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Frugal But Gourmet

Match Store Sales to Recipes with ReadySetEat

March 15, 2011

So I just found this really cool site called ReadySetEat. It is a recipe site, like many others, but it has one difference.. you tell them your zip code and it will tell you on the recipes is any of the ingredient are on sale at your local stores. I think that is a very [...]

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Gluten Free Flour Tortilla Recipe

March 14, 2011

I am always looking for ways to lower the cost of our gluten free food items- and I have also discovered in the 3 years I have been gluten free that homemade is almost (not always, but almost) better. The fact is that you can seriously pay an arm and a leg for gluten free [...]

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Chocolate Cover Cherry Granola

December 14, 2010

This is a repost from last year- but it is so yummy I wanted to share it again!! So this year, being that things are really tight we are making a lot of homemade gifts- especially for friends and extended family. I came up with this idea for Chocolate Cherry Granola and thought it sounded [...]

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My Secret Weapon Sweet Potatoes

November 22, 2010

So tonight we celebrated “Friendsgiving”, a tradition we have had for at least a couple years with our home group (Bible Study). Last year we did it on Canadian Thanksgiving- which is on October. Thankfully I still had a turkey in the freezer from the year before so I did not cost an arm and [...]

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Lunch Ideas for Kids Vlog: Healthy and Frugal

August 30, 2010

In honor of Back to School ( and a request by a FFD Facebook reader) my vlog this week for you all is about healthy and frugal lunch ideas for kids. I hope you enjoy it and please let me know if you have any other vlog requests.

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Too many zucchini in your garden? Make applesauce!!

July 13, 2010

I shared this on Facebook and I got many really good responses so I thought I would share it here, too. We have a lot of zucchini from our garden- and it is just starting. It’s crazy how many flowers there are on our two plants (I am secretly planning to start leaving zucchini on [...]

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Free 27 Simple Mexican Recipes eCookbook

April 22, 2010

Growing up in Arizona and now living in So-Cal Mexican food has alwasy been on of my favorites. Now you can get some new ideas for Mexican Night!! Get the 27 Simple Mexican Recipes eCookbook for free. Get the FFD newsletter :: Follow FFD on Twitter :: Become an FFD Facebook Fan

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A Gourmet Gift on the Cheap- Chocolate Cherry Granola

December 12, 2009

Check out my new blog- My Petite Chefs and get some inspiration (and a recipe for Chocolate Cherry Granola) for making gourmet gifts this Christmas for your friends and family. It is a yummy, easy recipe that you can make with your whole family and feel good that you gave something from the heart that [...]

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My Favorite Kitchen Gadget- The Salad Shooter

September 11, 2009

I have a bit of a love affair going on with my Salad Shooter- so I thought I should just get it all out in open and tell you about it. Over 10 years ago I happened upon a yard sale and they had something wonderful- A Salad Shooter. OK- so I’m kind of a [...]

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DIY Microwave Popcorn- No Way!!?

September 2, 2009

Microwave Popcorn Bowl I have never been thrilled with microwave popcorn- at least the taste that is. It’s not really that expensive- I can usually get it for around $1 a box making it a pretty cheap treat at .33. But it never tastes right to me- it always seems “chemically”. So I recently bought [...]

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