The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Sunday I had eaten a late lunch so I don’t think I even actually ate an official dinner. Saturday I made whole wheat blueberry pancakes because I had been craving them, but my morning had been too rushed to do something like pancakes. I love blueberry pancakes! And Zoe picked up some dinner on the way home from work. Rolls > turkey.

Fridays 207

Fridays Bath and Body Works Thanksgiving Pancakes 207

Coupons Do Work

AUGUST 9, 2016

Carrots (idea: use carrots to dip in homemade (easy recipes) hummus or ranch dip ). The post 85 Easy Snack Ideas For School Lunches or Home 2016 appeared first on Coupons Do Work! Fruits and Vegetables…. Apple (yummy with peanut butter). Banana (try it with peanut butter). Celery (good with peanut butter and raisins a.k.a.

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Easy Snacks School Lunch Snacks Lunch 100

Saving Everyday

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Through Friday, October 24th, treat yourself to lunch at Olive Garden for just $5.00 You’ll get their classic lunch combo of unlimited breadsticks, famous house salad, and homemade soup – all for just five bucks!! with this new coupon. Zuppa Toscana here I come. Print your Olive Garden Coupon.

Lunch 69

Lunch Lunches Gardening Garden 69

Couponing 101

AUGUST 16, 2013

Right now Amazon has these 3-compartment Bento Lunch Box Containers (Set of 4) for only $13.95! The fastest way to pack a lunch box, guaranteed. Just one bottom and one lid means you’ll be packing lunches quickly for work or school. Even make homemade “Lunchables!” Save time, money, paper, and plastic.

School Lunch 60

School Lunch Lunch Lunches Amazon 60

Couponing 101

AUGUST 11, 2014

Right now Amazon has this Set of 4 Classic Bento Lunch Box Containers for just $13.95 Just one bottom and one lid means you’ll be packing lunches quickly for work or school. Even make homemade “Lunchables” Container lids stay put, but can be easily removed by toddlers. Save time, money, paper, and plastic.

Lunch 70

Lunch Lunches Amazon School Lunch 70

Couponing 101

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

And since we’re all pretty frugal around here, I’m sure most of us strive to send our kids to school with homemade lunches. Have you ever thought about what kind of effect your kids’ school lunches have on the environment? Each prize pack comes with the following: 1 Reusable Kids Konserve Lunch Sack.

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Lunch Lunches Giveaway Kids 91

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 16, 2018

Tuesday: Shredded pork sandwiches, wild rice, garden salad, homemade applesauce. Thursday: Burgers, garden salad, homemade applesauce. Breakfasts, lunches, snacks included: I picked strawberries last weekend and made homemade jelly, a family favorite. I also served garden salad and garlic bread. Monday: Leftover night.

Homemade 100

Homemade Gardening Garden Leftovers 100

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

I made a batch of granola This is not unique or creative, I know…but homemade granola IS pretty cheap, and it doesn’t take long to make either. I made a heels-only grilled cheese Yesterday when I was poking around my kitchen to see what I should eat for lunch, I noticed that there were two lone whole wheat bread heels.

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Frugal Food and Drink Re-use Drinks 196

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 27, 2015

This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: Homemade Pizza , homemade sugar-free applesauce. Thursday: Easy Chicken Noodle soup (with leftover chicken from Monday and homemade chicken stock ), homemade applesauce, garlic bread. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches & Snacks. Sunday: Leftovers.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Homemade 100

Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 6, 2013

Under the Sea Lunch: Fish Bites and Seashells & Cheese. Why have a plain ol’ lunch when you can make it an under the sea adventure! Let your kids imaginations soar with this fun ocean-themed lunch. Recipe type: lunch. Homemade Tarter Sauce. Back to School Recipes kids lunch lunch ideas shark week'

Lunch 65

Lunch Lunches Freezers Bread 65

The Coupon Game

AUGUST 19, 2011

BREAKFAST: Blueberry Pancakes, Scrambled Eggs, & Turkey Bacon Cinnamon Raisin Bagel Bake w/Fresh Fruit Cereal w/Skim Milk & Sliced Bananas Whole Wheat Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins w/Sausage & Fruit Muesli Parfaits w/Toast LUNCH: (This is the first week ever that I am packing lunches for my kid's school lunch.

