In honor of Back to School ( and a request by a FFD Facebook reader) my vlog this week for you all is about healthy and frugal lunch ideas for kids. I hope you enjoy it and please let me know if you have any other vlog requests.
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Summer’s Bounty- Jams and Jellies I always make sure that I have plenty of jelly for our family, and the easiest and cheapest way to do that is to make your own. In the summertime, you can usually always find folks who have fruits and berries that they are begging for people to take off their hands, or to sell really cheap. Only buy fruit if it is dirt cheap, and you are SURE that you will like the end {Read More}
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I shared this on Facebook and I got many really good responses so I thought I would share it here, too. We have a lot of zucchini from our garden- and it is just starting. It’s crazy how many flowers there are on our two plants (I am secretly planning to start leaving zucchini on the doorsteps of our neighbors, ringing the doorbell and running away). The other day we made baked/fried zucchini and it went over pretty well (if {Read More}
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Microwave Popcorn Bowl I have never been thrilled with microwave popcorn- at least the taste that is. It’s not really that expensive- I can usually get it for around $1 a box making it a pretty cheap treat at .33. But it never tastes right to me- it always seems “chemically”. So I recently bought a bag of popcorn kernels and started popping my own. It really is good when popped in olive oil and then topped with real butter {Read More}
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