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Cabbage Casserole Recipe

You don’t have to be a fan of cabbage to like this Cabbage Casserole Recipe. Plus, it’s a great frugal dinner. I got my ground beef for $1.99/lb, cabbage for…

Just another Meal Planning Monday

I’ve decided I need to strategize better. We’ve let ourselves become a bit too lazy… yep… I haven’t been sticking to my cheap ways. And I feel guilty for it.…

30 easy recipes in a mug

College kid? Single? Short lunch break at work? Whatever the reason, sometimes you just need a quick meal. But what if you could make that meal in a coffee mug?…

Cheap Oven Baked Zucchini Fries Recipe

On our recent visit to Jr’s General Store in Bainbridge Ohio, I picked up some fresh produce. I love buying what’s in season and attempting trying make something decent. This…

Kitchen Gadgets That Save Money

There are hundreds of thousands of kitchen gadgets on the market today. There are stores devoted to just kitchen gadgets. Most homes have junk drawers especially for choppers, egg slicers,…

Cheap Gourmet Ingredients For The Home Cook

I love saving recipe cards from my magazines, but a lot of times I just don’t have on hand the ingredients that Martha Stewart does. Over the years I’ve refined…

$50 Challenge – Meal planning for two

I gave myself a challenge this week. Create a meal plan utilizing what I had on hand and allot a $50 budget for whatever else I needed. I wanted to stretch…

Save Money – Slice Your Own Meat

I’ve been buying whole hams for several months now. I bring them home, dice them, slice them, cube them and then freeze it all. But I just discovered that my…