Using domestic arts to live a simple, frugal life

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Frugal Food

Homemade Garlic Bread

March 9, 2010

We’re big Italian food fans in our house. Some kind of pasta with some kind of sauce and some melty cheese is some good stuff. The perfect accompaniment? Italian bread, of course. I make Italian herb bread, which is YUM. However, if I happen to see some of the garlic bread they make at the [...]

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Easy Cheesy Potato Soup With Ham

March 3, 2010

A quick and easy crock pot recipe that’s perfect for a winter that drags on and on and on and …

Easy Cheesy Potato Soup
from Biggest Book of Slow Cooker Recipes

6 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
2-1/2 cups water
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 tsp. instant chicken bouillon granules
a few grinds of black pepper
6-8 oz. cheese (I’ve used [...]

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Quick Tip: Softening Butter

March 1, 2010

Can you picture this? You’re in the kitchen, gathering the ingredients to make cookies. You look and see softened butter is one of the ingredients and all of your butter is in the refrigerator. Probably 1 in 15 times I remember to pull the butter out an hour early and let it soften perfectly but [...]

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To Die For Buffalo Chicken Pizza

February 1, 2010

With the Super Bowl coming up next weekend, I thought I’d throw you a frugal recipe that we absolutely love. I know, I should have a picture to go along with this post, but I haven’t made it recently – so you’re just going to have to picture it in your heads
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Easy Pizza Crust

January 25, 2010

We are pizza fans. If I made pizza 3 nights per week I don’t think I’d hear one complaint. I don’t make it three times per week but I do make some form of pizza once every week or two. I vary the type and form quite a lot. We have alfredo pizza, buffalo chicken [...]