Monthly Archives: February, 2010
Peanut Butter Cookies with Peanut Butter Frosting
These aren’t a real sweet cookie, but I enjoyed them anyway! Besides, eating them with frosting, it was plenty sweet too! I altered the cookie recipe from this source. The frosting I made up myself, based on my alterations I made. Ingredients (Cookie) : 2 cups flour (Whole wheat or GF mix) 1 teaspoon baking …
Orange Peels—-Don’t throw them away! :)
Daniel St.Pierre / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Here’s a frugal use for orange peels (and other citrus fruits- especially lemons and limes) – something I usually throw away—-until recently when I got this idea! Every time I eat an orange, I put the peels in a bag or container until it’s full. Then I stick it in the …
Mini Easy Little Cheesecakes
Don’t these look good? And the best part too is that they are really simple and relatively healthy to make: One “slice” of cheese from a box of Original, Laughing Cow, Creamy Swiss (or other flavor),3/4 oz. Soft Cheese Slices OR cream cheese cut up into wedges OR for a DAIRY-FREE OPTION try Tofutti …
Indoor Sandbox
Ok, I know this isn’t a food recipe…..but I saw this idea and thought it looked so fun for kids! So, it’s a recipe for fun! And it’s frugal too! Frugal Family Fun Blog: Weekend Rewind — Indoor Sandbox
Healthy Chocolate Cookies with Homemade Peanut Butter Chips!
Or, How to get your chocolate peanut butter fix all in one stop! Note: I made a small batch since I was adapting this from another recipe and also didn’t want too many cookies around. This recipe makes about 10 cookies though…Feel free to double or triple it according to your needs and wants. Ingredients: …
Homemade Peanut Butter Chips!
I just discovered how to make my own peanut butter chips! I simply chopped up my fudge (see previous post) into tiny pieces and added it to my cookies. Yeah! (Be sure to keep them in the freezer though )
Recipe Review: FUDGE! Refined-Sugar-Free Carmel-like Peanut Butter Fudge/Truffle
I tried Comfy Belly’s homemade peanut butter fudge recently! It was so good! I followed her recipe except I used 3/4 c. honey instead of 1 c. honey and used my low-fat peanut butter that I get and finish at home here. It was really sweet-even with less honey. Next time, I think I’ll experiment …
Yummy, Homemade Use-what-you-have Pizza
My room mates went out for pizza and I decided since I was staying home, I’d make my own…healthier version with what I had on hand. (yeah-for double frugality! No money spent on going out, no money spent on more food supplies!) I topped this with some frozen chicken pieces, bits of pineapple, frozen shredded …
Naturally Sweet Double Berry Oatmeal
You will notice the oatmeal looks a little purplish-almost gray especially compared to the background—-but don’t fear! It’s because of how it’s made. I discovered that I left a mug of herbal raspberry tea out and decided to experiment with using that instead of water in my oatmeal. I also added some strawberries. …
Frugal, Filling, and Hearty Carrot Soup
The other week I noticed I had some carrots that were in dire need of use! I didn’t want to waste them so I decided to make something with them. I found a recipe for carrot soup and then modified it to fit my needs and what I had on hand. The original recipe doesn’t …
