Tag: frugal
member name: Linda R.
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August 24, 2006 09:57 PM EDT --
Recipes for two people often require part of an onion and/or part of a bell pepper. For many years until my retirement I used a piece of onion or pepper and stored the leftovers in the refrigerator, . . .
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August 28, 2006 05:36 PM EDT --
I love freshly brewed coffee but I seldom finish a whle pot unless I have company. Here are a few of my favorite tips to avoid waste.
Unplug the coffee pot immediately after brewing to avoid the . . .
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September 08, 2006 12:54 PM EDT --
Lunch time again – What should we have today. There's always that last piece of meat loaf and the odds and ends of vegetables. And how about the last of that open can of tomato . . .
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September 13, 2006 02:06 PM EDT --
This morning I made my usual biweekly trip to area grocery stores to fill my empty cupboards and take advantage of advertised sales. I was a little concerned about what I might spend because I was . . .
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August 23, 2006 08:55 AM EDT --
In our efforts to save money, some of us are more creative than others. And the methods that some of us consider frugal will strike others as just plain weird.
Although I like to dry my . . .
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August 29, 2006 10:07 AM EDT --
It's happened to all of us at one time or another. You're preparing or serving a meal or maybe you're just getting ready to eat something. And then you accidentally drop the steak . . .
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September 14, 2006 12:28 PM EDT --
I have a pot of spaghetti sauce cooking on the stove for tonight's dinner and I plan to freeze some for another pasta meal next week. But I also plan to save about a cup of the meaty sauce for tomorrow's . . .
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September 23, 2006 02:53 PM EDT --
I almost lost an onion today, but fortunately I caught it just in time.
For the past week or so I've been so busy gathering that I've neglected to keep track of my fresh produce. Luckily . . .
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September 27, 2006 07:17 AM EDT --
I haven't bought groceries in two weeks and the cupboards are almost bare. I didn't see any really good sales in the grocery ads last week. And this week's so called sales don't look . . .
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October 18, 2006 09:01 AM EDT --
For many people, throwing away leftovers is a routine part of the shopping, cooking and eating process. Groceries are purchased, meals are prepared, and leftovers are stored with good intentions. . . .
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August 20, 2006 02:19 PM EDT --
The cereal left in the bottom of the box is usually not enough for a serving and often consists of crumbs and broken pieces. To avoid waste I have been adding the unsweetened cereal scraps to meat . . .
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August 22, 2006 11:21 AM EDT --
I had some egg noodles left from last night's dinner. I used it to make a quick noodle pudding.
1 ½ cups cooked egg noodles (mine were curly and about ½" wide) . . .
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September 27, 2006 04:44 PM EDT --
I put it off for hours hoping the chore would somehow do itself. But the cabinets refused to refill automatically, and the refrigerator was still running on empty when I finally dragged myself to the car . . .
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October 06, 2006 12:51 PM EDT --
As mentioned previously I decided to attend the Winn Dixie 3 Day Sale this morning (Actually a few items were on sale all week but the bacon/sausage/eggs were only discounted for the weekend.) A large . . .
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October 08, 2006 08:42 AM EDT --
A penny here a nickel there lowers the overall grocery bill, but the second half of the money saving equation is to translate those grocery bargains and freebees into inexpensive delicious meals.
This . . .
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August 30, 2006 04:40 PM EDT --
A few months ago I bought a jar of raspberry preserves on sale. My husband didn't like them and I wasn't especially impressed either. I've eaten them a few times and even slipped . . .
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September 02, 2006 09:22 AM EDT --
For last night's dinner, I cooked about ½ pound of Rotini (small curly pasta) to go with the last package of frozen meat sauce.
After dinner, I mixed the last of the sauce with a serving . . .
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September 02, 2006 10:19 AM EDT --
Although supermarket shelves are stocked with a wide variety of quick cooking rice products, the convenience seldom justifies the inflated price tag. For this reason I cook rice in larger than needed quantities . . .
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September 02, 2006 07:54 PM EDT --
Spanish Rice - Using left over rice and left over meatloaf (measurements approximate).
Cook ½ cup chopped onion and ½ cup green pepper in 1 tablespoon oil.
Dice about ½ pound meatloaf . . .
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August 21, 2006 08:29 AM EDT --
I'm sitting here petting my cat and trying to plan dinner. On most Mondays our meals consist of leftovers from our Sunday get together. Sometimes the food is just reheated while other times . . .
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