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Cooking Date 101: The Ultimate Supermarket Shopping List to Prepare Your Kitchen

Koupon Karen

Image source Planning and preparation are the keys to a smooth and successful cooking date. It’s not just about the food you want to cook but also about setting the right mood and ensuring you have everything needed to create a delightful culinary experience. Organize your tools and ingredients for easy access during cooking.

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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting an Oregonian who does an impressive amount of homesteading. Tell us a little about yourself! My cute kids when they were little I used to be a Spanish teacher until I stopped working to stay home with my kids. I do a lot of our cooking from scratch which takes a lot of my time! Hello, everyone!

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Easy Tuna Pasta Salad | High Protein Recipe

Saving Everyday

He was a great cook, and his tuna pasta salad was something I always looked forward to. That amount will be slightly different depending on the products you use. This recipe only uses 8 ounces of dry pasta, but we bulk it up with veggies, tuna, and a killer sauce. Use whatever brand you like. I use albacore tuna in water.

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7 ALDI Soup Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

I pulled together a list of ALDI soup ideas using ingredients I found at the store. I didn’t list a price for pantry staples, such as seasonings, cooking oils, butter. I chose to use organic, but if you want to save a few cents, the non-organic will work just fine. ** When it comes to ALDI, you improvise. 1 yellow onion, $1.89

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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Have you heard the old saying: “Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”? We were poor, Mom and Dad lived every day showing us what it meant to ‘make it do’ and we often ‘did without’ Here are my thoughts on frugal ways to make things do. Buy good clothing, used. Use up your food.

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Make-Ahead Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches

Saving Everyday

They’re thick, full of flavor, and melt to cheesy perfection. For an extra pop of flavor use, the onion flavor like in this recipe but use what you want. They’re heartier than regular English muffins, and I LOVE the texture! Half-and-half or milk. Nonstick cooking spray. Salt & pepper.

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8 Delicious Meatless Memorial Day Recipes

Couponing 101

Whether you’re trying to limit your meat intake, you can’t find the meat you want, or you’re a vegetarian or vegan, you can still put together an amazing cookout to celebrate Memorial Day. If you want to make the recipe a little simpler, you might use packaged pesto and skip the basil leaves.