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Recipe: African Chickpea and Sweet Potato Stew

February 8, 2013 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 5 Comments

I’m always looking for new bean recipes to work in to my weekly meal plans. My sister in Colorado made this crockpot stew and just raved about it–she said she couldn’t stop eating it and that everyone who tried it at her work just loved it. I made it for the family and it was… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: beans, meatless, recipe, Soups and Stews

Reader’s Recipe: Our Old Settlers Baked Beans

August 25, 2011 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 2 Comments

This recipe was sent to me by my good friend Sweetie over at Basics Matter for the Frugal Food Series: Beans. While she uses canned beans in this recipe, you could easily substitute dried beans that you have soaked and cooked for the kidney beans and possibly the pork & beans (great northern or navy… 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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Recipe: Pintos with Kick

June 3, 2011 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 6 Comments

Want a delicious way to cook your beans? These Pintos with a kick are it! Thick and flavorful with just enough heat to keep it interesting.  Although Buddy barely touches them (he isn’t fond of beans)Princess, Yankee Bill and I will dive into a pot with gusto.  Add some cooked greens and a pan of… Keep Reading

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Recipe: Roasted Green Beans

February 12, 2010 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 13 Comments

Green Beans

Sometimes I just SWEAR that I’ve posted a recipe before.  I mean I’m so certain that when a real life friend asks me about it I tell them to just search on my blog to find it. So when Karen, Yankee Bill’s “Work Wife” ( Hi Karen!), said she couldn’t find the Roasted Green Bean… 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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