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Slow Cooker Pumpkin Pie/Pudding

September 18, 2011 by jlpenner 2 Comments

  Slow Cooker Pumpkin Pie/Pudding (dairy and gluten free)  ** the pic above is regular pumpkin pie, I didn’t have time to take a photo 😉 Ingredients 1 (15 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin 1 1/2 cups full fat coconut milk 1/2 cup sugar 2-3 packets Stevia (See note) 1/2 cup Gluten Free biscuit/baking mix (or regular if you are not Gluten free) 2 beaten egg 2 tablespoons coconut oil (or butter if not dairy free) 2 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin {Read More}

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Slowcooker Chicken and Bean Fry Bread

September 11, 2011 by jlpenner 2 Comments

I made Chicken and Pinto Bean Fry Bread (Gluten Free) this week. Onto the recipe: Easy Southwest Shredded Chicken Serves 8 2 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or thighs if you prefer) 1/12 cup salsa (I used green salsa) Place ingredients in slow cooker on low for 6-8 hours on low . Remove chicken when tender to cool and shred. Add some or all of salsa left in the slow cooker to the shredded chicken. Easy Pinto Beans Serves 8-10 {Read More}

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Slowcooker Cranberry BBQ Pork

September 5, 2011 by jlpenner 3 Comments

So with all the hub-bub of the Crockpot Girls on Facebook.  Some blogger friends and I decided to start our own page called the Slowcooker Squad and combine it with a Slowcooker  Linky.  We would love it if you would join us on Facebook- make sure you like the Slowcooker Squad! I made Slowcooker Cranberry BBQ Pork this week- and I have to say it was quite tasty. I changed the recipe quite a bit but I love the blog that {Read More}

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Filed Under: Dinner Recipes, Dinners with Pork, Frugal But Gourmet, Gluten Free, Gluten Free Dinners, Recipes, Slowcooking

Today’s Frugal Tip: What to Do with a Grainy Watermelon

August 28, 2011 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

You can picture it- you buy a yummy looking watermelon, it’s hot outside and you can not wait to crack open that baby and eat a huge slice.  The you cut it open and it’s kind of puffy and grainy inside.. yuck. So what are you going to do with it? Do what I did tonight, juice it. I cut it up (it was huge) and threw the pieces into my blender,  zipped it for a minute and there you {Read More}

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A Free Place to Stay- Anywhere in the World??

August 16, 2011 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

I was listening to NPR the other day and the topic of vacationing while staying at the home of people you don’t know came up.  Sure, there are B&B’s.. right? Did you know that you could stay pretty much anywhere in the world for free?  I didn’t! I think you would have to be pretty adventurous but you can do just that by booking a place to stay through CouchSurfing.org. I just finally got to check it out and it {Read More}

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Today’s Frugal Tip: Cook at Home

August 10, 2011 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

For many years my husband and I did A LOT of eating out- probably at least 3 days a week.  Now that we do much less of that I am amazed at how much it costs- I barely used to blink an eye. Cooking at home is cheap.. when I shop the sales (which is most of the time) my dinners for 4 usually cost less than $5 when I use simple ingredients (chicken breasts, pasta, hamburger..).  Dinners with fancier {Read More}

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Vlog : Growing and Maintaining a Stockpile

August 2, 2011 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

I’ve had a few questions about stockpiles that hopefully can be answered with this video. Plus I am trying to get into video blogging more. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask below.

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Coupon Course Part 10 – How to Shop at Rite Aid

July 14, 2011 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

What kinds of coupons does Rite Aid accept? Manufacturer Coupons (including Printable Coupons) and Store Coupons (In-Ad and online at RiteAid.com) Rite Aid only accepts printable coupons up to a maximum of $5.00 off per item as long as the coupon redemption amount never exceeds the price of the item. Rite Aid coupons are not considered internet/print at home coupons, even when they are printed from an internet site or an email, and therefore these coupons only are not subject {Read More}

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Coupon Course Part 7 : How To Grow and Maintain a Stockpile

July 5, 2011 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

When some people think of a stockpile they tend to think a basement full of shelves and products that grossly resembles a super market or they think of products shoved under children’s bed, in the master closet, etc etc. Those are not normal stockpiles… those are not stockpiles most normal families need in their homes. Let’s face it, your child doesn’t want a bunch of toilet paper and 2 Liter drinks stuck under their bed and your spouse doesn’t want {Read More}

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Coupon Course Part 6 : How to Shop at CVS!

June 30, 2011 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

Over the past few months CVS has become one of the top drug stores when it comes to deals. Every week I always see something free or really cheap and their policy is much easier to understand than Walgreens that we covered last week. What kinds of coupons does CVS accept? Manufacturer Coupons (including Printable Coupons) Store Coupons (In-Ad, CRTs or Purchase Based Coupons) – These can be found in the ad or by scanning your card at the red {Read More}

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