Recipes

Earlier this week I told you that I made White chocolate mix with my kids.   Many of you have asked for the recipe, it is really simple.  My family loves it, we make it every year around Christmas. White Chocolate Chex Mix Recipe 13 Cups Cereal ( we use a mix of Chex, Cinnamon […]

Need an idea for a finger food for an upcoming party?  I like make little brownie bites.  You can take a plain box of brownies and jazz them up a bit, and make different kinds of brownies. I like to make 5 different brownie bites by adding these to the top, White Choc. Chips, Peanut butter chips, Choc. Chips,

This is one of our Family’s favorite snacks, and a great way to use up all the cereal we get with coupons. You will need: 16 cups of dry cereal ( chex, cinnamon toast crunch, life, or what ever you want) 2 cups grated coconut 1 cup sliced almonds ( I use sun flower seeds instead, so

I know you can eat a cheese ball any time of year…but I always seem to make them more around the Holidays.  They are so easy to make…and do not cost much either. There are 100’s of recipes but here is one my family enjoys. Bacon cheddar cheese ball In a bowl combine; 1 brick

Are you looking for a thrifty Christmas treat idea? One way to save money is to always think and plan ahead.  I stock up on items at their lowest price point, and use them to save my family money for months to come.   This summer I was able to get Keebler cookies at a

This weekend Mckeely my 4 year old daughter, and I spent lots of time in the kitchen making treats.  Every year I make a few treats that require smashed up bits of candy cane.  Normally I take a rolling pin or hammer and try to break up the candy…but tend to make a huge mess.

I thought I would share with you one of my favorite fall Crock Pot meals.  The original recipe called it Taco soup, but  we just call it chili at our house.  Matt says “taco soup” just sounds wrong.  He said ” who wants to drink a taco?”  He makes me laugh….so at our house it

Many of you have seen our new addition to our toolbar. One of the cool links it has is the Thrifty Recipe Link We post DAILY recipes to try out. You can scroll to view past recipes that all include photos of the meal. So when we get done we can see how it actually