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5 Ideas For Making Time To Eat At Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

One of the keys to healthier eating — and saving money while you do it — is preparing meals at home. There are a number of benefits to cooking at home beyond just improving your health and saving money. According to many studies, there are relationship and other benefits for sharing meals at home with a family.

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Save Money and Time with Once a Month Cooking

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We used to love eating out, but as our family grew, so did the expense of eating out. Still, I missed the convenience of eating out and not having to cook at home. One strategy I used to make dinner time more bearable was to begin making freezer meals. How to Get Started with Once a Month Cooking.

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4 Ways to Get Excited About Eating In

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We all know that cooking at home is better for both our physical and fiscal health. I get it, when you get home after a long day, you just want to sit down, relax, and have the food come to you. If you don’t know where to start, search “recipes” and favorite or re-pin whatever jumps out at you. (Uh Try Some Add Ins.

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5 Steps to Saving Money Using Just Envelopes

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So starting on April 1, I’m holding myself to a strict spending limit using the envelope budget method. If that sounds like a system you would benefit from, read on for my step by step guide on how to use the envelope budget method to save money. Do not use a credit or debit card! Step 4: Shop Responsibly and Save!

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Recipe | Oven Roasted Brocolli Wth Sea Salt & Olive Oil

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Line a large cookie sheet with foil (I use Reynolds Non-stick Pan Lining Paper ). If you like your vegetables more crisp, just cook them a few minutes less. You could even crank the oven up to 450-475 to get the charred edges, especially if you’re cooking for a shorter amount of time. 1/4 Cup – Olive Oil.

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GIVEAWAY: Thai Kitchen & Simply Asia Prize Pack

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Thai Kitchen’s Specialty Rice Noodles add a colorful and flavorful twist to Asian cooking. They’re perfect for noodle stir-fries, pad thai and many more recipes. Ready in just three minutes, the microwaveable meals contain pre-cooked thin rice noodles, a vegetable packet and sauce pouch. Ready to win? Lettuce wraps?

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For so long, we plodded along with next to nothing while our neighbors were running up their charge cards and using home equity loans to take vacations. We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like.

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