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Cooking At Home

Make Restaurant Style Meals at Home (And Save Some Cash!)

May 22, 2009

We save a lot of money in our household by preparing nearly all meals at home but that doesn’t mean we eat boring meals or the same old stuff. I found that by preparing meals at home that are similar to our favorite restaurant entrees, we actually feel content, don’t feel deprived by [...]

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Five Tips for Healthy Eating on a Budget

April 3, 2009

Eating healthy is a priority for many families. However, if your budget is a concern, you may be worried that preparing healthy meals might be more expensive than preparing less healthy meals. You want your family to enjoy nutritious meals, but you want to keep your grocery bills as low as you can. [...]

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Cooking and Baking Your Way to Savings

March 28, 2009

Cooking and baking are both great ways to stretch your food budget. Coupons are good too, but the easiest way to cut your food costs is to prepare as many of your meals at home as possible. Cooking your meals at home will be not only more affordable, but more nutritious, too. [...]

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Cold Lunch Ideas – Brown-Bagging Your Lunch

March 27, 2009

You’ve heard me say time and time again that one of the best ways to save money on food is to take your lunch to work. Cutting these expensive meals from your food budget can save you as much as $200 each month. However, coming up with a variety of meal options everyday [...]

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Cheap Organizational Tools for Your Recipes

March 25, 2009

After cooking at home for a long time, you’re bound to start collecting recipes from many places. Perhaps your favorite oatmeal cookies recipe is in that cookbook your sister gave you for Christmas. Your favorite chicken noodle casserole recipe, though, came from the side of a bag of egg noodles. And, your [...]

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Italian Chicken Zucchini – Cook At Home Day

March 18, 2009

This is one of our family’s favorite Italian meals and it is a snap to put together.
Ingredients:
12 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into small pieces
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cans Del Monte Zucchini With Tomato Sauce
Directions:
Saute chicken breast and onion in olive oil until cooked thoroughly. Add the [...]

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Pumpkin Muffins – Cook at Home Day

March 11, 2009

A few weeks ago I found canned pumpkin on clearance at my local Publix. I’ve been trying out a variety of pumpkin recipes. These pumpkin muffins turned out well!
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sugar
1 can (15 ounces) [...]

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Homemade Maple Syrup

March 9, 2009

The following is a guest post from Frugal Girls.
In my quest to cut costs and eat healthier, about one year ago I started making my own homemade maple syrup!
Now don’t get me wrong…I’m not saying that maple syrup is healthy! However, I do like that this recipe uses real sugar as opposed to [...]

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White Chicken Chili – Cook At Home Day

March 4, 2009

This is an outstanding chicken chili recipe. The great northern beans make the dish very filling and satisfying.
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup white onion chopped
1/2 cup celery chopped
3 tablespoons flour
1 can chicken stock
2 cans great northern beans
1-1/2 cups cooked chicken diced
Directions:
Saute onion and celery in olive oil until translucent. [...]

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Frugal Recipes – Carmelized Butternut Squash and Simple Green Beans

March 2, 2009

This is a guest post by SimplyForties.
Winter is the perfect time of year for squash. They are plentiful, nutritious and inexpensive. Try this simple, delicious recipe for carmelized butternut squash and you’ll be sorry to see the season end.
Carmelized Butternut Squash
2 medium butternut squash (4 to 5 pounds total)
6 [...]

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