Can you believe these are repurposed Starbucks Frappuccino bottles into spice jars? I absolutely love the look of these. I found this tutorial and many more on this really cool website instructables. The part about the glass etching seems a little scary though, if I did it I might have to resort to stickers. according […]
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Chicken thighs are a great inexpensive meal that you can make for $5 or less. There are so many things that you can do with them, bake, simmer in sauce, chicken, and dumplings. I only buy them when they are on sale, most of the time it’s $.99 per pound, I’ve even seen them as
Teriyaki Chicken Thighs, Rice & Corn less than $5.00 Read More »
I read somewhere that if you don’t have a roasting rack you could use a bundt pan and a cookie sheet to roast a chicken. I don’t have a roasting rack so when I roast a whole chicken it just sits in the grease in the bottom of the pan so I tried the bundt pan
Use a bundt pan to roast a whole chicken! Read More »
My goal is to make a meal for my family of 3 around $5. This Pork Enchilada Meal for $6.49 ended up going a little over my $5 goal. We usually end up with half of the pan left so I count it as 2 meals. You can see the breakdown below where I show
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If you look hard enough around your house I bet you could find items to make something similar to this layered bean and rice vase. I had the glass vase already, it originally came with flowers in it for some occasion and I liked it so I saved it. I had a few things in
Home decor out of stale items in the pantry. Read More »
For the longest time I would take meat out of the freezer and thaw it in the fridge before I put it into the crockpot so I had to plan ahead and remember to take the meat out and then a friend told me that you don’t have to thaw it out, just put it
Timesaver….Put frozen meat right into the crockpot! Read More »
I found this article and it caught my attention, 10 weird uses for Vodka besides drinking it. According to The Daily Green, Vodka has many uses besides making cocktails. I’ll put the list below, you have to decide if it’s worth the price. In Washington state where I live the liquor prices are outrageous. I’m not
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We’ve added a new feature on our blog because of the popularity of our $5.00 Meal posts so you can see them all in one place, we just show you how we are able to make healthy $5.00 dinners for each of our families. Check it out here: $5 Meal Ideas for your Family This was my
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I think scarves are a great inexpensive way to change the look of an outfit without spending a fortune on jewelry or other clothes. I have 2 pashminas that Karen gave me and I just throw one on with a pair of jeans and a long sleeve shirt and I get a ton of compliments.
Use scarves to accessorize, an inexpensive way to dress up a pair of jeans and a shirt Read More »
Ok cookie lovers this one’s not really a money saver but I had to share, I found this blog Authentic Suburban Gourmet and she has found the closest recipe to those sugar Lofthouse cookies. You know the ones that come out every holiday with the colored frosting and they are so sinfully soft and delicious that
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