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Thrifty Mommy

June 6th, 2008

Thrifty Links for 6/6/08

My friend Revka at The Porch Light shares 5 ways to save on car insurance.
Lisa shares a recipe for baked banana squares.  This sounds delicious and I’m excited to try a new recipe for my bananas.
Linette shares some tips for grilling vegetables.
Marye shares a recipe for homemade caramel frappuccino. She even gives us a recipe for […]

By Karen -- 4 comments

December 6th, 2007

Ready to go Bacon

Every once in a while, I will share a time saver that might not be such a money saver.  This is one of those times.  Hormel has a great ready cooked bacon package that takes seconds in the microwave.  I got about 15 pieces of perfect bacon that took about 5 seconds each in the […]

By kellys -- 3 comments

August 24th, 2007

Frugal Friday 20: 15 Summer Cooking Tips

Happy 20 weeks of Frugal Fridays.  Wow!  I can’t believe it’s been 20 weeks.  It seems like only 5. 
Well, it’s blazing hot outside.  If you’re like me, you try not to turn on the stove if you can help it.  Here are some tips to keep you out of the kitchen and keep your house […]

By Karen -- 19 comments

July 8th, 2007

Cinnamon Roll Recipe

I have such fond memories of my mom baking bread, making yeast rolls, wedding cakes, cinnamon rolls, and other fattening, wonderful goodies.  She still makes them, but I’m not around for it. 
I was glad that I stumbled across The Pioneer Woman and found Cinnamon Rolls 101.  She gives you complete step by step instructions for […]

By Karen -- 4 comments

July 3rd, 2007

Thrifty Links for July 3rd

Make it from Scratch blog carnival at Stop the Ride!
20 Things to Do with Old Bed Sheets
American Sign Language
Thai Cooking - complete with great pictures
Tags: bed-sheets, blog carnival, cooking, frugal, links, recipes, sign-language, stop-the-ride!, thriftyShare This

By Karen -- 0 comments

May 3rd, 2007

Free Kid Friendly Recipes

Today I came across a great site for recipes that kids can help make.  We all know that kids are more likely to eat something if they helped make it.  Having your children help prepare a meal or snack is a great way to get them to eat nutritious foods. 
Parent Center has over 400 recipes […]

By Karen -- 1 comment

March 30th, 2007

Easy Shepherd’s Pie Recipe

 
Earlier in the week, I told you about using hamburger in a way to make your meals easier.  Sunday this tip saved me a lot of time.  I had to make something for a covered dish meal for church and had very little time to do it.  I used the hamburger tip to make this […]

By Karen -- 1 comment

March 26th, 2007

Making Meals Easier

I did something last week to save time on meal preparation and I wanted to share this idea with you. 
Last week, my local grocery store had hamburger on sale for a really good price.  I bought a large family pack.  I cooked ALL of the ground hamburger and added some ground turkey to help cut […]

By Karen -- 9 comments

January 23rd, 2007

Cute Winter Ideas At Family Fun

I spotted these cute snowman cupcakes at Family Fun.  They were so cute, that I just had to share.  Family Fun also has craft ideas, boredom busters, costume ideas, printables, outdoor winter fun ideas, and so much more.  Be sure and stop by their site for an activity that you can do with your kids this week. 
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By Karen -- 0 comments

December 31st, 2006

A Little Something To Make Your Life Easier

I don’t mean to sound like an infomerical :grin:, but I was websurfing today and came across the nifty Sili Gourmet Sling.  This sling slips under your turkey, fish, or other meat while you’re cooking it and then allows you to easily pick up the meat without dropping it.  This would certainly come in handy […]

By Karen -- 0 comments