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Category Archives: Frugality for Singles
Frugal Fail
I planned to make myself a gallon of iced tea. When I poured the boiling water into my recycled pickle jar, it shattered. I’ve been making tea this way for years, and its not a cold day so I’m baffled … Continue reading
April Thrift Report
I’m a little late with my April report since its the middle of May already. Even so I’m eager to show what I bought. I found some REAL deals. April 5th -Deseret Industries -$4.38 April 6th – Goodwill -$17.47 April … Continue reading
Dessert & Snacks
I just had to retire my white slacks. As a fashionista (NOT) I only wear my white pants in the spring and summer. I dug them out of the back of the closet to wear last Sunday and I could … Continue reading
15 Minute Creamy Fettuccini
I substituted spaghetti for the fettuccini (because that’s what was in the pantry) and added broccoli, carrots and snow peas. So I guess it would be better to call this 15 minute creamy spaghetti with mixed vegetables. 15 Minute Creamy … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, Frugality for Singles, recipes, single living frugal style
Tagged easy recipe, Fettuccini, quick meal
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Ham Vegetable Casserole
I started buying Better Homes and Gardens cookbooks almost as soon as I began thrifting. I have quite a collection and many of my favorite recipes come from them. Today’s Ham and Vegetable Casserole has a gold star pasted next … Continue reading
Taco Meat
When I photographed my groceries I omitted 5 pounds of hamburger. I froze half of it for future use and made taco meat with the rest. Usually I use Betty Crocker’s taco recipe but I found a Costco sized package … Continue reading
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Tagged Betty Crocker, garage sale food, Taco, taco seasoning
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Salmon Burgers
Continuing to share the frugal meals I’ve been eating: I used two cans of Salmon from my pantry and made 8 salmon patties (most of them were frozen) I followed the recipe on the Salmon can but IMHO it has so … Continue reading
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Tagged roomates, Salmon burgers, salmon patties
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Iced Tea
I’ve been meaning to do this post for quite some time, but kept forgetting to get my thoughts down. Thanks to Carol who asked why I purchase DaVinci syrups for being the spark I needed. I grew up in a … Continue reading
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Tagged DaVinci's syrup, homemade iced tea, Iced tea, raspberry iced tea, raspberry syrup
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Italian Meatball Sandwiches-AFS twist
As a single, sandwiches work well in my menu plans. Paninis, fishwhich and this recipe show up frequently. Italian Meatball Sandwich (original recipe) 1 1/2#lean ground beef 1/2# ground pork 2 eggs 1/2 cup bread crumbs 1/2 Cup parmesan cheese … Continue reading
Big Meal Prep Day
A few days ago I showed you my January groceries and promised to tell you how I used them. The stockpile in my freezer was down to just burritos and corn chowder. Wanting more variety in my menus I decided … Continue reading