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How to Bake Cheap Holiday Cookies and Breads

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Holiday baked goods can make an excellent gift – for someone on your list, or to take to the cookie exchange at work. However, unless you are careful, those baked goods can break the budget. Just follow the recipe on the oatmeal box, adding some raisins and sprinkling them with colorful sugars or sprinkles prior to baking.

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Have you tweaked one of my recipes?

The Frugal Girl

If you have problems with dry, flavorless chicken, you really, really should give this one a try! Polly’s got some tweaks to share for this one; she uses 2x the garlic, oven-bakes the chicken, and serves it with pasta and red sauce or alfredo. You just mix the ingredients up, press them into a pan, and bake it as one whole piece.

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Could You Give Up Sugar?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Could You Give Up Sugar for a Year? Giving up desserts and sugary snacks is hard enough in our culture that is filled with them. But when you try to give up all the added sugar, suddenly your food choices seem to become very limited. But what isn’t mentioned as much is our dependence on sugar. Why add all of this sugar?

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8 Easy Baking Recipes to Try This Weekend

Couponing 101

There’s something particularly comforting about freshly baked goods during times of stress, so it’s no wonder than many people are using their time in quarantine to whip up delicious treats. It seems everywhere you look on social media right now, everyone is baking fabulous cakes and breads from scratch.

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Best Beer for Beer Bread + Easy 5-Ingredient Recipe

Saving Everyday

Just a few simple ingredients transform into an irresistible loaf of bread that’s soft on the inside, and slightly sweet with a buttery, crunchy top! If you’ve been around here long, you know I’m not a huge fan of baking. If you’ve ever been intimidated to make homemade bread, this is the recipe for you. I don’t agree.

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Sustainable Gift Giving this Holiday Season

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Instead, focus on ways that you can give items that are inexpensive, personal, and eco-friendly to some degree. You don’t have to buy new to give a classy, thoughtful gift. A great way to give a unique gift, as well as help save the planet. Give Something You’ve Made. You can also bake items.

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Destination Date Night: Parisian Valentine's Day

Shereen Travels Cheap

I hope this gives you some good ideas for your own romantic evening in. I probably spent the equivalent of a fancy dinner out on this destination date, but I didn't have to hear a bunch of people's conversations, I didn't have to dress up ( you can), and I didn't have to drive anywhere and wait for my table to be ready.