This recipe was sent in by Jennifer Field for the Frugal Thanksgiving Mini Series-Dessert. ***************** My dessert–easy apple “pie.” Caramelize apple slices in sugar with a pinch of salt and a bit of butter. Spoon over premium ice cream. Make a “crust” by rolling cinnamon sugar into both sides of a sheet of puff pastry… Keep Reading
Recipe: Mushroom Stuffing
This recipe was sent in by Mandy as part of the Frugal Thanksgiving Mini Series-Side Dishes. MUSHROOM STUFFING I saw this recipe in a newspaper MANY years ago and have made it every year since. Our family loves it. It is especially for those mushroom lovers out there. 1/3 c. water1 chicken bouillon cube1 tsp…. Keep Reading
Recipe: Not A Green Bean Casserole
This recipe was sent in by Gina Marie for the Frugal Thanksgiving Mini Series-Side Dishes. ********************** I’ve never been a green bean casserole fan, love green beans steamed w/ butter and salt…but heres a recipe to dress them up: Cook green beans in salted boiling water 5-6 min til tender, drainMelt butter in pan, add… Keep Reading
Recipe: Cranberry Apple Conserve
Photo by Sea Turtle Julie sent this recipe in to be entered in the Frugal Thanksgiving Mini Series-Side Dishes. ********************* This Cranberry-Apple Conserve is my all time favorite Thanksgiving food and my family’s most requested. It came from a Cooking Light magazine sometime in in the early 1990s. It’s a great make-ahead dish because it… Keep Reading
Best Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes (Frugal Thankgiving Mini Series)
Welcome to the first day of the Frugal Thanksgiving Mini Series. Tune in each day this week to read about and share your best frugal Thanksgiving ideas. Today we are concentrating on “Side Dishes”. Yes, the turkey is the main event-Thanksgiving wouldn’t be the same with a big old pot roast sitting in the center… Keep Reading
Best of-Refrigerator Bread
I’m at the Diocesan Convention in Syracuse today-so I figured it was a good day to pull a “Best Of” out of the files. It’s been a while since I made refrigerator bread. I’ve been baking 2 loaves a week since January, but I’ve either been making bread dough in my breadmaker and baking it… Keep Reading
Rubber Chicken-Stretching One Chicken Four Days! Vlog!
A couple of weeks ago in my menu plan did a “Rubber Chicken” Challenge, where I purchased a single whole chicken and used it for my menu most of the week. I promised to make a vlog of the process-so here it is: I started out by roasting the chicken the first night, and then… Keep Reading
Quick and Easy Brownie Crinkle Cookies
I usually don’t advocate making cookies from a box-let’s face it, from scratch is usually healthier and cheaper. But if you need a quick easy cookie fix these are a good bet. And after all, I can pick up brownie mix for $.89 a box at Aldi’s 🙂 Brownie Crinkle Cookies 1 box brownie mix1… Keep Reading
Readers Question: Chicken Stuffing Casserole
In my “Rubber Chicken” menu plan this Monday I mentioned that I was making “Chicken Stuffing Casserole”. I had at least two comments asking about the recipe-and where a few folks comment, then there are even more who are wondering and don’t say anything. I posted the recipe back in July: Best of: Chicken Stuffing… Keep Reading
More On How to Can Venison At Home
As always, some of the best things on Frugal Upstate happen in the comments! Many of you had fabulous ideas or experiences with canning venison. Jendi of Jendi’s Journal went through all the trouble of calling up her grandmother for me to get her venison canning recipe: My grandma can cook every part of the… Keep Reading
