Couponing 101

JANUARY 21, 2019

And then, when we finally pick a few, they get thrown in our faces since Mr.-Picky-Pants won’t eat the store bought, organic, $1.68 Here are 10 of my favorite homemade baby food recipes (best for 6-12 month olds): 1. Starting out simple but this is a great combo that I hadn’t thought of until I stumbled upon it!

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

For starters, I didn’t donate plasma this month and that is usually my biggest source of extra cash. Lately, the line has been really long to get in and I wasn’t in the mood to stand in it. Homemade Roasted Tomato Sauce. My plan is to use the sauce for pizza. I used it on some necessities. Received $5.52

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JANUARY 12, 2015

I’ve been making homemade chicken stock for years. You see, I didn’t start cooking until I became a stay at home mother at the ripe age of 36. After you’ve roasted a chicken, make a delicious stock with the leftover bones. all of the leftover bones, skins, herbs from a whole roasting chicken.

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MAY 1, 2020

With the global pandemic and the decline of our small business, I have flexed frugal muscles that I didn’t know I have. Eleven pounds of ham made a delicious Easter dinner with plenty of leftovers for another dinner, a breakfast casserole, and lots of ham sandwiches. Operation Frugal Living is in full swing at my house.

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Couponing 101

JANUARY 21, 2019

And then, when we finally pick a few, they get thrown in our faces since Mr.-Picky-Pants won’t eat the store bought, organic, $1.68 Here are 10 of my favorite homemade baby food recipes (best for 6-12 month olds): 1. Starting out simple but this is a great combo that I hadn’t thought of until I stumbled upon it!

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For the Mommas

APRIL 26, 2016

Homemade Peanut Butter Cup Frappuccino Recipe. Leftover from Easter. Here is a great use for them. I mean a great use besides freezing them and just eating them all. This one just won’t cause you to dip into the kid’s college fund to drink it! Homemade Peanut Butter Cup Frappuccino Recipe.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2016

This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: Cheese burgers, fries, steamed broccoli, and homemade applesauce. I don’t have a recipe for nachos on the blog, but they’re so easy to make. I browned meat, using my homemade taco seasoning and layered chips, meat, cheese, chopped onions, and tomatoes on a large rimmed baking sheet.

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

What We Ate this Week: Sunday: Using leftover turkey & gravy, I made Turkey & Waffles , steamed vegetable. I browned both packs at once and added 3 cans of black beans, water, and my homemade taco seasoning. I browned both packs at once and added 3 cans of black beans, water, and my homemade taco seasoning.

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Couponing 101

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

With just one chicken, I can typically make 2-3 meals and several cups of homemade chicken broth! It really is not spicy despite the spices used, but if you’re concerned, you can omit any spices you don’t want. You can also set it aside until you are ready to use it in your recipe. Homemade Chicken Stock.

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JANUARY 29, 2016

I had a ham hock in the freezer and I don’t always have time for this soup, but as you can see below we weren’t going anywhere. I used the recipe on the cornmeal bag and I baked in my cast iron skillet. We noshed all day and didn’t have a true sit down dinner. We also had homemade applesauce.

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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. Roast one up now for your family and freeze leftovers for future meals. How We Saved this Week: 1. Try Ebates.

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Saving Everyday

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Eggs aren’t just for breakfast! White rice and eggs is one of my go-to dishes when I don’t feel like cooking but still want something that feels like comfort food. It’s an excellent use for leftover rice and a great opportunity to use up leftovers. You can keep it simple or jazz it up.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Use my referral code to join. We don’t have cable TV and that is one channel that I do miss, so I check that website often for recipe ideas. Sunday: Clean out the fridge: leftover ziti and other various leftovers. I don’t cook with a lot of red meat, but I’ve been craving meatloaf.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Saturday : I made a double batch of Ham & Bean Soup using Ham Hocks. Sunday: Leftover ham & bean soup, homemade applesauce. Tuesday: Roasted pork chops, potatoes, and green beans and homemade applesauce. Use a rimmed baking sheet, add potatoes and green beans that you coated with olive oil and seasoning salt.

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JANUARY 30, 2015

This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: Ham loaf, cheesy broccoli rice baked potatoes , homemade sugar-free applesauce. Sunday : My oldest daughter had a swim meet all afternoon, so my husband treated us to dinner at our favorite deli. I browned 2 lbs of turkey and used my homemade taco seasoning. Have you heard of ham loaf?

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AUGUST 24, 2021

I pulled together a list of ALDI salad ideas using ingredients I found at the store. This recipe is just 5 ingredients and couldn’t be easier to prepare. You will use red onions in other recipes. Use 1/2 – 1 full onion depending on your love of onions. Use as much of the pesto sauce as you’d like.

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APRIL 3, 2015

Sunday: I am becoming better at putting leftovers in the freezer if we are not going to eat them in time before they go bad. It is so nice to have options in the freezer for nights that I just don’t feel like cooking. Wednesday: I used leftover taco meat from Monday night to make Burrito Bowls. I LOVE taco night.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Seconds are the not-so-pretty apples that the orchard can’t sell at full price. When I got home, I washed the apples in some vinegar water and made my first batch of homemade sugar-free applesauce of the season. We ate leftovers. Wednesday: leftover night from Tuesday’s dinner. Want to lower your grocery bill?