Menu Planning 49

Menu Planning Menu Plans Lunch Lunches 49

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 23, 2015

Sunday: After church we went out to lunch with my parents to a local sub/sandwich shop. Monday: Meatball sandwiches, steamed broccoli & peas, homemade applesauce. A big pan of lasagna means yummy leftovers for lunch! Thursday: Pasta e Fagioli soup , homemade artisan bread , and homemade applesauce.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Homemade 100

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 23, 2015

This Week’s Dinners: Monday: Pasta e Fagoili soup and cheap, yet tasty homemade garlic bread. Thursday: Homemade Clam Chowder and cheap, yet tasty garlic bread. Friday: Tonight, I’m making homemade pizza with apple slices on the side. Tuesday: Cook Once, Eat Twice night. My family went crazy over this meal.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Homemade 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

I spent the evening making a batch of homemade sugar-free applesauce. homemade applesauce. homemade applesauce. Tuesday: cheeseburgers, fries, steamed vegetables, homemade applesauce. homemade applesauce. This week’s breakfasts, lunches, and snacks: Breakfasts included cereal, eggs & toast.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Homemade Financial Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: Cheese burgers, fries, steamed broccoli, and homemade applesauce. I browned meat, using my homemade taco seasoning and layered chips, meat, cheese, chopped onions, and tomatoes on a large rimmed baking sheet. Monday: Homemade Turkey Noodle soup and garden salad. My most favorite dinner!

Leftovers 100

Leftovers Homemade Kids and Family Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 22, 2016

Last Saturday, I made a trip to an apple orchard to get enough apples to make my Sugar-Free Homemade Applesauce to last us through the rest of winter. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: I made homemade meatballs for the first time using a random recipe I found on Pinterest. I served with homemade applesauce.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Homemade Freezers 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Sunday: leftover lasagna (from Friday night), garden salad, and cheap, but tasty garlic homemade. Monday: Roasted Fish with Tomatoes & Olives , steamed broccoli, homemade applesauce. Tuesday: Salsa Chicken Casserole, homemade applesauce, salad. Thursday: Roasted pork chops and Brussels sprouts and homemade applesauce.

Friends And Family Sale 100

Friends And Family Sale Homemade Leftovers Kids and Family 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

I packed food for breakfast and lunches, but we did go out to dinner on both nights…did I mention we spent the entire weekend at a pool…restaurant budget blown! I adapted slightly, because I didn’t have cilantro and chilies and I used my homemade taco seasoning for flavoring. Wednesday: Spaghetti night.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Kids and Family Homemade 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 20, 2015

Monday: Chicken & black bean enchiladas and homemade sugar-free applesauce. roasted asparagus, homemade applesauce. roasted asparagus, homemade applesauce. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches & Snacks. Tuesday: Chicken Broccoli Alfredo from Damn Delicious. Thursday: Parmesan chicken tenders.

Burritos 100

Burritos Homemade Costco Leftovers 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

When I got home, I washed the apples in some vinegar water and made my first batch of homemade sugar-free applesauce of the season. for dessert, and the rest were packed in my kids’ lunches. Monday: Sirloin Steak with pan sauce, Hasselback Potatoes , garden salad, homemade applesauce. We ate leftovers.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget 2017 Home and Garden 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 16, 2015

I served the chili with homemade artisan bread and homemade sugar-free applesauce. I served with my homemade sugar-free applesauce. Friday : Tonight, I’m grilling Red Pepper & Feta Turkey Burgers , baking homemade oven fries and steaming broccoli. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches & Snacks.

Leftovers 100

Leftovers Homemade Freezers Ovens 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 5, 2016

Our kitchen was pretty bare so the kids bought their lunch at school. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday & Sunday: Knowing that we’d be in a pool for the weekend, I packed pasta salad, homemade chicken tenders, my mom’s chicken salad sandwiches, apples, bananas, and various snacks. Monday & Tuesday: Take out!

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Home and Garden Daughter 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 30, 2015

This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: Ham loaf, cheesy broccoli rice baked potatoes , homemade sugar-free applesauce. I browned 2 lbs of turkey and used my homemade taco seasoning. Friday : Homemade Pizza , carrots & hummus and apple slices. Have you heard of ham loaf? It might be a central PA thing, but we LOVE it.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Tacos Freezers 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 9, 2017

One of the most coveted school supplies in my house is the lunch box. I fear when I’m not present (in the cafeteria), and their packed lunch is less than attractive, it will also end up in the trash, and not their bellies. How can I pack a lunch for my kids that is nutritious, appealing, and anything but boring?

Lunch 100

Lunch Lunches Kids and Family Daughter 100

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Homemade baked goods: Oatmeal Raspberry Muffins w/ Chocolate Chips , waffles, pancakes, scones, etc. – (W & Sat). Lunches: Soups & Homemade Breads – The BEST EVER Enchilada Soup (more often in the fall & winter, less in the summer). Pasta w/ homemade white sauce, Chicken, & Veggies. Baked Ziti.

