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Simple Guide to Canning and Making Homemade Jelly – Part 1

Couponing 101

Not because my mother or grandmother taught me how to do it, as a tradition passed down from generation to generation. Rather, as an escape from all of the super fast, super processed foods that were on the market. For the past 10 years, I have been making my own jams, jellies, pickles, salsas, and sauces and canning them.

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How to Organize a Cookie Swap

Family Balance Sheet

I grew up baking cut out Christmas cookies with my mother and grandmother. Make sure to set guidelines in case there are food allergies or issues. What’s your favorite Christmas cookie? We call them Sand Tarts. They’re like a sugar cookie, but they are very crisp. I love them. We make gingerbread men every year.

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Meet a Reader | Ginger from Texas

The Frugal Girl

I’m a 53-year-old mother of 2 (grown) and grandmother of 4. Searching for information on food waste led me here. If you’ve got the questions from me and you’ve been sitting on them a while, it’s totally ok to send them in. ? Here’s Ginger! Tell us a bit about yourself. Wow, time flies.

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Making Snacking Delicious with Almondina and Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

I got to try Almondina products at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival this year and was really impressed with the great flavors and the awesome crunch! Almondina® is the inspiring success story of a man whose great loves include both music and wonderful food. I received the same prize as the winner. All opinions remain my own.

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Host a Cookie Swap {Day 8 of The 12 Days of Frugal Holiday Fun}

Family Balance Sheet

I grew up baking Christmas cookies with my mother and grandmother and I definitely want to continue the tradition with my own girls. Make sure to set guidelines in case there are food allergies or issues. Day 8 of The 12 Days of Frugal Holiday Fun ~. Host a Cookie Swap. A basket or large bag to take home their new cookies.

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Simple Guide to Canning and Making Homemade Jelly – Part 1

Couponing 101

Not because my mother or grandmother taught me how to do it, as a tradition passed down from generation to generation. Rather, as an escape from all of the super fast, super processed foods that were on the market. For the past 10 years, I have been making my own jams, jellies, pickles, salsas, and sauces and canning them.

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Free & Cheap Kindle Books – From My Kitchen To Yours & More

For the Mommas

Today, lifestyles are so different then when our mothers and grandmothers were raising children. But as new food writer Hayley Powell is about to find out, the occasional murder can take a bite out of seaside bliss. Free or Cheap Kindle Books. A slow cooker is a working moms best friend. A war that could cost him his family.

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