Frugal Friday Recipe: Pigs in a pizza dough blanket
My husband told me the other day that this was his favorite meal that I have ever made. I’m not sure if that is a compliment, insult or testimony to the fact that he really is a kid at heart!
1. Your first step is to make a [...]

Frugal Friday Recipe: Fresh Pizza in 30  minutes!

I cannot for the life of me remember why I have not posted this, our favorite pizza recipe, and meal we serve to company the most (and eat the most) on this site yet. This is my most requested recipe and my credit goes to, Camp Berachah Fund [...]

June is finally here, but someone needs to inform the weather here in the Pacific Northwest of that fact since we have had almost two weeks of non stop rain. June is an odd month for us as the kids and I are gone a good portion of it so a good part of our [...]

Frugal Friday Recipe: Whole Wheat Strawberry Banana Muffins

We love these muffins. Before you make them you ought to keep in mind they are made without oil and butter and have a very low sugar content and are 100% whole wheat. They are not “cake like” at all but they are quite delicious and nutritious because [...]

Frugal Friday Recipe: Quick and Easy day of Muffins

This tip is due to Jennifer, my cousin dear friend who inspires me often to love my children and husband deeply and create in my home a place of cleanliness and peace. I love you! Jennifer and her husband are both amazing cooks (he in fact is [...]

Frugal Friday Recipe: Quick and Easy day of cinnamon rolls

Oops…is it Saturday already? I spent the day playing with my new-to-me serger (the most awesome sewing tool ever)…and before I knew it Friday had passed me by!
I love love love having fresh from the oven cinnamon rolls ready for special occasions (can you tell what [...]

Frugal Friday Recipe: Whole Wheat Cinnamon Waffle Batter Mix

If you’ve ever frequented our home you will quickly realize that my girls are vegetable fiends and that we love cooking with whole grains. That being said our favorite recipe for waffles is of the whole wheat variety. I love this recipe because it has a fabulous [...]

Frugal Friday Recipe: Yogurt Pancake Batter Mix

We love homemade pancakes around here. 1-2 times a week we enjoy fresh pancakes with homemade jam or fruit compote (and an occasional maple syrup or molasses topping). This is OUR FAVORITE pancake recipe (thanks Anne-Marie!), dense in nutrition in the flour(when we grind our flour providing us with [...]


Frugal Friday Recipe: Monthly Meal plan for April 2010

April is already here and with it ushered in not only spring but Easter leftovers! Lots of leftover meals with ham and potatoes at the beginning of this month but each recipe is oh so delicious! We are also gearing up to celebrate my oldest daughter’s fourth [...]

Frugal Friday Recipe:Making your own “easy as bagged” salad

I confess that our family LOVES Salad and never eats it unless it is already made. If you have ever priced out the difference between bagged salad and making your own it is pretty amazing. According to The Simple Dollar you can save $58 a year by [...]