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How to Make Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix

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Homemade ranch dressing mix is quick and easy, has better ingredients, and you can use it for much more than just salad dressing! Homemade ranch dressing mix is so easy to make that I can hardly even call it a recipe. How to make the best homemade ranch dressing mix: Ingredients in homemade ranch dressing mix: Dried parsley.

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Homemade Salsa with Canned Tomatoes

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I'm not sure why it never occurred to me until recently that salsa can be homemade with canned tomatoes. Winter isn't the best time of year in PA to buy fresh tomatoes for homemade salsa. So I took a chance and whipped up a batch of homemade salsa using canned tomatoes for a recent taco dinner. You know what?

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Homemade Sidewalk Chalk

Family Balance Sheet

You’ll find me posting over at The Holistic Mama about Saving Money on Organic Food , and I’m excited to welcome Camille from Growing Up Gabel to Family Balance Sheet : One of the many ways that I save money is by making things I would otherwise buy at the store. So when I saw a tutorial for homemade sidewalk chalk, I knew I had to try it.

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Four Frugal Things (and one not-so-frugal)

The Frugal Girl

The homemade crackers,though? I decided homemade crackers are not at all worth the effort. The fail: I got sucked in with a Sam’s Club sample I almost never buy the foods they serve as samples, but this time I cracked! I disposed of that idea after giving it multiple tries.

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Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag {Summer Fun Guide}

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I have no problem buying a carton of good ice cream at the grocery store, but Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag is a fun (and frugal) treat for the kids. I only needed to buy some whole milk, since we don't normally drink it and the pint cost me $1. Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag. makes 2-3 servings.

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Homemade Fruit and Nut Granola

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Store bought granola can be so expensive and I rarely buy it. But I really do enjoy granola and as I was looking for ideas to use up the shredded coconut last week, I realized that I had all of the ingredients on hand to make a homemade batch. Homemade granola is very easy to alter. Homemade Fruit and Nut Granola.

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Simple Guide to Canning and Making Homemade Jelly – Part 1

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Make homemade jellies from your favorite varieties of wine! Her main focus is saving families money through couponing and shopping sales for the items we need and would buy anyway. The post Simple Guide to Canning and Making Homemade Jelly – Part 1 appeared first on Couponing 101. Do you love kiwi? Try making a Kiwi Jam!

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