Frugal Desserts

Frozen Chocolate Mousse

August 18, 2010

If you like chocolate as much as I do, than you will love this Frozen Chocolate Mousse. It is so creamy and good. Not only is this dessert really good it is so easy to make. You really cannot get a summer dessert that goes together easier than this one does. This is perfect for [...]

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Homemade Blizzards

August 5, 2010

Did you know that the Dairy Queen Blizzard is 25 years old?! Now, that makes me feel a little old. I remember when they first came out and the commercials and ads were everywhere. I love Blizzards and they were quite a treat when I was growing up. I grew up in a small logging [...]

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Yogurt Pops

August 3, 2010

My ten year old daughter has really taken an interest in cooking lately. She has asked several times recently if she could look through my cookbooks just to see what she could find. I think I may just have a fellow foodie in my daughter. All too often though, I am in a hurry in [...]

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Homemade Orange Creamsicle

July 29, 2010

Remember orange creamsicles from your childhood? Well I do, and I used to love them. I love making homemade versions of my favorite foods because they are usually healthier and less expensive. I knew orange creamsicles would not be hard to create at home because they are basically just orange sherbet and vanilla ice cream. [...]

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Lemon Mousse

July 14, 2010

I love anything lemon, from lemon bars and lemon pie to lemon curd, I love them all. So, when I saw a recipe in Martha Stewart’s Dinner at Home (which is a great cookbook) for lemon mousse, I knew that I had to try it. I marked this recipe months ago, but just recently took the time [...]

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Jamba Juice Strawberry Smoothie

April 29, 2010

If you have read my site for long you know that I love to find make at home versions of foods we love. I love the challenge of coming up with a less expensive and healthier version of our favorite foods. I have done this with my Chipotle style black beans and rice, a Jamba Juice [...]

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Homemade Baking Mixes

April 23, 2010

One of the things that I like to do to save time and money is to make homemade baking mixes. I am amazed at how many premade mixes are available in grocery stores. I know these mixes are convenient, but most of them are expensive. Not only that they are not very healthy. I think most people [...]

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Frugal Desserts

April 15, 2010

Dessert, who doesn’t like dessert? Especially quick, easy, and frugal desserts. Would you like a piece of Easy Lemon Cheesecake Dessert or Chocolate Marshmallow Pie or maybe you would prefer Lemon Bars or my No Bake Chocolate Cookie Bars. Did I make you hungry? What is your favorite quick, easy, and frugal dessert to make?

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Chocolate Tres Leches Rice Pudding

March 16, 2010

Rice pudding is an old fashioned classic dessert. People have been making it for a long time, and there are a lot of different versions. I have tried many versions of rice pudding, but this one is my current favorite. I love it. I made this rice pudding a little bit more special by using sweetened condensed [...]