Today’s Frugal Recipe – Porcupine Meatballs

Porcupine Meatballs
1 package ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 egg
1/2 cup rice, uncooked
1 large can spaghetti sauce
salt and pepper to taste
Combine above ingredients, except for spaghetti sauce in a mixing bowl. Form into small meatballs and arrange in a 9×13 baking pan. Cover with sauce and bake at 350 for 1 hour or until meatballs are cooked [...]

What A Week!

Last Monday, my son woke up with a high fever, an extremely sore throat and a cough. I took him in to see the doctor and the diagnosis was strep.  It was nights of no sleep and days of cool cloths on the forehead and buckets to catch what came out.
Wednesday, hubby got the same [...]

Potato, Broccoli and Cheese Soup

Potato, Broccoli and Cheese Soup
2 cups chopped onion
2 tbsp margarine
1 1/2 pounds peeled and cubed potatoes
5 cups boiling water
4 cubes chicken boullion
3 cups fresh broccoli, cooked and drained
3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
In a large pot, saute onions with margarine. Add potatoes, water and boullion cubes. Cover, bring to boil and then reduce heat to medium [...]

My Fingers Are Getting Itchy

I don’t know about you, but around this time of the year, my fingers really start to itch. The weather is getting warmer, you can tell that spring is in the air and the ground starts to call to me.
The problem is, it’s still completely frozen! (trust me, I checked. LOL!)
I will be getting ready [...]

Stew! Another Frugal Tip

I love stew. I really, really love stew.
Last night we had a fairly large dumping of snow and lucky us, stew was on the menu today!
Although stew is by nature a fairly frugal meal, you can make it even more so by purchasing a roast when they are on sale and chopping it into stew [...]

Today’s Frugal Recipe – Sausage and Potato Bake

Sausage and Potato Bake
4 sausages, cut into bite sized pieces
4 large potatoes, wedged
2 carrots, sliced
1 onion, chopped.
Arrange all ingredients in a baking dish. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 375 for 1 hour or until potatoes are cooked through.
This is a great frugal recipe. You can usually buy dinner sausages in large quantities for [...]

Today’s Frugal Recipe – Corn Chowder

Corn Chowder
1 lb bacon
1 med onion, chopped
2-4 potatoes, cubed
Cut bacon into small pieces and cook until crisp. Add chopped onion and cook until tender.
Add bacon, onion and potatoes together and cover with water. Bring to a boil and simmer until pototoes are cooked. Add 1 large can of cream corn with about 1/2 can of [...]

Today’s Frugal Recipe – Inside Out Raviolis

1 lb ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
garlic salt to taste
10 oz package spinach (optional)
1 quart spaghetti sauce
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups small shells cooked and drained
1/2 cup cheddar cheese
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
2 well beaten eggs
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup oil
Brown beef, onion and garlic salt. Add salt and immer. Cook spinach and drain. Combine spinach, shells, [...]

Money Saving Tip

Save money on sandwich bags:
When you empty a bag of milk, cut off the top, clean it well and use it instead of store bought sandwich bags. Not only are you saving money, you’re being eco-friendly at the same time!

The Chickens Are (Finally!) Laying Again

So far this week I’ve collected 13 eggs. Not too bad considering they’re just getting started up again. Once they get going full speed again, we’ll have 13 a day!
I guess the warm spell and the longer days we’ve been having started them up again. I’m not complaining though. I ran out of fresh eggs [...]