never made it home until 12 hours after starting the crock pot. Tuesday, 1/6 : Chicken & Black Bean Enchiladas with leftover chicken from Monday night. Friday, 1/9: Leftovers.

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4 Quick Tips to Cut Down on Food Waste

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A few simple lifestyle changes are all you need to reduce your food waste, allowing you to save money and be kinder to Mother Earth. After all, you won’t see your delicious leftover curry in your fridge if it is blocked by an impenetrable wall of condiments. Eat Your Leftovers. Leftovers make great meals.

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Frugal Friday 11.25.16

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My mother hosted her side of the family. Everyone chips in though, but my mom and two aunts cook the bulk of the food. Saturday: I am roasting a turkey for my family, mostly for the leftovers, but also so the 4 of us can sit down as a family for a big meal. Gobble, Gobble. Friday: Soup and grilled cheese night.

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What We Ate this Week on a Budget 11.13.15

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But we had a lot to celebrate this week, both my husband and my mother celebrated their birthdays and my daughters hosted some friends for a sleepover. It was still a pricey meal, but we did come home with leftovers. Our montly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. these 15 tips to save money when eating out. We ordering pizza.

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Slow Cooker Cumin Chicken with Cilantro Lime Rice

For the Mommas

You can also use leftover chicken to stuff enchiladas for another meal with a nice salsa verde. Cook on high for four hours or on low for 8. Replace lid and cook for 30 more minutes. During that last 30 minutes, cook cilantro lime rice. Sarah is the mother of two angels, Garrett(3) and Isabelle(4), and wife to Michael.