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Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Food and Drink 246

Shereen Travels Cheap

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Portland Night Market - Once a month, a ton of local artists descend on a big warehouse in town and sell their amazing wares: homemade jewelry, jams, clothing, art, and more. Plus you'll find a bunch of food vendors outside to fuel your shopping venture. We hit up brunch, when they were doing a Tiki Santa meet.

Activism 199

Activism Portland Zoo Museum 199

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 24, 2021

You can buy a box of pita crisps for less, but the homemade version is much better and worth the extra 65 cents and time. Dressing Ideas: ALDI has bottled Greek dressing or make your own: Homemade Greek Salad Dressing. This salad makes a perfect lunch or serves well alongside grilled steak, chicken, or fish for dinner.

Homemade 130

Homemade Cooking Burritos Kids and Family 130

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 6, 2015

Monday: Tortellini & Spinach Soup , homemade sugar-free applesauce. I had no desire to head out in the snow, so I searched my pantry and found that I had a box of spaghetti and a jar of marinara, so dinner was spaghetti, garden salad, homemade garlic bread. Tuesday: Roasted Pork Chops, Potatoes & Green beans.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Tacos 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 12, 2015

I served with steamed broccoli and the very last container of my homemade sugar-free applesauce. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches & Snacks: Breakfast was eggs & toast, peanut butter toast, and cereal. Tuesday: Grilled Pineapple & Teriyaki Turkey Burgers. I made a triple batch to store the extras in the freezer.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Homemade Freezers 100

For the Mommas

MAY 14, 2014

You can use it as an appetizer or pair with a green salad for a light lunch or dinner. This pizza is light, spring like, and delicious. You can make a million different variations on this recipe. The white sauce is rich and will pair well with some sundried tomatoes, prosciutto, mushrooms, or broccoli if you want to change it up.

Pizza 74

Pizza Homemade Main Dishes Ovens 74

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 29, 2016

Wednesday: This was by far my favorite meal of the week: Roasted Pork Tenderloin , brussel sprouts, and homemade applesauce. We also had homemade applesauce. Friday: Homemade Easy Lasagna. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast we ate eggs & toast and cereal. I NEED YOUR HELP!

Leftovers 100

Leftovers Friends And Family Sale Kids and Family Homemade 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Homemade Applesauce. Homemade Applesauce. This week’s breakfasts, lunches, and snacks: Breakfasts included hard-boiled eggs, cereal, yogurt, and fruit. Lunches included sandwiches, pasta, chicken nuggets, soups, apples, pretzels, and yogurt sticks. I served with garden salad for me, steamed veggies for the kids.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Tacos 100

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Homemade Crafts. My aunt gifts her nieces and nephews with loaves of homemade cinnamon bread every Christmas. There’s nothing better than a homemade meal that only needs to be heated up. Host a Homemade Meal. Pack lunch and/or yummy snacks and water bottles, and hit the trails for a day of fresh air and exercise.

Christmas 130

Christmas Gifts Home and Garden Flowers and Gifts 130

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 3, 2014

And not one person complained about the dinners or their breakfasts and lunches. A couple of notes to keep in mind: I keep a moderately stocked freezer with marked down meat , loss leaders , batch pre-cooked meat , cooked beans , homemade baked goods and sauces. Lunches Included: leftovers. Homemade Chocolate Pudding.

March 100

March Groceries Grocery Homemade 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Homemade Sugar-Free Applesauce. homemade applesauce. homemade applesauce. This week’s breakfasts, lunches, and snacks: Breakfasts included hard-boiled eggs, yogurt, and fruit. Lunches included sandwiches, chicken nuggets, soups, apples, pretzels, and yogurt sticks. Thursday: . Thanks mom & dad!

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Freezers Kids and Family 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Monday: Cajun Red Beans & Rice , garden salad, homemade sugar-free applesauce. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches & Snacks. For lunches and snacks we ate leftovers, pb & j sandwiches, apples, oranges, tortilla chips & salsa and Girl Scout cookies. Tuesday: Easy Lasagna , garden salad. We liked this soup.

Leftovers 100

Leftovers Budgeting Budget Costco 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Sunday: Leftover ham & bean soup, homemade applesauce. Tuesday: Roasted pork chops, potatoes, and green beans and homemade applesauce. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches & Snacks. Lunches and snacks included sandwiches, apples, oranges, pretzels, tortilla chips & salsa. They make the BEST soup.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Homemade 100