Frugal Meals

Eggs and Soy Sauce Over Rice

March 13, 2012

Eggs and soy sauce over rice is one of the least expensive meals that I have ever fixed. In fact, it may be the cheapest meal that I have served my family, but it is a meal I have never really posted about. It seems too simple, too plain. It is not a fancy meal, [...]

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Egg Drop Soup

March 5, 2012

Today’s Souper Monday soup is a simple egg drop soup. It is a quick and easy soup to make and it is one of my favorite comfort food type soups. I love the simplicity of egg drop soup. So simple and yet so good! Now I am curious have you made egg drop soup [...]

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Recipes For Using Beans

February 14, 2012

Beans are often thought of as a very frugal ingredient to cook with and many people use them, but they are also often looked down on for that exact reason. Many people stay away for them because they are an inexpensive food. Other people stay away from them because they have memories of eating only [...]

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Quick and Easy Caramel Flan

February 10, 2012

Flan is often thought of as a time consuming and difficult dessert to make, but the flan recipe that I have for you today is so quick and easy that it is pretty much foolproof. This caramel flan is an impressive dessert that anyone can make. Adapted from Quick Cooking

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Ground Beef Taco Rice Dinner

December 15, 2011

With all the holiday posts that I have done lately, my ground beef recipes and Souper Monday series have not been as regular as I had hoped, but after the first of the year, they will both be back as weekly features. I am really excited to continue both of these series next year. Today [...]

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A Few Ground Beef Recipes

November 17, 2011

As I mentioned last week I love ground beef recipes because they are usually quick and easy recipes that contain everyday ingredients. Today I thought I would highlight a few of our favorite ground beef recipes. Enchilada Rice is a quick and easy kid friendly meal. Chili Cornbread Bake is a fun way to change [...]

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Oven Tacos

November 10, 2011

I am so excited about the ground beef recipes series that I am starting on Thursdays. The response to this series from all of you has been more than I imagined. I had no idea you all loved ground beef so much. All this time I thought ground beef was boring and too basic to share, but [...]

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Crock Pot Shredded Beef Chili

October 17, 2011

Today for Soup Day we are talking chili, which is not really soup, but it is soupish and definitely much more of a manly meal than many soups are. My husband does not mind an occasional bowl of soup, in fact he loves soup, but he loves a hearty soup. He prefers something that really fills you up and [...]

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Breakfast Fried Rice

September 8, 2011

Fried rice may not be what you think of when you think of breakfast, but it is a very good and inexpensive meal. It is simple to fix and and so easy to make a large batch up for the week. Breakfast fried rice is mainly rice and eggs, with a little big of meat added [...]