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Cola Pork Chops

April 12, 2012 by jlpenner 42 Comments

Here is a super easy and simple dish for dinner and it takes little to no work, which I LOVE! The fun dish is perfect for Father’s day or any Sunday dinner. The whole family will love it (especially when they find out the secret ingredient!) You will get moist and delicious pork chops with this recipe. Know anything else that would be good to add to it? Let me know below! Coca Cola Pork Chops What you’ll need: 4 {Read More}

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

Coconut Oil Frosting… MMMMmm

April 2, 2012 by jlpenner 3 Comments

Coconut Oil Frosting… MMMMmm

Coconut Oil Frosting So at the FFD household we LOVE our coconut oil.  We make yummy popcorn with it, I use it for baking and all sorts of things.. it’s even good to fry eggs in!! I also list a lot of deals on it, since I love it so much.. so I though I would give another use for it that you may want to try! Coconut Oil Frosting! Now.. I will not call this recipe healthy food.. but {Read More}

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Filed Under: Dessert Recipes, Dessert Recipes with Chocolate, Gluten Free, Gluten Free Desserts, Kid's Snacks, Recipes

Super Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Stroganoff

March 13, 2012 by jlpenner 4 Comments

  Last night I decided to try a recipe creation for slow cooker chicken stroganoff. I am not a chef by any means but I am starting to try and learn more all the while wanting to keep it easy and delicious. Hubby and I agree that I succeeded last night with it and I wanted to share the recipe, it took all of 5 minutes to prep and it was absolutely delicious with little work involved! I did not include {Read More}

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Quick Tip to Save Money at the Grocery Store

March 12, 2012 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

Did you know that you can save 50-60% off products at the grocery store by doing one simple thing.. Look up. Products that are placed above or below eye level can cost as much as 60% less than those at eye level. Source: Woman’s Day April 2012.  

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Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken

March 11, 2012 by jlpenner 2 Comments

This slow cooked Chipotle Chicken recipe is super simple. Use it for taco salad (like I did), for tacos, sandwiches with pepper jack cheese, enchilada filling… endless possibilities. Chipotle Chicken Serves about 5 Ingredients 1 1/2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or thighs if you prefer) 1 cup of your favorite salsa 1 chipotle pepper with about 1 tsp adobo sauce* (use more if you like, but this stuff gets spicy) Directions Add chicken, salsa, chipotle pepper and adobo sauce {Read More}

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Todays Frugal Tip: Tame Your Dollies Hair!!

March 10, 2012 by jlpenner 2 Comments

Dolls always look so pretty right out of the box- but then what is the first thing your child wants to do?  Comb it.. and what happens? It is instantly a big mess. Kinda makes you want to throw them out… but you don’t have to.  Check out this great tutorial on taming  doll hair. This is very timely for me because we got my girls some Our Generation Dolls from Target for Christmas and their hair is already crazy.

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Homemade Salad Dressing

March 9, 2012 by jlpenner 5 Comments

Yes..Yes you can probably get coupons for salad dressing and be frugal just getting it at the grocery store. But homemade salad dressing is so yummy and doesn’t have any artificial ingredients. It is so simple, too. And since you can double the recipe easily you can make just enough for a day or two and enjoy the freshness!! Homemade Salad Dressing Apple Cider Vinaigrette– Serves 4-6 when tossed with salad 5-6 tablespoons Olive oil- or your favorite oil 2 {Read More}

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Today’s Frugal Tip- Ride a Bike

March 7, 2012 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

Ride a bike to save money on gas. This tip is not for everyone but if you have a bike are there errands you could do and avoid driving the car? If you have a frugal tip please feel free to email it to FFD. We would love to share it.

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Recipe for Croutons

March 6, 2012 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

We don’t eat a lot of croutons around here- they are simply an extra expense. But I sure do enjoy homemade ones when we go out to dinner sometimes. I thought I would give you a guys a simple recipe for homemade croutons using up any stale bread you may have around. This is a very easy recipe to half or double (or more) if you need to. Recipe for Croutons 2 cups for stale bread (gluten free or regular) {Read More}

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Save $54.79 a month: Cash Only Please

March 4, 2012 by jlpenner 4 Comments

Going cash only can save you somewhere between $10-54.79 ($50ish) a month! Today’s frugal tip can be a bit of a hard one for many families these days. Credit cards are readily available and most of us have several. I know there has been some difficulty for us and we are not there yet, but getting there. Use cash only for your purchases. At the beginning of the month map out your estimated expenses and organize your cash into groups, {Read More}

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