Chicken Focaccia Sandwich – Frugal Lunch Recipe

Mmmmm! I do love this recipe! I have tried several varieties and have liked them all. This is a great meal for the whole family that can be both dairy and gluten free. Frugal Tips for Gluten Free Chicken Focaccia Sandwich If you don’t have to worry about gluten, then this recipe can be made very cheaply [...]

Cabbage Roll Skillet without the Roll – Frugal Dinner Recipe

Cabbage rolls are great but sometimes you just don’t feel like rolling that cabbage up! It that’s the case, make this easy open faced cabbage roll! Frugal Tips for Cabbage Rolls Without the Roll Purchase the ingredients on sale when possible. You could also use ground turkey instead of ground beef. This is a pretty [...]

Weekly Menu for January 2nd to January 8th, 2012

I am restarting my weekly posts of the frugal meals we will be having for the week. I just didn’t have time before so hopefully I will do better this year since I have reduced my work load and have more time to devote to The Frugal Home and my writing career. We have been [...]

A 2012 New Year’s Day Menu and Well-Wishes

Happy New Year from The Frugal Home! We hope that 2012 is a great year for you and everyone you love! I have decided to start a tradition in our home this year, a tradition that is already in many homes. I will be making black-eyed peas (Hoppin’ John) this year to celebrate the New [...]

Frugal Dessert – Personal Miniature Apple Pies – OAMC

  This is a great OAMC dessert for lunches that you, and your family, will love! These were super easy to make and my husband loves them. Frugal Tips for OAMC Miniature Apple Pies Look for the miniature pie crusts on sale and buy up a bunch of them or go even further and make [...]

Kale and Sweet Potato Frugal Side Dish

This is a tasty and very healthy side dish recipe that is super easy to throw together. Frugal Tips for Kale and Sweet Potato Side Dish Sweet potatoes are generally a frugal food and I buy up kale whenever I see it go on sale and we just eat a lot of kale that week! [...]

Whatchagot Soup – Turkey Leftovers Recipe

I love this soup, as the name states, it pretty much uses up whatchagot in the fridge. I make this every year with leftover turkey though you can make it with chicken or ground beef as well. Frugal Tips for this Whatchagot Soup Recipe: This soup is all about being frugal and using up what [...]

Thanksgiving : Frugal Tips and Advice on Reducing Holiday Stress

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays and I often spend a couple months planning for it. This year though I’m a bit behind, Thanksgiving is next week and all I’ve done is freeze some dressing. And I decided that my special recipe for the year is a vanilla honey butter. That leaves, oh, just [...]

Leftover Roast Beef Recipe : Veggie Roast Beef Stew

  I love a big pot of soup on the stove and there is nothing like leftover roast beef to get me chopping vegetables for a vegetable beef stew!   Frugal Tips for Leftover Roast Beef : Vegetable Beef Stew Stock up on roast beef when it is on sale and use whatever veggies you [...]

Leftover Roast Beef and Mashed Potato Recipe : Roast Beef and Potato Pancakes

I do enjoy some potato pancakes and I often make them with leftover mashed potatoes. This time I added in some roast beef to make them even better! Frugal Tips for Leftover Roast Beef : Roast Beef and Potato Pancakes Purchase roast beef when it is on sale and be prepared to make and freeze [...]

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