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Best Of-Jello Jigglers Recipe, Fun, Frugal Junk Food

July 25, 2008 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 8 Comments

This is a best of repost from January of 2007. I am reposting it for inclusion in the final week of the “Frugal Food Series: Everything Else”. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Photo by Valerie Renee Well, Buddy has snack today at preschool, a fact that I totally forgot (despite having written it on our nice new calendar-as Yankee… Keep Reading

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Best of: Wendy’s Chili Clone Recipe

July 5, 2008 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 8 Comments

I am reposting this in honor of the Frugal Food Series Part 4: Ground Meat. Photo from Hawaii on Flickr Wanna-be Wendy’s Chili 2 lbs ground beef1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce 1 (29 ounce) can kidney beans (with liquid) 1 (29 ounce) can pinto beans (with liquid) 1 cup diced onions (approx 1 medium… Keep Reading

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Best Of-Ground Beef Batch Cooking

July 4, 2008 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 4 Comments

This post was originally “aired” in my second month of blogging. Since this weeks topic for the Frugal Food Series is Ground Beef, I thought it was time to revisit! Batch Cooking is a wonderful way to take advantage of sale prices on meat (frequently one of the most expensive ingredients in a meal). Also… Keep Reading

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Best Of-Let’s Quiche!

June 9, 2008 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 9 Comments

Quiche is classy, tasty and economical. It can be eaten warm or at room temp, and it freezes very well either as an entire quiche or in individual serving sizes. And you can make it with pretty much whatever you have in your fridge. So what are you waiting for? Let’s Quiche! I use the… Keep Reading

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Best of-Frugally Filling Your Planters

May 24, 2008 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 11 Comments

This is just such a good tip that I have to post it annually! I am still using these same whiskey barrel planters, 3 years later. I’ve just added a bit more soil every year and some fertilizer. Here is the article, originally posted in June of 2006 ************************************************ Garden season has officially hit upstate… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Garden Tagged With: Best Of, gardening

Readers Question & Best Of – The Cost Effectiveness of Homemade Laudry Detergent

April 28, 2008 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 6 Comments

After my repost of “Frugal Laundry Care” I received the following comment: I have seen this before, and while it has its merits, I have always wondered why when comparing laundry detergent prices, bloggers choose one of the most expensive places to buy detergent. Everyone compares prices from Drugstore.com. (Plus it appears to be old… Keep Reading

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Best Of-Frugal Laundry/Clothing Care

April 26, 2008 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 15 Comments

As I was whipping up a batch of homemade laundry detergent, I realized that it has been a really long time since I’ve talked about making your own detergent and caring for you laundry. When I went back into my archives I saw that this post was originally written in the spring of 2006! Definitely… Keep Reading

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Best Of-Family Traditions for Christmas-on the Cheap Part IV; Gingerbread Houses

December 14, 2007 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 4 Comments

Family Traditions for Christmas-On the Cheap Part IV In Part I of Family Traditions for Christmas-On the Cheap I covered why I think traditions are important and the three ways that folks come by their traditions, A-got them from their family B-consciously decided on a tradition and C-a chance occurrence or idea is repeated and… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: Best Of, celebrations, Christmas, holiday, Kids

Best Of-Family Traditions for Christmas-on the Cheap Part I

November 29, 2007 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 4 Comments

Well, we are headed out of town this morning for a funeral. (My grandmother-she’s been basically comatose for the last 6 months or so, and in advanced Alzheimer’s before that. We are all very sad, but we can’t wish her back. She is definitely in a better place now). Last year I wrote a 7… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: Best Of, celebrations, Christmas, holiday, Kids

Best Of-Oreo Cookie Truffles

November 5, 2007 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 8 Comments

As we start heading into the holiday seasons, I thought it was a good time to revisit my Oreo Cookie Truffle recipe. These things are awesome and impressive (and simple too). **************************** Yesterday I decided to try making some Oreo Cookie “Truffles” that I had tasted a few years back. These were SO easy to… Keep Reading

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About Frugal Upstate

I’m Jenn –an Upstate NY wife, mom, blogger and veteran. I talk very fast, read constantly, take on too much and make plenty of mistakes. I’m a real person, not perfection. I love to talk about the frugal lifestyle, “Village Homesteading”, living a more sustainable lifestyle and being prepared for all the curves life throws at you.

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