June 6th, 2008
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
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
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
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
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
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May 3rd, 2007
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
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
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
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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December 31st, 2006
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 […]
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