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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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! $.09 [...]
Ingredients 6 strips of bacon ($.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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
