Budget Recipes

Big Game Party Appetizer Ideas

February 3, 2010

Are you looking for some cooking inspiration for your Super Bowl party on Sunday. I have two free ones to share. First, doesn’t that dip look delicious? It’s a white bean dip recipe shares by the $5 Dinner mom. It includes roasted garlic, yum! This one is cheap, healthy and good!
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Recipe: German Apple Pancake

November 23, 2009

Last week Ihad a lot of fun reading the many ways you use Carnation Evaporated Milk. Some of you have found very many creative ways to use it and some of you learned new ways to use it. Today I want to share a recipe that will serve a double purpose. Not only will you [...]

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Frugal Summer Treats Round Up

June 30, 2009

I love the summer! I live in Wisconsin where the summer seems not long enough, so we make the best of it. I also like to spoil our family with nice summer treats to cool down after running outside in the yard. I have compiled anice list of summer treats you can enjoy with your [...]

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Frugal Birthday Party Food Ideas

March 27, 2009

Tomorrow is my son’s birthday party. While I have figured out the cupcakes, goodie bags and entertainment, I needed help in the grown up food department. The party is to be held after lunch but I wanted to have a small appetizer people could enjoy while there. But I didn’t want it to bee too [...]

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Making Do with What You Have: Alfredo Sauce

March 20, 2009

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Yesterday afternoon before I started making dinner I had a change of heart. The plan initially was to defrost some pot roast, make roasted sweet potatoes and broccoli. But my tummy was not asking for that, what I really wanted was pasta with alfredo sauce. That was a problem because I don’t keep jarred [...]

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General Muffin Recipe

January 20, 2009

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This is a situation that happens to me often: I set to make something only to find that I do not have all of the ingredients on hand. Most times instead of looking for alternatives I give up on making what I set out to cook. This general recipe for muffins is almost a [...]

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Zucchini Double Whammy

August 21, 2008

The zucchinis are here and by the truckload. This is what I made for dinner last night: zucchini soup and zucchini dinner rolls.
The soup is incredibly easy to make. In a large pot, I added two tbs olive oil and a quarter onion diced and cooked until translucent. To this I added [...]

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Peach Butter Recipe

August 16, 2008

I was asked by a couple of readers to share the recipe I used to make Peach Butter earlier this week. This recipe comes from The Ball Blue Book of Preserving. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to can food items. I paid around $7 for it and it [...]

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Frugal Food Series: Falafel

June 23, 2008

In this household everyone loves Falafel, which is a great accomplishment since my husband is not big on beans at all. Here is my favorite Falafel recipe from Allrecipes. I love making this when I am getting overflowed by cucumber from the garden.

1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained
1 onion, chopped
1/2 cup [...]

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Butter Bean, Tuna and Celery Salad

June 16, 2008

This recipe comes from April 08 Food and Wine Magazine. I tried it today and I must say it is really good. The buttery beans are counterbalanced by the crunchiness of the celery and the tartness of the lemon-Dijon dressing. It’s also a double dipper frugal dinner: beans and tuna in one [...]

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