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63 Budget Friendly Meals, Meal Stretchers and Desserts

March 1, 2011 by Tiffany

Have you noticed grocery prices racing up? Yikes! It’s gotten crazy.

This month we’re going to be focusing on saving money on food. We kicked it off yesterday with a new Low-Cost Meals Menu. Today, I’m sharing a list of the least expensive recipes I have. Nearly all of my recipes are budget friendly, but these really counteract those rising prices.

You may notice a lot of rice, beans, pasta and eggs in this list. Basing meals on these ingredients is a great way to keep the cost low.

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Frugal Holiday Cooking and Baking Tips

November 11, 2009 by Tiffany

holiday cooking

Buying extra ingredients for holiday baking and cooking can really add up. Here are a few ideas to keep Christmas and Thanksgiving adventures in the kitchen affordable.

Make a list of your “must make” recipes.

Make a list of all the foods that you know you want to make. Start buying those ingredients now a few at a time, until you’ve gathered them all up. That way you won’t have a huge amount hit your grocery bill at one time. [Read more...]

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Low Cost Menu/Grocery List/Recipes

August 10, 2009 by Tiffany

If you like printing these menus and grocery lists, check out the new Eat at Home Weekly Meal Plan service. Subscribers get both the Traditional and All Slow Cooker versions emailed each week. It’s the easiest way to eat at home!

I pulled the recipes for this week’s menu from my list of Low Cost Meals. Not only are the meals inexpensive, but they are quick to fix.

A few notes about the Low Cost Meals Menu:

Once again, the menu includes a slow cooker meal
You’ll double (or even triple) your effort one day by making dinner + extra for the freezer
I’ve included another dessert recipe, which is also inexpensive
Recipes include Serving Suggestions. Those that are in bold are included in the grocery list in curly brackets {}.
Several meals are stretched by serving them with Depression Era Bread. Even if you’ve never worked with yeast or made homemade bread, please give this a try. It’s easy and the pay off is worth it.

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