My husband and i just determined that we could save about $25-30 per year by purchasing our butter in pound sections at Costco rather than quarters. The difference in price is just under $3 per package of 4 lbs of butter. It may not seem like a lot, but between that and the other little […]
Continue readingWhen I was a child a lady in our church made home-made gummies in the shape of dinosaurs. They were made with grape jelly I think?? She said they were lower in sugar than store-bought. I would love to make these with my kids if anyone has a recipe. Disclosure: Some of the links below […]
Continue readingYet another way to make your dollar stretch further with a larger family is to serve meat and bean chili (seasoning made from scratch) with cornbread. But before you think you have *ho-hum* heard this before, let me tell you how i do it. Using a greased muffin/cupcake pan or other small baking dishes, scoop […]
Continue readingI would like to be able to make my own hazelnut (powdered) coffee creamer. I have been searching the web but have not found a recipe for this flavored coffee creamer. If anyone has any tried-and-true powdered coffee creamer recipes, various flavors, they would be useful. Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, […]
Continue readingI love California rolls (but nobody else in the house does) and I always have nearly 1/2 of an avocado left. I recently found that they freeze quite well. Simply mash the ripe avocado in a bowl and add about a teaspoon of lemon juice and freeze. I freeze them in an ice cube tray, […]
Continue readingI am looking for an old recipe my grandmother used to make. She made a molasses-based cookie dough, but set it on the back of the stove to ferment for three days before baking. The family called them pffersneuses, but most recipes I find for that do not have molasses and use pepper. Her recipe […]
Continue readingI have an abundance of sirloin and round steaks and I need recipes please. We raise our own beef and I need to clean out the freezer. Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a […]
Continue readingI am looking for a recipe that my grandmother talks of often. She made it often when she was in her teens. It is called FRIED FUDGE. She says it is made in a skillet on the stove top. Please help. I’d like to make her some for Christmas. Thanks, Shanley Disclosure: Some of the […]
Continue readingChopped olives added to ground beef when browning give the impression of more meat than there is. Add them to spaghetti sauce when you want to use less meat. Highly Recommended – Penny Pinching Mama Find out how Jill Cooper lived on $500 per month. This e-book is filled with over 500 practical, everyday ideas […]
Continue readingI need to fing some easy and inexpensive gifts for Christmas. Do you have any ideas esp for teenagers (I have a lot of nieces and nephews) and for friends and coworkers? Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you […]
Continue readingMy husband and I used to frequent a Southwestern restaurant in Tulsa, OK around the 21st and Harvard area. We can’t remember the name and they were no longer there when we visited. They had a wonderful concoction of all the leftover smoked meats from the previous day and they called it Pulled Meat Stew. […]
Continue readingMy Grandma use to make a dish on holiday’s..it had while ball’s in it I think it was made from bread dough.had a while sause with poppy seeds in it..They are all gone now But I sure would like to fine that recipe,if anyone can help me ..God Bless & Thank Ya .. Disclosure: Some […]
Continue readingI learned to do this onion thing when I was young. In the really old days women would just braid the tops of onions together and hang them up, but now days the tops are cut off before we ever get them. so you take old panty hose and put an onion in and tie […]
Continue readingI was wondering how to make a marble cake from a yellow cake. I know to reserve some of the yellow batter, but how much cocoa and other chocolately fixins are added? Thank you. Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission […]
Continue readingAt one time my mom had a great breakfast cookie recipe. It used oatmeal & some other things, was low in sugar, and we got to grab one on our way to school in the morning. Do you know any good recipes for this? Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at […]
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