From the monthly archives:

October 2008

Tuna Melts

October 31, 2008

Update: Marcy at Stretching a Buck wrote a great post to answer the “my cell phone doesn’t have text” issue with Cellfire.com! Be sure to check it out if you are in that predicament to see how she dealt with it and how she’s getting her coupons without text or a cell phone!
If you are [...]

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Reader Question and Answer

October 31, 2008

Good morning all! A quick Q & A is in order, as I’ve received some good questions this week. In order for everyone to hear the responses, I’ll do them all in one post! Bare with me!
1. Can you tell me about Cellfire. If you don’t want calls to your cell phone can you still [...]

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Garden Fresh Chili on Red Potatoes

October 30, 2008

A perfect hearty meal to warm my tummy, just before an hour of “begging” in our neighborhood!

Yesterday I was blessed by our farmer’s market! Today is busy, perfect for another crockpot creation! This afternoon I will be at my son’s fall party at the preschool. And tonight is “Beggar’s Night”…apparently the PC term for Trick [...]

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Last Chance at the Farmer’s Market

October 30, 2008

I stopped at my favorite farmer’s market yesterday to pick up some mini pumpkins for my son’s fall party at school. The plan was to just get the pumpkins, but I quickly glanced at the “50% off” section and there were still lots of goodies ready to be sold to ME! I grabbed as many [...]

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Homemade Macaroni and Cheese

October 29, 2008

Stouffer’s has nothing on this yummy homemade favorite!
Ingredients
1 box elbow noodles ($.97), use rice pasta for GF variety
3 T butter ($.25)
3 T flour ($.02)
1-2 cups milk ($.35)
1-2 cups shredded cheddar cheese ($1.25)
Salt and pepper
Leftover butternut squash, cooked and mashed (Free!)
1 large zucchini ($.09) Catch that! $.09 Went to my favorite farmer’s market today to [...]

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Bacon and Egg Quesadillas

October 28, 2008

Ingredients
6 strips of bacon ($.65)
6-8 eggs ($1.05)
1 cup shredded cheese ($.84)
8 Tortillas ($1.09), use natural corn tortillas for gluten free
Salsa ($.25)
2 Pears ($1) Lots of pear sales lately!
Directions
1. Cook bacon in skillet on stove top. Remove and place on paper towel to drain excess fats. Pour most of the fat from the skillet.
2. [...]

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November Menu Plan

October 27, 2008

I can’t believe it’s already the last week of October! As promised, here is my November Menu Plan, including our Thanksgiving Meal Plan!
3 – Pork Fried Rice
4 – Grilled BLTs
5 – Cream of Broccoli Soup
6 – White Chili with Chicken (Thanks Lynn!)
7 – Chickpea Stew (Thanks SavvySuzie!)
8 – Gnocchi
9 – Pork Chops, Mashed Sweet Potatoes
10 [...]

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Creamy Butternut Squash Soup and Baked Chicken

October 27, 2008

A delicious and nutritious fall soup! I borrowed and slightly modified this recipe! I added apple juice in with the broth and it gave the soup just enough extra sweetness!

Ingredients
1 lb Chicken Thighs ($1.85)
1/8 cup Olive Oil Dressing ($.10)
1 large Butternut Squash ($.69) Thanks Aldi!
2 T butter ($.10)
1 small onion ($.20)
1 celery stalk ($.05)
2 small [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – October 27

October 26, 2008

Monday – Butternut Squash Soup and Baked Chicken
Tuesday – Bacon and Egg Quesadillas
Wednesday – Homemade Macaroni and Cheese
Thursday – Chili Topped Potatoes, same recipe but using red potatoes instead!
Friday – Tuna Melts
Saturday – Shepherd’s Pie
Sunday – Taco Soup, or some variation of this meal!
Got a great frugal dinner that you haven’t seen here yet??? I’m [...]

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Corn and Salsa Tortilla Soup

October 25, 2008

Saturday’s around here mean 2 things.
1. Long runs…today I ran 9 miles. Just me and my Shuffle Ipod! I’m proud to say I ran the whole way with one stop at a traffic light to stretch my legs. I’m training to run the Rock and Roll half marathon in San Antonio with my sister next [...]

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