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7 Creative Thanksgiving Leftovers Recipes

Couponing 101

According to the Mayo Clinic , leftovers can be kept in the refrigerator for three to four days before the risk of food poisoning rises. That means if you prepared your feast on Wednesday or Thursday, you may be frantically trying to use up your remaining leftovers before they spoil. Leftover Turkey Chili via Mashup Mom.

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Ways to Have a Green Christmas

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Pair that with Thanksgiving right before it and it makes me squirm just thinking about it. Christmas comes fraught with environmental issues. Here are some things you can do to reduce your own carbon footprint this season and have a green Christmas: Recyclable Wrapping Paper. Food Waste Doesn’t Have to Be Inevitable.

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Keeping the Christmas Dinner Costs and Waste Down

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My fiance and I are hosting Christmas this year, which for me means that my mom and stepdad are driving from my home town to spend the week with us, and my aunt is coming from about an hour away to feast. By our estimate for Christmas, we’ll be feeding between 6-10 people. Cutting Down.

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Frugal Friday 11.25.16

Family Balance Sheet

Thursday: Thanksgiving. Everyone chips in though, but my mom and two aunts cook the bulk of the food. Saturday: I am roasting a turkey for my family, mostly for the leftovers, but also so the 4 of us can sit down as a family for a big meal. What We Ate this Week: Monday : Ham & Bean Soup , homemade sugar-free applesauce.

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s $29 Food Stamp Budget – I pay $30 a week no food stamps

Coupons Do Work

Gwyneth Paltrow posted on her facebook page : There are a lot of people who use Food stamps (now known as SNAP), and the reality is, food stamps or not, anyone can live on $29 a week. They were the leftovers. Thus no food went to waste. Step 2: leftovers. any leftovers left and/or stockpile days.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Nicoles Nickels

This is the Thanksgiving song I learned as a little kid. But my Thanksgiving has never been celebrated in that way. As the early cooking is going on, we watch Miracle on 34th Street, a movie about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. We follow this by watching the actual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!

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How to Save Money on Groceries

Family Balance Sheet

of Agriculture, a US family of 4 discards around $1500 a year on food waste. Imagine saving your family’s budget $1500 a year just by being more aware of your food waste and taking action to stop it. Designate one night a week as “raid the fridge’ night to get rid of leftovers. It’s like Christmas morning surprises.