This week’s $25 Meal Plan is built around root vegetables (great prices available this week). These meal plans are suggestions for anyone trying to really cut costs, while keeping meals as “real food” and as unprocessed as possible. These are not necessarily my personal weekly meal plans.
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You all know me, I like to get the best deal possible! So, when it comes to service providers, I call for a quote or discount each year.
Did you know you should do this with your insurance as well? You are quoted a yearly rate, likely in monthly
Frugal Friday – Energy Saving Tip #1
Unplug Everything! Well, within reason. I know in my home there are many items that could be unplugged, especially at night. The energy used by appliances and devices being left plugged in, while not in use, is referred to as Phantom Loads.
$25 Meal Plan – Sept 25/17
This week’s $25 Meal Plan is built around a Turkey. These meal plans are suggestions for anyone trying to really cut costs, while keeping meals as “real food” and as unprocessed as possible. These are not my personal weekly meal plans, I will be sharing these in a separate post from now on.
$25 Meal Plan – Sept 18/17
Last week I started a new weekly feature called “What Can I Buy For $25 Today?”. To say it was a hit would be an understatement. People have been emailing me all week with questions and asking for recipes.
This weekly feature will have at least one meal plan for 4 to 5 supper meals that will feed a family of 4. Some weeks I will show 2 meal plans, but I may not be able to do that every week based on flyer sales.
17 Awesome Zucchini Recipes
Harvest Time – What to do with all the Zucchini?
It’s that time of year! Harvest season is upon us and our gardens are overflowing with various veggies and fruit. My in-laws gifted me some zucchini, really big zucchini. I have made zucchini noodles (zoodles) before, and bread, muffins, and cake, but I was wondering what else I could make and freeze, or preserve. So, I went to my blogging friends and my Facebook page and asked what others are doing. Below is a long and varied list of how you can use this vegetable to bake, pickle, freeze and more.
Simple Pasta Goulash
This Simple Pasta Goulash is the North American version of goulash.
Let’s talk comfort food. It just is…it is one of those meals I can prep quickly and have left overs for lunches. It is simple, yet delicious, affordable yet not loaded with preservatives. It is perfection in a skillet! (At least I feel this way 🙂 )
Zucchini Salad with Lime Basil Dressing
Zucchini Salad with Lime Basil Dressing
Zucchini are in abundance this time of year. We love using it in baking and roasting it in the oven or on the BBQ. Here is a nice lightly dressed salad that you can serve as a side with almost any meal.
The lime and basil dressing is the perfect light dressing to pair with chicken or fish. Enjoy and be creative. You could add more veggies to this or change it up with greek dressing, adding feta and olives.
$25 Meal Plan – Sept 13/17
People ask me every week about my menu plan and how I feed my family for the amount I spend. Today I decided to share a weekly feature that will show you how to plan 4 to 5 meals with only $25. All these meals would feed 2 adults and 2 children for a suppertime meal.
It is the last day of the sales cycle for most stores, so I will do this on Monday’s from now on, giving you the opportunity to copy it.
Shopping With Our Readers – Susan K Aug 31/17
Here is the breakdown of a fantastic shop by Susan.
She used a combination of coupons, sales, rainchecks and mark downs to sale over $700!!