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Soup Can Bread

2 cups boiling water 2 tsp. baking soda 1 lb. dates, chopped 2 cups sugar 1 tsp salt 2 Tblsp. butter, softened 2 eggs, beaten 2 tsps. vanilla extract 4 cups flour 1 cup nuts (your choice) chopped You’ll need 9 clean soup cans.  Be sure to smooth out any rough edges from taking the […]

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Homemade Granola Muesli

This isn’t a recipe per se, but rather a way to make your own muesli for breakfast, which is almost always healthier than store-bought and takes advantage of buying in bulk, or utilizing seasonal items that come cheap. It’s basically mixing a whole bunch of things, making your own muesli with the ingredients that you […]

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Taco Stew – Crock Pot

3 FROZEN chicken breasts 1 pkg taco seasoning 1 pkg ranch dip dressing 1 can rotel (as hot as you want) 1 can whole kernel corn 1 can white beans 1 can black beans 1 can kidney beans In crockpot place the FROZEN chicken breasts on the bottom, sprinkle taco and ranch dip seasoning on […]

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Zucchini Jam

Fruits and berries are spendy, but you or a friend are likely to have an abundance of zucchini. Also, pectin can be costly. This jam recipe bypasses both and is absolutely delicious! 6 C peeled and shredded zucchini (remove seeds) 6 C sugar 1 16 oz. can crushed pineapple,undrained 1 6 oz Jello (any flavor) […]

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Zucchini Relish

The next time you forget to lock your car and later find the back seat full of zucchini, don’t despair. Instead make this delicious sweet relish! (Note from Hillbilly Housewife… That is so funny and so true.  Anyone who grows zucchini or has a neighbor, family, or friend who does, knows all about getting rid […]

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Black Bean Cabbage Slaw

Shred some cabbage as for slaw. Add 1/2 can of rinsed and drained black beans. Add very large spoon full of Miracle Whip. Add large spoon full of sweet relish. Mix gently. Sprinkle with black pepper. Quick, easy, delicious, and frugal. Minced onion would be good, and maybe some shredded zucchini. Disclosure: Some of the […]

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How To Freeze Peaches

I love peaches, I love peaches even more when they are frozen!!! As a kid, my mom would always buy bulk peaches when in season and freeze them in big batches. I liked eating them when they were still frozen but found it difficult when frozen in large batches. So I came up with this idea…its […]

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Recipe For Grape Ice Cream

My 8-year-old is a big fan of grapes. She loves them for snack, grape juice, grape jelly… you name it. With my recent obsession with making ice cream she's been asking for grape ice cream. We tried a few different recipes and after some little tweaks we came up with the recipe for grape ice […]

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Ice Cream Smore Sandwich

anilla ice cream over the chocolate ice cream. Arrange remaining graham crackers over the ice cream, again cutting the crackers to fit the pan. Slightly reheat the remaining chocolate sauce if necessary, then drizzle in a pretty pattern over the top layer of the graham crackers. Put in freezer and freeze solid for about 3 […]

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