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12 Ways to Use Up Leftover Halloween Candy!

November 6, 2009 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 11 Comments

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!

April 1, 2009 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 30 Comments

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!

October 24, 2008 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 6 Comments

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

October 2, 2008 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

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)

September 30, 2008 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 72 Comments

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

September 20, 2008 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 4 Comments

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!

September 16, 2008 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 8 Comments

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

April 9, 2008 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 11 Comments

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

September 21, 2007 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 18 Comments

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

August 24, 2007 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 9 Comments

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

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About Frugal Upstate

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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