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Food Storage

FREE Freezer Inventory Printable

January 2, 2012

Deep Freezers are a great assest to any family. They help you to stock up on manager sales, buy in bulk, and purchase large amounts of meat from your favorite butcher. But, if you lose track of what is in them–they could cause you to lose money by having to toss expired foods. Keeping a [...]

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To Can or Not to Can?

November 9, 2011

When you’re trying to cook as many meals as you can at home, you find that you need more and more kitchen gadgets. Or at least I did. Being the frugal person that I am, initially I had a very hard time shelling out money for those gadgets, when my goal was to save money, [...]

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Home Canning Refried Beans

July 6, 2011

Homemade refried beans are on our menu atleast once a week. If we’re not having them in our quesadillas, we’re having them alongside our tacos, enchiladas or in a taco salad. They’re frugal and packed with flavor, two musts in our kitchen! I was delighted when I found out that dried beans could easily be [...]

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How to Can Beans

June 22, 2011

Preserving and storing food is a favorite of mine. I truly enjoy looking at my full freezers and pantry shelves and making up more homemade convenience foods to put back in their place. When we were still in the planning stages of Project Major Home Addition, one element I was adamant on was a large [...]

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Do It Yourself Convenience Foods

June 9, 2011

Have you ever taken a step back, and thought of your kitchen as a grocery store? A few weeks ago as I was doing my normal grocery shopping, a thought popped in my mind that has really changed the way I view my kitchen. Not only the contents, but the way it functions–or atleast the [...]

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Freezer Inventory

March 9, 2010

A few weeks ago I finally came to the conclusion that my freezers had gotten the best of me. There was no telling what was in them, and my “freezer memory” was becoming rather unreliable. Once upon a time I had a freezer inventory of sorts, which worked but, I didn’t stick with it. I [...]

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March OAMC Update

March 2, 2010

**Updated to add in pricing** The day is done and so am I! I was able to complete most of my Once a Month Cooking List, which honestly, is far more than I thought I would get done. Originally I had planned on doing the Lazy Granola after dinner this evening, but I really have [...]

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Stocking the Freezer with OAMC

March 1, 2010

For many months now I’ve wanted to try my hand at a full on Once a Month Cooking Day (OAMC). I really like the convenience of having ready made meals in the freezer for busy nights, mornings or even lunches. Trisha, over at Once a Month Mom, is celebrating her one year blogiversary and to celebrate she [...]

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Easy Meatball Recipe

January 19, 2010

My family loves meatballs, however I forget about how easy and versatile they are. As part of our New Year’s Eve snacks, I made meatballs with a homemade barbeque-like sauce. We devoured them! Not only do we like them by themselves, but we also like to serve them on french bread baguettes, as a pizza [...]

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