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Pesto Grilled Chicken

June 7, 2018 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

Pesto Grilled Chicken

This was such a lovely meal. And a great change from the regular. My mom and I got together to prepare this dish based off a similar dish we had as a family the week before that was made with shrimp.  The shrimp was great, but expensive.  So we thought we would make out own version with chicken. 1st I make the pesto (find the pesto recipe here), but you could use bottled. And then I made the Basil and {Read More}

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Filed Under: Chicken, Dinner Recipes, Gluten Free, Gluten Free Dinners

How I Save 50-70% on Lean Ground Beef

May 31, 2018 by jlpenner 48 Comments

How I Save 50-70% on Lean Ground Beef

Lean ground beef is so expensive these days. Even on sale I find it difficult to get 93% lean for less than $3.99 a lb and normally it is $4.99 a pound or more. My I often see much fattier beef for considerably less. In fact, my local ethnic markets has in on sale once a month or so for as low at $1.09 a lb. But the problem is that this is so fatty. Sure you can drain it, {Read More}

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How to Have Fun With the Family on a Small Budget

May 24, 2018 by jlpenner 5 Comments

In this struggling economy, it can be hard to have a good time. So many things take money to do and when you are feeling the pinch in the pocketbook, you might not have much. But, with a little creativity you don’t have to stay home all the time, either! You can still go out, have a good time and have Fun on a Budget, even if you don’t have a lot of money. There are many of activities to {Read More}

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Grandma’s Easy Basil Pesto

May 17, 2018 by jlpenner 5 Comments

Grandma’s Easy Basil Pesto

Pesto is SO good. I never tasted it until after college. It was just not something I grew up with. I ordered it one day at an Italian food restaurant and never looked back. That stuff is amazing! It goes with veggies, chicken, shrimp, pasta, I think it would even be good on steak. It’s the perfect easy meal. Boil some pasta and whip this up in a few minutes and your family may think they are dining at a {Read More}

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Filed Under: Dinner Recipes, Dinners with No Meat, Gluten Free, Gluten Free Dinners, Gluten Free Side Dishes, Recipes, Vegetable Side Dishes

Learn How To Use Coupons and Shop Strategically

May 10, 2018 by jlpenner 1 Comment

When you combine your coupons with store sales you will find that you can get a lot more for a lot less. You should stock up on items that are a great deal. You want to buy enough to get you through until there is another sale on that item. So, in order to understand what a great deal is first you need to know more about the prices of the items you are buying. Let’s take cereal as an {Read More}

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From Satellite to Streaming: We saved $528 a Year!

May 3, 2018 by jlpenner 18 Comments

When hubby and I (this post was originally by Laura) bought our home 2 years ago live streaming never crossed my mind, we had Netflix but I didn’t consider any other options out there. So we set up a horrid two year contract with a national Satellite company. As always the first year was bliss and then the big charges stated rolling in after that. For a simple package we were paying $60+ per month with DVR and junk fees {Read More}

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