Making the Frugal Life Fabulous
I know it is only mid-July but the kids will be headed back to school in less than a month here. I have always found it is hard to get back into the routine after summer. Mornings seem rushed before school and there isn’t always a lot of time to eat breakfast. Breakfast doesn’t have […]
I love freezer meals! I can spend a couple of hours making some meals that my family loves and then I have meals to make when I am busy and just don’t have the time to cook. It allows me to still feed my family homemade dinners on busy nights and I save money instead […]
Years ago I tried my hand at making crock pot yogurt. I or my family didn’t care for it at all. I made the mistake of making plain yogurt instead of the sweet vanilla that we normally prefer. Beyond that, it came out runny and we like thicker yogurt. I quickly went back to buying […]
On Saturday nights my family loves having pizza, salads, and watching a movie. It’s an easy dinner so I don’t have to spend a lot of time cooking. I used to buy my pizza dough at the store. I noticed that I was paying as much as $3 just for the pizza dough. I figured […]
They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. For me, it is one of the hardest to find a good meal. We are often rushed and in a hurry in the morning. No one in my family likes cereal, so breakfast is often a glass of milk and breakfast bars. Every […]
Sunday nights is one of my favorite nights to cook dinner. We usually don’t have plans and I spend the evening cooking a nice meal and enjoying a glass of wine. My husband often cooks with me and it is relaxing just the two of us. Then we all sit down as a family to […]
We aren’t big dessert people in my house. In fact, most desserts here involve brownie mix or frozen cookie dough. But when my sister shared her recipe for cake batter krispie treats a couple of years ago we became big fans. Rice krispie treats are so easy to make. Add a little cake batter to […]
