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My Freezer Cooking Experience: 30 Meals in 2.5 Hours!

Couponing 101

I’ve been playing around with the idea of cooking up some freezer meals and doing a meal swap with my friends! It went really well and I’m loving the results! For the freezer cooking, I just doubled the recipe for some of the dinners I was already making. For my efforts I now have 30 meals in the freezer !

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How We Frugal-ed in August 2022

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Noone ate the leftover corn, so I cut it off the cob and put it in the freezer to add to our favorite, Chicken, Black Bean & Corn Tacos | Slow Cooker Recipe. This yielded 4 2-cup freezer containers, which is not a lot. For my recipe, read: Roasted Red Plum Tomato Sauce ~ Great Freezer Recipe. Homemade Roasted Tomato Sauce.

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Homemade French Toast Sticks

Saving Cents With Sense

1 loaf of bread (We like to use Texas Toast, it holds up well). Whisk milk, vanilla, brown sugar, cinnamon, in eggs until well combined. Lay in a single layer on a baking sheet covered in wax paper and place in freezer. When bites are solid remove from freezer and place single serving amounts in individual freezer bags.

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10 Ways to Reduce Utility Bills

Couponing 101

Double-paned windows and doors can help as well, plus they reduce outside noise! Lowering the temperature of your house while you’re out or at night while asleep can significantly cut costs as well. If you set your fridge to 38 and your freezer to 5, they still keep your food edible, but they don’t have to work as hard to do so.

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No Bake Peanut Butter Cereal Treats

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Mix the Peanut Butter mixture into the crushed CapN Crunch and coat well. Let sit and harden (place in freezer to help it set). Place in freezer. This site uses affiliate links. (I recommend stirring after 30 second intervals to make sure you don’t burn it). Place mixture in each cup and pack down. Insert the candy stick.

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Peppermint Kiss Cookies Recipe

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Make sure you have room in your refrigerator or freezer for your cookie sheet. Add flour mixture to wet mixture and beat until well blended (mixture will be kind of dry). Place cookie sheet into the freezer or refrigerator to keep kisses from melting. Make sure you have room in your refrigerator or freezer for your cookie sheet.

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Is Self-Sufficiency Possible in the 21st Century?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Instead they had a well, an outhouse, a wood burning stove for heat and another for cooking. Whenever we get into situations which threaten our self-reliance, we will find our freedoms threatened as well. It’s hard to capture rainwater or have a well if everything is paved. As President Heber J. We no longer know how.

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