I use a lot of vanilla in my baking. The last time I ran out of vanilla, I picked up a replacement bottle at my local grocery store. Of course I was happy with the store brand and began comparing prices. At $11.99 for the 4 ounce bottle verses $3.49 for the 1 ounce bottle, [...]
Archive for the ‘Frugal Meal Tips’ Category
February 23, 2009
Frugal Vanilla Find
February 19, 2009
Super Easy Grape Jelly
Being a mom I make a lot of PB&J’s. They’re cheap enough but I had to know could I get even more frugal? After making my strawberry preserves, I wondered if I make grape jelly too. How hard can it be? I looked that up too and was shocked at how frugal and easy grape [...]
February 17, 2009
It’s Strawberry Season! Find your local Farmer’s Market NOW!!!
Here is Florida we’re beginning to see the inexpensive of strawberries. At our local farmer’s market I can get a flat (about 12 pounds) for about $8 in the best weeks. At Sam’s you can only get 4 pounds for $8. Big difference. It sure makes me want to buy all the strawberries insight! Whoa [...]
February 13, 2009
Strawberry Preserves
Last week I made my first batch of strawberry preserves. It was super easy and frugal too. I had some extra strawberries - more than we could eat. So I looked up a recipe (see below). Plus you’re doing the landfills a favor but reusing your own canning jars.
Ingredients
2 Cups of crushed berries (about 2 [...]
January 26, 2009
Make Your Own Onion & Garlic Powder
Do you use onion powder or garlic powder a lot? Did you know it’s super easy to make your own and much cheaper too! The recipe is the same for either one.
Ingredients:
Onions OR Garlic Cloves
Preparation:
Onions: Peel & finely chop onions
Garlic: Peel and thinly slice garlic cloves
Spread the onion or garlic pieces out on a tray. Bake them at [...]
January 23, 2009
Create Your Own Meal
Cooking frugally is easy when you master some basic skills. And, in today’s economy who doesn’t want to be a little bit more frugal? I just love to create meals with whatever I have on hand. A little bit of this, a little bit of that… I almost never follow a recipe - sort of.
Getting a [...]
January 9, 2009
Not So Boring French Onion Soup Rice
When your trying to be living frugally rice is a staple in our diets. Learning how to be creative with rice can keep it from becoming an “oh no - not again!” dish in your frugal meal. Here is a recipe that is simple and creates a beautiful presentation.
2 cans Condensed French Onion Soup
2 cans [...]
January 2, 2009
$4 per Meal Challenge
As you may already know, I’m raising 3 very hungry boys. That with a 4th male (my husband), full grown and still hungry, I have a house full of what I like to call baby birds. You’ve heard the expression “You eat like a bird” which means that you don’t ever eat much, right? Well [...]
