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How to Teach your Kids to be More Environmentally Aware

April 18, 2013 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

Earth day is coming up and it is the perfect time to Teach your Kids to be More Environmentally Aware.  The may be learning about it in school, too, so they will all ready be prepped. The 1st part of teaching your children about the environment begins with getting them outdoors. Seeing trash on the ground or polluted water that can’t be swan in firsthand makes it easy for them to see why recycling and using less is important. Sometimes {Read More}

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Earth Day Coloring Pages

April 17, 2013 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

Earth Day is coming up son and I thought you might like some  Earth Day Coloring Pages . Let us know in the comments what you are doing for earth day! You may use it for any personal use you like, but you may not sell it or distribute it.  You may link back to this post to have people download it.  Please link to the post.. not the pdf. To Download: 1. Click here and it should come up {Read More}

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Filed Under: Kids Printables, Printables

Mango and Red Pepper Salsa Topped Bratwurst Recipe

April 16, 2013 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

It’s spring and so much fun to start thinking about BBQing!! It’s really easy to get into the same old same old like burgers and chicken, so how about something new? Mango and Red Pepper Salsa Topped Bratwurst!! Let me know if you give this Bratwurst Recipe  a try!   Thrifty Wifey Yields 8Mango and Red Pepper Salsa Topped BratwurstMango and Red Pepper Salsa Topped Bratwurst Save Recipe Print Recipe My Recipes My Lists My Calendar Ingredients1 fresh mango, peeled, {Read More}

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Filed Under: Dinner Recipes, Dinners with Pork, Gluten Free, Gluten Free Dinners, Recipes Tagged With: BBQ

Fruit and Rice Breakfast “Pudding”

April 12, 2013 by jlpenner 3 Comments

Ever have those days when you want to serve something new for breakfast?  Well this Fruit and Rice Breakfast “Pudding” is just the ticket!  Not too sweet.. yummy.. I think the kids will love it! It would also make a great snack. Let me know if you are going to try it in the comments.. Thrifty Wifey Yields 8Fruit and Rice Breakfast “Pudding”Fruit and Rice Breakfast “Pudding”5 minPrep Time 10 minCook Time 15 minTotal Time Save Recipe Print Recipe My {Read More}

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Filed Under: Dessert Recipes, Dessert Recipes with Fruit, Gluten Free, Gluten Free Snacks, Kid's Snacks, Recipes, Snack Recipes

Crock Pot Southwestern Chicken Tortilla Casserole

April 8, 2013 by jlpenner 1 Comment

Don’t you love your crock pot?  It’s just such a fabulous kitchen appliance! If you don’t’ use it much you really should.  It makes life a lot easier when you can come home to dinner 3/4 of the way ready for the table! This Crock Pot Southwestern Chicken Tortilla Casserole would be great with a simple salad of romaine and tomatoes, served with your family’s favorite dressing!! Thrifty Wifey Yields 8Crock Pot Southwestern Chicken and Tortilla CasseroleCrock Pot Southwestern Chicken {Read More}

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

Mango and Orange Juice Smoothie

April 5, 2013 by jlpenner 2 Comments

We LOVE Smoothies around here. If fact, the girls have one EVERY day after school.  We usually add some protein powder to ours and for a little more nutrition you can add your favorite plain or vanilla protein to this Mango and Orange Juice Smoothie. With all the smoothies we make I keep hoping for a Vitamix.. gotta save my pennies! Thrifty Wifey Yields 2Mango and Orange Juice SmoothieMango and Orange Juice Smoothie5 minPrep Time 5 minTotal Time Save Recipe {Read More}

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Regrowing Celery (FFD Family Experiment)

March 29, 2013 by jlpenner 1 Comment

Regrowing Celery (FFD Family Experiment)

Regrowing Celery is all over Pinterest.  It looked cool and we had celery.. so why not? And look at it.. it grew!!  I have not gotten it into the ground yet and I really need to.  To get to this point, though,  it only took a couple weeks in my sunny kitchen window. And this is all it took: 1. Cut off the bottom of your celery stalk (2-3 inches) 2. Slice just a little off the bottom (the root {Read More}

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Pork Roast with Baked Apples

March 26, 2013 by jlpenner 9 Comments

Pork Roast with Baked Apples

I loved Roast as a kid.  It was my favorite meal. We don’t have a lot of roasts anymore because my husband is not a big meat eater.  Too bad, because they are yummy 😉 I did experiment with a Pork Roast with Baked Apples recipes they other day and it came out well,  so I thought I would share it with you.  I did cook mine in an oven safe pan, if you don’t have one of these go {Read More}

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Filed Under: Christmas Recipes, Dinner Recipes, Dinners with Pork, Gluten Free, Gluten Free Dinners, Recipes

Save $50 a Month: Master the Art of the Early Bird!

March 25, 2013 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

You may have heard the saying that the early bird catches the worm. Well, this saying is true! If you are looking to save more money in your day to day activities, then being an early bird is a simple way to do it. Early birds know that good deals are to be found when you act fast and beat the crowds. This includes but is not limited to restaurants and movie theaters. In both situations, by taking advantage of {Read More}

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Cheesy Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes with Bacon

March 22, 2013 by jlpenner 1 Comment

Cheesy Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes with Bacon

Wow.. I really loved these Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes.  I have been pondering this recipe for a long time, about 2 months.  When I was first going to make then I got sick.. so the ingredients just sat there and eventually got eaten for something else. But I finally was able to make them for dinner the other night.  And boy, were they good!  We really love sweet potatoes around here so these Cheesy Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes with Bacon were {Read More}

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Gluten Free Side Dishes, Recipes, Side Dishes, Vegetable Side Dishes

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