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
Zucchini (Courgette) Soup
Photo by Dey As I mentioned the other day, the season of free garden produce has arrived. One of the most prolific vegetables anywhere is the Zucchini-also known as Courgette in England/Australia and beyond. Last year I successfully made sweet pickles and relish from Zucchini, along with the typical Zucchini bread. So far this year… Keep Reading
Spaghetti Carbonara
Photo by Inga Beretta My best friend brought this dish back from Italy the summer he went there as an exchange student. He lovingly referred to it as “scrambled eggs and bacon spaghetti” which is actually a pretty fair description. I thought it would be a perfect recipe to post for the Frugal Food Series:… Keep Reading
Frugal Food Series Part Six: Breads, Potatoes, Pasta and Rice
Here we are in week six of the Frugal Food Series-the series where we all help each other stretch our food budgets in these times of rising prices. This week we are attacking starches and grains. In previous weeks we have compiled great frugal recipes from around the web on Egg, Tuna, Bean Ground Meat… Keep Reading
Beer Butt Chicken Recipe
This recipe is posted in honor of the Frugal Food Series: Chicken. Back in the pre children days, when Yankee Bill and I were stationed at Redstone Arsenal Alabama (which is in Huntsville AL), we used to hit a bar called Lisa’s Lounge on Thursday nights. Now this place was just a typical neighborhood bar-and… Keep Reading
Oven Fried Sesame Chicken
I am posting this recipe for the Frugal Food Series: Chicken. I have my sister Vic to thank for this recipe, she introduced it to me while we were both on Weight Watchers back after Princess was born. Oven Fried Sesame Chicken Soy Sauce (for marinade)4 skinned chicken breasts (you can buy bone in, then… Keep Reading
Chicken Divan Recipe with Bonus Homemade Cream of Anything Soup Mix Recipe
I am posting this recipe as part of the Frugal Food Series: Chicken. When Yankee Bill and I got married we had to plan the entire event from Alabama where we were stationed to be held in NY-actually in the very town we now live in. Due to the distances, all of the key players… Keep Reading
Crunchy Asian Chicken Salad
I can’t believe I haven’t posted this recipe before! Well, here it is, in honor of the Frugal Food Series Part Five: Chicken. This recipe is wonderful on so many levels. First it is pretty darn cheap. Cabbage usually runs about $.40 a lb or something crazy like that, so the green part of the… Keep Reading
Best of: Chicken Stuffing Casserole
In honor of the Frugal Food Series Part Five: Chicken, I’m reposting my great Chicken Stuffing Casserole recipe from way back in March of 2006. ********************* Photo by icopythat via flickr.com Turkey (or Chicken) Stuffing Casserole My favorite part of a turkey dinner is the stuffing and the gravy. Give me a big bowl full… Keep Reading
Frugal Food Part Five: Chicken “Whole and Wings and Thighs, OH MY”
Photo by V’ron via Flickr.com Welcome to the Frugal Food Series-the place where we get together and share our fantastic family tested and approved frugal recipes. In doing so we are all helping to create a resource—sort of an online cookbook of budget stretching recipes to help during the lean times. In past week’s we’ve… Keep Reading




