Homemade coffee creamer recipes at Deliciously Organic
Let’s say you have a coffee shop taste, but a coffee at home budget. My trick is to brew (and sometimes grind) flavored specialty coffee beans, and pour milk in my cup. I gave up a long time ago on...
View ArticleBeans for dinner? Prudent Homemaker has menu ideas!
Are you looking for new menu ideas as you work with a beans and rice budget, a vegetarian diet, follow the Meatless Monday trend, or observe meatless days during Lent? Prudent Homemaker has a day by...
View ArticleThe college kid chef: Michael D’Onofrio of University of South Carolina
Can a college student learn how to cook for himself? Michael D’Onofrio, a sophomore psychology student at University of South Carolina, has figured out not only how to cook to survive, but to also have...
View ArticleRecipe: Shepherd’s pie for dinner
If this dish sounds delish for dinner, this is the time of year in which you can get many of the ingredients for relatively cheap given the Thanksgiving grocery sales. I made it last night for dinner,...
View ArticleThanksgiving leftover recipe ideas
Do you have any Thanksgiving dinner leftovers? What can you do with them in lieu of a menu encore? Here are some ideas: Food Network: Thanksgiving leftovers recipes - includes pot pie and a loaded...
View ArticleBudget-friendly Christmas cookie recipes
One of the Christmas traditions that families continue to cherish is making Christmas cookies either with the kids, or for the kids, for a bake sale, or for a cookie swap. The tricky situation for...
View ArticleWhat beverage goes with Christmas cookies? Christmas coffee, of course!
In the 1980s, I was given a “gift in a jar” recipe for what was called Bavarian Mint Coffee Mix. I thought it was pretty good and kept the recipe. In 2005, my daughter and I looked over that recipe and...
View ArticleHot sandwich mix – one at a time
This tip comes from Sara Noel’s Frugal Village column. This is a great idea! Easy hot sandwiches: I put cupcake liners in a muffin tin and fill them with cooked barbecue pulled pork or Sloppy Joe...
View ArticleOld school molasses crinkle cookies
The theme for my newspaper column next week is on asking your family elders how Christmas was celebrated decades ago. And here is one such story: If my grandma and her sister were still alive, I’m sure...
View ArticleBook report: The Frugal Foodie Cookbook
If you are looking for frugal inspiration in the kitchen, I recommend reading and perhaps adding to your collection “The Frugal Foodie Cookbook” by Lara Starr with Lynette Shirk. This book, published...
View ArticleCost of Food: Woman’s Day Sept. 2013 recipe collection
There are numerous lifestyle and food magazines where you can find recipes in just about any cuisine you can imagine. But it’s not very often that these features include the cost per serving analysis....
View ArticleRecipe try-out: Giant Valentine Cookie
By Paula Wethington / Monroe on a Budget I am the Toll House Cookie Queen of my family based on the fact I can replicate my Grandma Sophie’s version to everyone’s satisfaction. Last week, I saw Nestle...
View ArticleRecipe try-out: Best Iced Holiday Sugar Cookie
By Paula Wethington / Monroe on a Budget This cookie recipe has a story. I work in the newsroom at The Monroe News in Monroe, Mich., where my duties include serving on the social media team. In...
View ArticleRecipe try-out: Hot cross buns
By Paula Wethington / Monroe on a Budget Every now and then a recipe gets my attention with the thought “I can do THAT!” Betty Crocker’s Bread Machine Hot Cross Buns was the one that sparked my...
View ArticleWatch for the “Good and Cheap” cookbook in September
The Monroe News has an Associated Press feature about the “Good and Cheap” cookbook that is due out in hardback in September. After reading the story, I’ve decided to get a copy of the cookbook when it...
View ArticleThe cookie math: is homemade or store-bought cheaper?
The Monroe on a Budget column runs Tuesday in The Monroe News. Here is the Oct. 28 installment: By Paula Wethington / Monroe on a Budget Has anyone tried to tell you that make-it-yourself or cook from...
View ArticleIs homemade applesauce worth the effort?
I’ve been doing a lot of baking and home cooking this week, mostly because I had the time to do that with a couple of personal days off work. One of the dishes I made was homemade applesauce. I wasn’t...
View ArticleKitchen economics: Converting grocery packages to recipe quantities
By Paula Wethington / Monroe on a Budget Are you perplexed on calculating the quantities of pantry ingredients you need to purchase for recipes you plan to make during the holiday dinner and baking...
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