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Frugal Food Series: Potluck Favorites

September 29, 2011 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 3 Comments

Welcome to the FINAL week of the Frugal Food Series. Yes, believe it or not 8 weeks have sped by. We’ve covered a lot of ground in the last 7 weeks: eggs, tuna, beans , ground meat, chicken, Pasta/Potatoes/Grains and desserts and snacks. We are wrapping up the series this week with potluck favorites. Let’s… Keep Reading

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Frugal Food Series: Desserts and Snacks

September 21, 2011 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 5 Comments

Welcome to week seven of the Frugal Food Series. Yes, that’s right, seven! So far we’ve talked about eggs, tuna, beans , ground meat, chicken and Pasta/Potatoes/Grains. This week we are highlighting those little things that make life sweeter-namely Desserts and Snacks! I love desserts and snacks personally-I’d rather go to a party full of… Keep Reading

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Frugal Food Series: Potatoes, Pastas and Grains

September 14, 2011 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 1 Comment

Welcome to week six of the Frugal Food Series. So far we’ve talked about eggs, tuna, beans , ground meat, and chicken. This week we are highlighting all those great, cheap, filling foods that we use to round out a meal: Potatoes, Pastas and Grains! I know, I know “low carb” is in right now,… Keep Reading

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Frugal Food Series: Chicken ~ Whole, Wings or Thighs!

August 31, 2011 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 7 Comments

Welcome to week five of the Frugal Food Series.  So far we’ve talked about eggs,  tuna, beans and ground meat! This week’s frugal food is chicken, or as I’ve been known to call it “Wings & Whole and Thighs. . . Oh My!”. Chicken is a frugal family’s friend-but don’t be lulled into buying the… Keep Reading

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Frugal Food Series: Ground Meat

August 24, 2011 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 7 Comments

Welcome to week four of the Frugal Food Series.  So far we’ve talked about eggs,  tuna and beans. This week we are highlighting Ground Meat! Ground meat is a kitchen staple in America (and I’m sure in many other countries).  It is typically made of beef here in the US, and is usually the most… Keep Reading

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Frugal Food Series: Beans

August 17, 2011 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 7 Comments

Welcome to week three of the Frugal Food Series! So far we’ve talked about eggs and tuna.  This week’s frugal food topic is BEANS!In these challenging economic times I’ve been encouraging everyone to cook from scratch and learn to use basic, frugal foods in new and delicious ways!  To help with that we are compiling… Keep Reading

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Frugal Food Series: Tuna

August 11, 2011 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 4 Comments

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Welcome to week two of the Frugal Food Series!  Last week we kicked off the series with Eggs, if you are just joining us, be sure to head on over there and link up any an all egg recipes you have as well. This week the frugal food item we are highlighting for recipes is… Keep Reading

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Frugal Food Series: Eggs

August 3, 2011 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 13 Comments

Welcome to the premier week of the Frugal Food Series. We are starting the Frugal Food series with EGGS! Not only are eggs a fantastic low cost, high quality protein–they also have a relatively long shelf life for a fresh unprocessed protien (3-5 weeks in your fridge according to the USDA Egg Fact Sheet).  As… Keep Reading

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The Frugal Food Series Index

August 3, 2011 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 12 Comments

If you are looking for great recipes that you can make at home on a shoestring budget, you’ve come to the right place! The Frugal Food series is running from August 3rd through September 21st 2011.  On this index page I will link each week’s topic as it goes live-just click on the ingredient and… Keep Reading

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Introducing the Frugal Food Series

July 20, 2011 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 6 Comments

With prices rising and the cost of groceries, gas and, well, everything on the rise we all are looking for ways to stretch our budgets.  One of the easiest places for most families to cut back their spending is in their food budget. We all know that by eating out less, cooking at home more… 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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