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Until a couple of years ago I never even thought to make cupcakes from scratch. Those cake mix boxes are so convenient, tasty, and cheap that it’s hard not to reach for them when you know you have special treats to make. Not to mention the pictures on the boxes basically make you drool all […] More
One of the best methods to stretch a grocery budget or prevent perishables from going bad is to toss them in the freezer. What dairy products besides ice cream and frozen yogurt survive the arctic temperatures? Surprisingly most do. Milk Pasteurized homogenized milk can be frozen for up to one month. Non-fat and low-fat milks […] More
Trick or treat? It’s Halloween, kids dress up and hit the streets collecting as much candy as they can carry and then some. Once they arrive home and have devoured enough to make Willy Wonka blush, what happens to the loot? Lord knows the kids don’t need it and throwing it away just seems like a […] More
Eating more fruits and vegetables is a staple required for a healthy well-balance diet. I have the best of intentions when produce shopping but tend to overbuy. When the end of the week rolls around, I’m tossing out over ripe or rotting produce that we didn’t eat and throwing the money spent out along with […] More
When grocery shopping, you’ve probably noticed meat and poultry to be one of the largest budget busters in your cart. Beef, poultry, pork  and fish rarely (if ever) have coupons, but most entrée recipes center around them.  So how do we reduce the grocery bill and still get our protein fill? Here are 5 quick […] More
When it comes to cooking meals quickly and inexpensively the best place to start is a well-stocked pantry. We’re not talking stockpiling, just the basic items that can be used in combination with meats, produce, pasta or grains to get a meal on the table on busy evenings. Having these basics on hand at all […] More
Who doesn’t love a warm cinnamon roll fresh from the oven to start their day? Â I know I do, but the act of making fresh cinnamon rolls is daunting. Â You’d have to wake-up at 3am just to enjoy the rolls by the time the kids are heading out the door. Â So, when I stumbled upon […] More
I don’t know about your kids but my boys LOVE instant oatmeal. My youngest will eat it every day for breakfast if we have it. There’s one problem with store bought instant oatmeal though, it comes in those single serve packets and one just doesn’t do it for my kids. They eat 2 – 3 […] More
Is meal planning a foreign concept to you? It was to me for many years. I would look at what we had in the pantry and think “I can’t make a meal out of this junk.” Â So off to the store we’d run to buy a few items for dinner, but somehow we always ended […] More