Halloween might be over, but it is not forgotten at the Frugal Upstate household. Despite the fact that we get over 200 trick or treaters a year, we still somehow wound up with leftover candy and the perennial question: “What do we do with leftover Halloween Candy?!” I asked my friends on Twitter and we… Keep Reading
Making Maple Syrup-Small Scale!
This is the second year at the Frugal Upstate household that we have made our own, real, upstate NY maple syrup. I have to admit, this project is completely Yankee Bill. He grew up with his Dad doing a very large scale maple syrup production out in the woods every year with a friend. It… Keep Reading
The Halloween Hand-Cute, Quick, Easy & Frugal Craft/Snack!
The Halloween hand is just an adorable craft/snack project. The ingredients are simple and very cheap/frugal. Candy corn, popcorn, plastic gloves and bag ties! Watch this fun vlog to see exactly how to make your own. A few notes: You want clear plastic gloves for this project. Opaque or powdered surgical gloves would be a… Keep Reading
Banana Oatmeal Drop Cookies
Bananas consumption is rather erratic in the Frugal Upstate household. Sometimes Buddy and Princess are just in love with them, eating one or more a day. Other times they sit in the basket, getting spotty and black, completely ignored for no discernible reason. During the summer I like to take the neglected ones, peel them,… Keep Reading
Pizza Hut Crust Clone Recipe (Breadmachine)
Friday night is Pizza Night at the Frugal Upstate house! For the last 2 1/2 years more or less every week I have made homemade pizza on Friday nights. The kids love it and look forward to it, feeling like they are getting “junk” food. Yankee Bill and I aren’t exactly complaining about it either-we… Keep Reading
Game Day Snacks and Ideas Roundup
You’ve heard my game day snack ideas, read and drooled over my Buffalo Chicken Dip recipe. . . Well, now it’s your turn! While I’m rocking the seminars at Blog World Expo (Thank you Walmart for sponsoring me!) I would love you all to share your best money saving game day party ideas! Sometime in… Keep Reading
Snacks for Game Day!
Photo by _MPD_ With fall comes football season! While Yankee Bill is not a huge sports fan (and I am not at all), he does like to watch some of the big games. And it’s a given that as the season gears up and the “big game” comes, someone, somewhere in our group of friends… Keep Reading
Making Maple Syrup
I know that in the past I’ve extolled the wonder of Mapeline. But I have to admit-it doesn’t hold a candle to real maple syrup! Yankee Bill grew up helping his Dad run a sugar shack early every. This was the real deal-100’s of maple trees, a truck with a tank and pump in the… Keep Reading
Cellular Blinds
Our new house (closing on Oct 15th) was built at the turn of the century-1899 to be exact. Although there have been significant updates done-attic changed to a master bedroom, kitchen updated etc-there are a few, shall we say challenges. The biggest challenge is, as in most old houses, insulation. There is no blown in… Keep Reading
Frugal Potluck or BBQ Food: Fruit Kabobs-Festive, Fun and Frugal
With Labor Day approaching, many of us are planning on attending end of the season BBQ’s, potlucks and parties. Along with the fun and festivities often comes the responsibility of bringing along a contribution to the meal or snacks. There are quite a few frugal standbys that I use for these type of “dish to… Keep Reading
