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My goal is keeping my home comfortable and inviting, and my family well-fed while saving time and money. Includes easy and money-saving recipes, ideas on cutting corners and reusing our resources. Every Friday I review one cookbook from collection a

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  • Chicken Bacon Club Pizza

    Posted on Thursday April 2nd, 2009 at 14:11 in cooking, chicken bacon club pizza

    Last night we had Wednesday night Bible study at church and I teach the 2nd through 5th grade class. My husband usually flies through the door just in time to take off his tie, grab a bite of supper and back out the door we go! So, on Wednesday it ...

  • From My Recipe Box To Yours

    Posted on Tuesday March 31st, 2009 at 07:25 in cooking, family recipes

    My Tried and True Recipes today include three of our family's favorites that I make, and my grandmother's cornbread recipe. The only one that includes a more expensive ingredient is the Sirloin Tips and Noodles, the rest are low cost recipes (well, ...

  • Tried and True Recipe Box

    Posted on Tuesday March 24th, 2009 at 08:33 in cooking, family recipes

    I'm thankful to be here blogging on Tuesday morning! We had an evening of tornado watches, hail and wiiiind last night. I didn't get to see my Monday night T.V. shows because we weren't getting a signal on our dish, and when we did, it was all weat...

  • Tried and True Recipes on Tuesday

    Posted on Monday March 16th, 2009 at 11:57 in cooking, family recipes

    From my trusty "hits counter" on my blog, I could tell that this was very popular last week, so I thought we'd continue it. Again, these are recipes that are favorites at our house, or old family favorites, or church and other event favorites. I'll...

  • "Tried and True" From My Recipe Box

    Posted on Thursday March 12th, 2009 at 09:02 in cooking, frugal, "tried and true" recipes

    Today I pulled out a few recipes from my "tried and true" recipe box. My obsession with collecting old cookbooks and recipes is "over the top". This is like "true confession time" ....but I have an antique librarian's cabinet that I use for a recip...

  • The "2 Minute BLT Sandwich" and Other Bacon Shortcuts

    Posted on Tuesday March 10th, 2009 at 10:09 in cooking, sam's, blt sandwich, recipe shortcuts

    I just thought of one of my frugal shortcuts this morning. It's one of those things that I've been doing for so long that I take it for granted, but when I mentioned it to a friend she thought it was a great idea. At Sam's they have a large bag of...

  • Use Up Those Leftover Candy Canes

    Posted on Wednesday January 21st, 2009 at 08:51 in cooking

    If you have a few candy canes; peppermint or any other flavor that are collecting dust after the holidays here's a light, crunchy candy you can make(it uses up leftover almond bark, too) Peppermint Crunch Melt left...

  • Hot Spicy Dish For A Cold New Year's Eve

    Posted on Wednesday December 31st, 2008 at 16:15 in cooking

    Marcia's Chicken EnchiladasCook 4-5 skinless, boneless chicken breastsDice chicken; stir in 1/2 can of refried beansAdd 8 oz. shredded cheese, 1 tsp. taco seasoningAlso add one can cream of chicken soupPut filling in soft tortillas and rollIn glass c...