The Frugal Girl

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WIS, WWA | Well, now I know

The Frugal Girl

Seriously, if you have not tried this simple chicken marinade, you should! Being un-picky and having no allergies sure does make eating simple! And honestly, considering that it was the first week of school, I’m just happy that I only ended up getting takeout one time! What We Ate Saturday Leftover chipotle chicken on a salad.

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Scared to paint? Here’s a pep talk!

The Frugal Girl

A few things that make a good first project: do something with simple lines. A simple paint job is a good start. Ornate pieces with lots of curves and detail make it harder to sand and paint. do something small. It’s much less overwhelming to do a nightstand than a whole tall bookshelf (or your kitchen cabinets!)

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A storage chest for Sonia

The Frugal Girl

And since Sonia’s maximalist self fills her room with all sorts of colorful things, the simple white furniture is perfect for her; a blank slate. ? I really, really love how this looks in simple white; so classy. So, even though nothing technically matches, it does all kind of match since the color is precisely the same.

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WIS, WWA | It’s chilly and I am pleased

The Frugal Girl

A simple green salad on the side. And then I worked on homework while intermittently answering the door and handing out candy. Wednesday A classic easy-button night: refrigerated cheese tortellini topped with jarred sauce and shredded Parmesan.

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Have you tweaked one of my recipes?

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Brinderaded Chicken This is a super simple recipe for a quick brine/marinade to use with chicken. She suggested I put out the top five recipes and ask for your tweaks on those. Sooo, I’ll put out a few suggestions, BUT if you’ve tweaked another one of my posted recipes, feel free to share that too.

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Five Frugal Things | food waste prevention

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So now I can throw together some simple lunch bowls with the lentils, sweet potatoes, and sauce. It’s a good thing lentils don’t really go bad.) I also made a cilantro/sour cream sauce (eyeballed, but made of cilantro, sour cream, mayo, salt, pepper, and garlic powder).

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Stream of consciousness

The Frugal Girl

They’re mostly waltzy sounds, and since they’re really simple, I paid for the downloadable sheet music from his site, and I’ve been having fun playing them. Sometimes I figure things out by writing, and this is no exception. _ I came across some sweet little piano tracks , by a 20-year-old guy from Mexico, Gibran Alcocer.

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