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A Sweeter Way to Cook Your Budget

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I like to bake cookies, and I like to budget. I’m ashamed to say it, but there was a period in my life where I stopped baking cookies. If you’ve ever eaten homemade cookies before, you’ve probably tasted the Toll House recipe. It cooks up a flat, crunchy cookie, provided you follow the baking times.

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My #1 Tip for Trimming Grocery Spending

Family Balance Sheet

If your budget doesn’t allow for that lifestyle, however, then this alternative is sure to please your wallet and your family. Lunches: Soups & Homemade Breads – The BEST EVER Enchilada Soup (more often in the fall & winter, less in the summer). Homemade cookies ( Healthier Coconut Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies ).

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

Oreo Spiderweb cake There, I’d make everything from homemade bread to Steak Diane (seriously – my mom came to visit one time and bought $100 worth of beef tenderloin so I’d have leftovers – at the time, that was like 5lb of tenderloin! We made a lot of Steak Diane that night.) We lived for 2.5 Yes to both!