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Healthy Dinners on a budget: Your Shape Challenge

April 8, 2010 By Kelly 1 Comment

As part of the Your Shape Challenge I was challenged to make a healthy dinner. We have covered healthy snacking in the past, so I dove right into the challenge! I typically plan my meals for about a week, but I try to be flexible since occasionally something pops up that makes it difficult to […]

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Sunday meal planning: March 15-22

March 14, 2010 By Kelly 2 Comments

Sunday is food day. The day I plan for the week, do some of our shopping, and try to plan ahead for the week. This Sunday has been extremely busy, and wet again, so while I have meals planned, I will be doing shoppinglater in the week. Daylight savings time didn’t help! For the last […]

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365 Days of Homecooking Weeks 3 and 4

January 25, 2010 By Kelly 8 Comments

I have been a lax in updating about our 365 day homecooking challenge. We are doing really well with it, so here’s my update from January 11th-24th. 1/11/10 Chicken, noodles, salad, raw veggies. 1/12/10 Leftovers 1/13/10 I was in NYC, so I ate out. Family had dinner with my mom. 1/14/10 I came home from […]

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Whalen Family Pizza dough

January 10, 2010 By Kelly 23 Comments

Whalen family Pizza Dough Recipe Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups warm water 2 1/4 tsps yeast or one packet: buy it in bulk for awesome savings drip of honey or pinch of sugar spices: I like Frontier’s pizza spice, but you can also use fresh herbs, I ADORE ground rosemary in this though. It’s a wonderful […]

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365 days of homecooking: Week 2 in review

January 10, 2010 By Kelly 8 Comments

Week 2 was tough at first, but easier once I got in the swing of things. I’ve also started putting out fresh veggies before mealtimes. That way they get a few servings of raw veggies before dinner. 1/4/10 Pizza, garlic bread, salad 1/5/10 Chicken, stir fry, jasmine rice, and raw veggies for the non-stir fry […]

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365 days of homecooking

January 3, 2010 By Kelly 38 Comments

If you happened on this post via search (hello!)–you may want to check out 2012’s meal plan which includes a rotating menu for the year to make 365 days of homecooking happen. The post includes my own menu plan as well as templates for you to download. Happy meal planning! photo credit: John Loo As […]

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How To Make Coconut Soup

October 17, 2009 By Kelly 5 Comments

Yes, more soup recipes! It’s 40 degrees here and has been raining non-stop for days. I make this recipe with chicken broth and chicken, but it can be made vegan as well. I’ll include both recipes. Try another one: Chicken Chili Soup Recipe In the bowl pictured I added some greens (broccoli rabe) that I […]

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Quinoa Chili

October 16, 2009 By Kelly 20 Comments

Quinoa Chili

Looking for a fast and frugal meal that packs complete protein, plenty of vitamins, and fills you up quick? Look no further! Quinoa Chili is one of my all time favorite recipes. I first got the recipe at a playdate, and immediately fell in love. Quinoa is an amazing grain. It’s a complete protein, and […]

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How To Save Money At Restaurants

October 5, 2009 By Kelly 20 Comments

Despite tough economic times, most people still eat in restaurants on a weekly basis. Busy lifestyles, dual income families, and our car dependent lifestyle have made dining out way of life for many people. We all know restaurant food isn’t great for our waistline, but what about our wallets? Most diners don’t have a clue […]

Filed Under: Food, Money Tagged With: coupons, eating out, Food, Media, Money, saving, Spending

Frugal French Fries Recipe

July 6, 2009 By Kelly 6 Comments

A great recipe for making homemade fries on the cheap. Frugal fries!

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: cooking, Food, fries, frugal, recipes

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