Ideas for Frugal Living
I can’t say that I thought this idea up. It has been circulating in frugality books and web sites for years but I still think it’s a great idea.
Basically you keep an ice cream bucket or Tupperware container in the freezer and add leftover bits and pieces of veggies and meats. This is great for […]
I always have some sort of pancakes in my freezer. They are such a frugal food, made with basic pantry ingredients, they freeze great and can be sweet or savory. I have them for breakfast, lunch, even dinner.
Here are some of my favorite recipes, these are all tried and true:
Blueberry Blueberry Sour Cream Pancakes Recipe […]
I remember, back in my school days that I was STARVING when I came home from school! Absolutely STARVING. Gosh, it had been 3 1/2 hours since lunch. If I asked, Mom would let me have bread and butter, sometimes sprinkled with sugar or once in a while there was a cookie […]
A vegetable that is always a good buy at the grocery store. Even more frugal is groing them in your garden and storing them for the winter, weather in a cold room,by freezing or canning.
Because of it’s sweetness it’s good for baking as well as it’s use as a vegetable.
One of my favorite carrot recipes […]
When ground beef is on sale , I buy quite a bit and make up this all purpose mix. Out of this mixture I make meatballs, burgers and meatloaves. So handy to have in the freezer for quick meals. The recipe is from allrecipes.com:
Mixture for Meatballs, Meatloaf or Burgers
Submitted by: Peter Gerry
Rated: 4 out of […]
Even though I’ve been cooking for a long time, one thing I haven’t mastered is working with yeast!
I always keep pita bread in the freezer for when the pizza craving strikes. The great thing about these pizzas, is that anything works ! If you don’t have pizza sauce, use spaghetti sauce or salsa.
The topppings are […]
I was raised by a mom who hated to cook, most meals were sandwiches and TV dinners (remember the foil trays with the rubber chicken lol??). I’ve always had an interest in cooking, I started saving recipes in a shoe box as a child. So when I got married, I grabbed my shoe box of […]
This is a sweet bread that can also be called a tea cake. It’s delicious spread with a little butter and all fruit jam.
3 oz melted unsaturated margarine
8 oz whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 oz brown sugar
3 very ripe bananas, mashed
3 oz raisins
2 eggs lightly beaten
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
Dash of salt
Lightly grease […]