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MARCH 5, 2016

Her age group is younger and thankfully, doesn’t have a finals, but we left the pool around 6 pm. Her age group is younger and thankfully, doesn’t have a finals, but we left the pool around 6 pm. I don’t blame her. Wednesday: Spaghetti, garden salad, homemade applesauce. The finals started at 5:30 pm.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 28, 2014

You don’t have to go back to the days of living in a log cabin without electricity to make an environmental impact. I tried hang drying towels before and didn’t like the way they felt like burlap on my skin.). Don’t wash clothes until they’re truly dirty. Use mason jar containers.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Use my referral code to join. I adapted slightly, because I didn’t have cilantro and chilies and I used my homemade taco seasoning for flavoring. It was a hit and tastes like a homemade version of boxed rice mixes. It was a hit and tastes like a homemade version of boxed rice mixes. I NEED YOUR HELP!

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Should you try the same thing for your family, they may balk at first, but they’ll get used to it. Breakfasts: Oatmeal (both regular & steel cut oats flavored with this Buttery, Caramel-ly Sauce ) – (T, Th, & Sun). Pasta w/ homemade white sauce, Chicken, & Veggies. She assured me that it isn’t boring at all.

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Saving Everyday

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Pesto means “pounded” because the traditional preparation was to pound and grind the ingredients into a paste using a mortar and pestle. The mortar and pestle preparation yields a creamier sauce that is a vibrant bright green color, but it takes time and patience, so most people use a small food processor.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Dinner #1 (as they call it) is usually a sandwich or leftovers previous nights. I have 8 freezer recipes that we like, but I need to add more so we don’t get bored. Homemade Sugar-Free Applesauce. homemade applesauce. homemade applesauce. Friday: leftover sloppy joes, french fries, steamed vegetables.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

We know that saving for a rainy day isn’t just a phrase our grandparents used to throw around. We know that saving for a rainy day isn’t just a phrase our grandparents used to throw around. I can’t help you with the self-discipline end of things; I’m still learning that myself. Believe me!

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Saving Everyday

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Meal bowls are also a great way to use leftovers and random ingredients with endless variations. Most people struggle with leftovers, and this is a perfect way to turn them into a completely different meal ! To reduce food waste, we prepared these mostly with ingredients that needed to be used. Less waste.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

I bought all the main ingredients for these 7 dinners at Aldi and the cost was around $70–AND there were leftovers for additional meals. In a few meals, I used the cook once, eat multiple times method. In a few meals, I used the cook once, eat multiple times method. Nice work, Aldi! Aldi Dinner Idea #1. Instructions: .

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NOVEMBER 13, 2015

The best part was that there wasn’t a minimum purchase on the meat. We pretty much used up our entire restaurant budget this week, but we were able to follow some of. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: We went to a Hibachi restaurant and used a coupon. It was still a pricey meal, but we did come home with leftovers.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2015

I also do not usually make two separate meals, but the kids didn’t want the salmon and I was fine with that since I only buy wild-caught salmon. I really liked the pasta, but my kids didn’t like the smokey taste of the sun-dried tomatoes. Tuesday: Roasted pork chops and potatoes, steamed broccoli, homemade applesauce.

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APRIL 8, 2016

Monday, 3/28: My mom sent us home on Sunday with Easter dinner leftovers. I didn’t have to cook! Thursday, 3/31: Leftover night – the options were Salsa Chicken and pork chops. Wednesday, 4/6: Leftover night – the options were spaghetti or chicken & black beans tacos. Just reheat and serve.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2012

Use Rags – You can either buy a cheap pack of rags and reuse them or you can cut up old towels and t-shirts rather than throwing them away. If you use rags to clean instead of paper towels, you will save a lot of money. Use Sponges – Using sponges is another great way to reduce the amount of paper towels that you use.

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Saving Everyday

APRIL 17, 2019

Pesto means “pounded” because the traditional preparation was to pound and grind the ingredients into a paste using a mortar and pestle. The mortar and pestle preparation yields a creamier sauce that is a vibrant bright green color, but it takes time and patience, so most people use a small food processor.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

What We Ate this Week: Homemade New England Clam Chowder , tossed salad: I made this soup as a surprise for my family. turkey burgers, french fries, homemade sugar-free applesauce , steamed veg. Leftovers from the top 3 meals. The recipes look delicious and I can’t wait to add to my menu. They LOVE it. Enough said!

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

I still shopped this week, but I did use up some things that have been in the freezer for some time. Monday: Shephard’s Pie with leftover mashed potatoes from last week. Tuesday: Sausage, Broccoli, and Rice Skillet Dinner, using sausage from the freezer. homemade refried beans. I find the routine keeps me in check.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

Monday: Leftover night! It’s a large recipe and covered us for 2 dinners and a couple of lunches for myself. Tuesday: Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup. I batch cooked 4 bone-in chicken breasts in the slow cooker and used some of the chicken and the stock that the chicken made during the cooking. SEE MY METHOD BELOW.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Tuesday: We had a lot of pesto ranch chicken leftover from last week , so I cooked some bacon in the oven and made chicken & bacon quesadillas. They were yummy and a great way to use up leftover chicken. Thursday: Parmesan chicken tenders , mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli, homemade sugar-free applesauce.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Mine is an 8 quart and takes up a lot of space on my kitchen counter and I don’t have a lot of cabinet space to store it when it’s not in use. If you like pasta al dente, I wouldn’t make this in the instant pot, but instead make the sauce and cook the pasta on the stove top. Do you have an Instant Pot?

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