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  • Homemade Vegetarian Baked Beans

    Posted on Wednesday July 29th, 2009 at 20:41 in cheap, vegan, vegetarian

    Save money by making your own delicious baked beans! Ingredients: 1.5 cups dry beans (navy, kidney, lima) 2 cups water 2 cups apple juice 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons molasses 1/2 cup ketchup 2 teaspoon vinegar 1 teaspoon mustard, dried Directions...

  • Easy Cheesy Pigs In A Blanket

    Posted on Monday June 22nd, 2009 at 16:18 in cheap, appetizers and snacks, quick and easy, ham pork

    Ingredients: 8 Hot dogs weiners 8 Slices of cheese. You can do processed, cheddar, mozzarella - what ever you want! 1 can of refrigerated crescent rolls. Directions: Separate the crescent rolls into trinangles. Set aside. Cut each hot dog weiner l...

  • Easy Homemade Butter And Buttermilk Recipe

    Posted on Tuesday May 12th, 2009 at 17:17 in cheap, sauces, quick and easy

    Ingredients: 2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional) Place ingredients into a blender and blend at a high speed for 10 seconds. With a spatula move ingredients to the center of the blender and blend for another 10 seconds. Alterna...

  • Easy No Bake Chocolate Custard Recipe

    Posted on Tuesday March 31st, 2009 at 10:59 in cheap, desserts, gluten free

    Ingredients: 1/2 cup milk 6 tablespoons sugar 2 egg yolks 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped, plus shaved chocolate, for serving 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 1 cup heavy cream 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Dir...

  • Filipino Spring Rolls (Lumpia) - Pictured Steps On How To Fold

    Posted on Wednesday February 18th, 2009 at 15:41 in cheap, asian, appetizers and snacks, poultry, ham pork

    A Filipino Friend of mine showed me how to make these spring rolls and fold them. Aparently there is no one way to fold these as a friend of my husband who is from the Phillipines showed him a different way to fold the spring rolls. Ingredients: 1 l...

  • Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

    Posted on Monday January 26th, 2009 at 15:43 in cheap, cookies

    Delicious soft Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. Ingredients: • 2/3 cup sugar • 2/3 cup packed brown sugar • 1/2 cup butter, softened • 1/2 cup butter shortening • 1 teaspoon baking soda • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon • 1 teaspoon vanilla • 1/2 t...

  • Natural Peanut Butter

    Posted on Thursday January 8th, 2009 at 16:01 in Healthy, cheap, vegetarian, gluten free, sauces and dressings, quick and easy

    Make your own natural peanut butter. Save money and offer a healthier peanut butter to your family! Since this peanut butter has no preservatives it will last only 2 weeks in the refridgerator. Ingredients: 4 cups roasted peanuts (for unroasted pean...

  • Gluten Free Green Bean Casserole

    Posted on Monday December 1st, 2008 at 16:09 in cheap, gluten free, casseroles

    We had a family member over for thanksgiving who cannot eat gluten and with a husband from the south we couldn’t leave Green Bean Casserole out of our thanksgiving meal so I made up a gluten free version! In our opinion it tastes better than us...

  • Spinach Salad With Dressing

    Posted on Monday October 20th, 2008 at 18:19 in cheap, asian, salads

    This is one of my favourite salads. I leave the bacon out but left the bacon as part of the ingredients for those who like bacon. Ingredients: 1 pound spinach 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup oil 1/4 teaspoon paprika 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1/2 teaspoon sa...

  • Sweet Red Pepper Salad Dressing

    Posted on Thursday October 9th, 2008 at 19:02 in cheap, vegetarian, sauces and dressings, salads

    This is my family’s favourite dressing of the moment! Ingredients: Half of a red pepper chopped 1/4 cup canola oil 1/8 cup vinegar (white or apple cider) 2 tablespoon sugar 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning dash of salt, pepper and garlic powder ...

  • Eggless Cornbread

    Posted on Monday September 29th, 2008 at 14:52 in cheap, vegetarian, breads

    So you’re craving cornbread but you don’t have any eggs? Here is a great recipe for you! Substitute the milk for soymilk and it becomes a delicious vegan recipe. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups milk 1 1/2 tablespoons vinegar 1 cup cornmeal 1 cup...

  • Oriental Raman Salad

    Posted on Thursday June 5th, 2008 at 18:22 in Healthy, cheap, sauces and dressings, salads

    When my husband and I were first married and dirt poor we often ate Raman Noodles. A diet of plain Raman Noodles doesn’t offer much nutrition so try this healthy recipe using raman noodles. Ingredients: Salad 2 packages of Top Raman Noodles...

  • Super Easy Homemade Graham Cracker Crust

    Posted on Thursday March 13th, 2008 at 18:39 in cheap, desserts, Diabetic Recipes

    Making your own graham cracker crust is so easy and so much cheaper than buying a ready-made pie crust. Ingredients: 12 graham crackers 3 tablespoons butter Optional: 2 tablespoons sugar Optional: dash of cinnamon, nutmeg or all-spice Directions:...

  • Pudding Frosting

    Posted on Monday July 2nd, 2007 at 10:43 in cheap, quick and easy, cake and frostings

    This frosting has a great flavour and it’s so easy to spread onto the cake. Ingredients: 1 - 4 serving package of pudding 2 cups powdered sugar 2 tablespoons shortening 6 - 10 tablespoons milk Directions: Combine pudding mix, sugar, short...

  • No Knead Dinner Rolls

    Posted on Friday June 8th, 2007 at 13:43 in cheap, breads

    These are so easy to make and I recieved a lot of compliments from our dinner guests on these rolls! Ingredients: 2 eggs 1/2 cup butter 1 1/4 cups very warm water 1 tablespoon yeast 4 cups flour 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons butter Di...

  • Chocolate Brownie Pudding

    Posted on Saturday May 12th, 2007 at 14:56 in cheap, desserts

    Ingredients: 1/2 cup soft margarine 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon Vanilla Flavoring extract 1/2 cup flour 4 oz chocolate chips Directions: In a large microwave safe bowl, stir together soft margarine and sugar until pale yellow color. Microwave...