Thrifty Mommy

January 18th, 2008

Hot Cocoa for the Thrifty

Brrrrr.  We’ve had some cold weather this week.  Nothing beats a hot cup of cocoa after coming in from playing with the kids.
Good Housekeeping tested 19 nationally available supermarket brands of cocoa. Surprisingly, Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate hot cocoa tied for first place with Godiva.  Swiss Miss can be purchased for about $1.79 a box.
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By Karen -- 5 comments

January 17th, 2008

Easy Chocolate Dipped Pretzels

I told you all about the sweet 16 birthday bash for my cousin.  Here’s one of the things I made for the party. 

For this project you will need a bag (or two) of pretzel rods and a bag of chocolate wafers.  You can find the chocolate at your local craft store.  We used our Michael’s […]

By Karen -- 11 comments

December 9th, 2007

Question for You All

My aunt is having a party for her daughter’s 16th birthday.  She’s having a chocolate fountain at the party.  We were wondering what type of chocolate she should use.  I’ve heard to use chocolate with cocoa butter and I’ve heard to use any kind of choclate and add oil.  I’ve heard that some brands taste better […]

By Karen -- 4 comments

November 7th, 2007

Chocolate lover’s paradise

Heather over at Chocolate Bytes is hosting a chocolate contest.  I want to win the tshirt so I am tell you about it with shameless abandon.  I have to be honest, though.  I don’t really like chocolate.  I can do without it but I thought the shirt was really cool!  Now throw out a salt […]

By kellys -- 1 comment

October 4th, 2007

Hershey’s Chocolate Recall

Hershey’s has recalled chocolate  for salmonella that was produced at their Smith Falls, Ontario factory from October 15th to November 10th. Chocolate products include

Hershey brand chocolate bars,
chocolate chips,
Oh Henry! bars,
Reese’s peanut butter cups and
Cherry Blossom sweets
White Chocolate

The white chocolate was just added this week. Good thing I don’t particularly care for chocolate.
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September 28th, 2007

Frugal Friday 25: Thrifty Stain Removers

A few weeks ago, Cuddlebug snuck a red crayon into the living room and colored on the beige carpets.  What to do?  I called my frugal friend Revka and thought she might have some tips.  Indeed she did and I was inspired to share some stain removal tips with you.
1.  Crayon on carpet - Spray with […]

By Karen -- 12 comments

June 19th, 2007

Low Fat Chocolate Chip Cookie Dessert

I’ve had this recipe before using regular cookies and whipped topping, but I recently discovered that there is a low fat version. This dessert is super easy to make. When you’re going to a potluck dinner, take this dish along. You’ll know you can eat it and it’s yummy so others will like it too!
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By Karen -- 10 comments

June 8th, 2007

Thrifty party favors in chocolate thanks to Rachael Ray!

The ladies at church just recently gave me a baby shower. I so appreciated the effort and friendship that came with it. One thing I found very fun and interesting was the take home gifts that they made. They were the big Hershey’s candy bars with my son’s name and due date […]

By kellys -- 1 comment

January 18th, 2007

Chocolate Stain Nightmare

Last night my little boy wanted some candy.  I gave him some Sweetarts and I gave my daughter a choice of Sweetarts or chocolate.  She picked chocolate.  Within a few minutes, my little boy (17 months old) came into the kitchen with chocolate all over his hands and face.  Unfortunately, that wasn’t the end of the mess.  
I walked […]

By Karen -- 3 comments