Go Green and Save on Shipping with Popcorn
Kitchen Tip: Pop edible popcorn to use as packing material! The holidays are fast approaching and many of us will be packing up boxes of presents to mail out to loved ones. Shipping…
Food
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How to Protect Produce From Spoiling with Sponges
Kitchen Tip: Don’t Let Your Produce Spoil! It’s always a wonderful treat to find fresh produce on sale and stock up on the great find! However, how often does that produce start to…
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How to Make Frozen Grapes
Frozen grapes are a delicious frozen treat that is just right for cooling the summer heat. They're a wonderful alternative to popsicles and, best of all, they're healthy!
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Safeguard Your Menu Plan System When Life Happens
Life doesn’t always go as planned. When meals have to be adjusted to accommodate life’s unexpected circumstances, write it down. Putting your change of plans in writing on your family menu plan can…
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Top 5 Cheap Kids' Snacks for Summer Vacation
The kids may be home for summer vacation and hungry all the time, but that doesn't mean you should wreck your grocery budget by buying expensive snacks!
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How to Stretch Ground Meat with Frugal Fillers
Meat is expensive and if yours is like most frugal families, it takes up a significant portion of your grocery budget. While ground beef, ground chicken, ground pork and ground turkey are many…
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Kitchen Tip: Freeze Extras in Ice Cube Trays
At times, we may throw things away because there is only a small amount left. Now, you can make use of small amounts of leftovers by freezing them for later use. Just use…
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Recipe: Danelle's Frugal Deep Fry Fish Batter Recipe
This frugal batter recipe is great for deep frying fish if you want it to taste restaurant-style. I had fish to fry, but had no beer to make a beer batter or Tempura…
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Don't Take the Lid off Your Crockpot and 4 More Slow Cooker Tips You Didn't Know
Don’t lift the lid! According to the Reynolds company, it’s best to leave the lid on your crockpot / slow cooker the whole time you’re cooking. Each time you lift the lid to…
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Recipe: Big Family Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
Inexpensive ingredients make this one of my favorites. Since starting to cook for my ever-growing family of 8, I've shifted my mindset to big family cooking, meaning my batches have become BIG batches!
