Another Fun Food Meme

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Why am I drawn to these things? Whenever I see one, I grab it and save it in my drafts until a day when I am feeling less creative and wordy and I substitute the meme for a blog post. But truthfully, I actually enjoy doing them. I know, I’m weird. If you do this [...]

A Little Christmas Overtime

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This Christmas is definitely a frugal one. We simply just don’t have as much as normal, but we were dealing with it (or ignoring it completely). I have been quite stressed about it, and have gone as far as to talk to the kids about the fact that we just don’t have what we normally [...]

Homemade Tortilla Chips

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We love making our own tortilla chips and the best part is there are so many different ways to make them. You can use different seasonings, different flavor combinations and wind up with a different chip each time. My teens love them because they are super easy, fun to dip and make a great snack [...]

Monday Madness Recipe Roundup for December 15th

After finding all sorts of delicious recipes all over the net, while blog hopping, I decided that these wonderful people who take the time to share them with us, deserve to get a link to the yummy recipes they share. So each week, as I am popping through the blogs I visit each day (and [...]

Hot Almond Cream Drink Recipe

hot almond cream drink

We made these for the first time last night, and they absolutely rocked. I almost didn’t try them because I am trying to do with as little dairy as possible, but after one sip I needed another which eventually turned into a mug full! But I wasn’t actually on the banana diet thing anyway, so [...]

An Adoptee’s Review of ABCs Find My Family – Episode 103

There is quite the storm brewing all over the Internet regarding the new ABC show Find My Family. It actually seems as each episode airs, there is a greater divide between people who hate it and people who love it. And apparently, you can’t do both – it’s one or the other. I feel blessed [...]

Top 10 Favorite Frugal Gift Ideas

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Last year on my other blog, I ran a poll asking everyone to vote for their top 5 favorite handmade or frugal gifts that they would like to receive. Here is a compilation of the top 10 most chosen answers, and I have to admit, I totally agree. Framed Photograph A scented candle Plate of [...]

Gingerbread Muffin Recipe

Gingerbread Muffins

These little gems smell delicious while they are baking. If you love Gingerbread you will absolutely adore these. They came from a Betty Crocker ad for Christmas some years ago, and we have made them at holiday time ever since. One of my favorite things to do is bake up a batch for Christmas Eve [...]

75 Gift Ideas for $10 or less

There’s nothing better than getting a good deal while still getting a nice gift for someone, and feeling happy when its well received. With Christmas quickly  approaching, I thought I would share a nice list of cheap/frugal gift ideas that I posted on my other frugal blog once upon a time. This list isn’t just [...]