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Cooking Inexpensively
If you are cleaning out your cupboard with Denise from Shopper Strategy, you may want to check out the January challenge on Coupon Teacher as well. I am inviting you to Tame Your Stockpile this month! Part One: Eating from Your Stockpile—One of the best ways to “Tame” your stockpile is to use some of [...]
Are your cabinets, refrigerator and freezer neatly organized and inventoried or are they a little more like mine—overflowing and unorganized? If I stopped to really go through everything I have on hand, I probably wouldn’t have to shop (except for eggs and milk) for the next three months! Okay, that might be a bit of [...]
With only 11 days left in the Countdown to Christmas, I hope you’re staying warm & dry. My girls love the snow—they love to see it, and they love to play in it. They even love to shovel it. Which is lucky for our family, because I? Am not a fan of the outdoors. Especially [...]
The Countdown to Christmas is heating up—13 days until Christmas. I love holiday baking—I love homemade gifts, my friend’s annual Christmas cookie swap and, well, eating delicious treats. What I don’t love is high grocery bills throughout the month of December. Sugar, flour, eggs, butter, vanilla are all used in mass quantities this month, but [...]
The Countdown to Christmas is on—21 days until Christmas. Day 4 of our countdown is brought to you by Cafe Mom. Need a coffee break? Play Latte Land, the new moms-only game on CafeMom, and run your own virtual coffee shop. Play Latte Land now! Today’s holiday idea comes from Angie Six—yes, just like the [...]
Whether you’re hosting the big meal at home or preparing just a few dishes to pitch in with others, Thanksgiving dinner can get a little pricey. There are hostess gifts, decorations, dinnerware and, for course, turkey with all the trimmings. I’ve been hosting Thanksgiving dinner for several years, and because of my girls’ food allergies, [...]
Even if you’ve carefully planned the week’s menu, it doesn’t take much for things to fall apart. Meetings run late, extra practices get added to your calendar, kids get sick—and you find yourself running through the drive-thru just to have something you can call dinner. Most nights, I cook from scratch—anywhere from an easy to [...]
One of our girls’ favorite grilled treats is pizza. Partly, because we don’t get to eat a lot of pizza. I usually have to make our gluten free crust from scratch. Plus, it’s so much fun to eat pizza with grill marks on the crust, and I’m always up for an excuse to cook outside [...]
We’ve grilled sandwiches. We’ve learned the difference between rubs and marinades. We’ve made leftover grilled chicken into delicious wraps. Now it’s time for the grand finale…desserts! Grilled fruits are impressive and unique with little effort. Here’s a few of my favorite grilled desserts that require little to no additional preparation (though don’t underestimate a good [...]
