Tips and Reviews from a Frugal Shopaholic with Expensive Taste
If you want to support your local economy AND get some fantastic fresh veggies, there is no place like the farmers market. When local farmers come together and offer their wares, you have the best local food selections right at your fingertips. Since this cuts out the middleman, you can often find some fantastic deals. To make your visit to the farmers market more enjoyable, here are a few tips:
The kids are out of school for spring break this week and we’re planning on trying out a bunch of these jelly bean themed treat recipes. They’re all so cute that the hardest part is going to be deciding which of these great treat recipes to make first! With all the candy sales going on right now we are more than stocked up on jelly beans so I’m looking forward to using some up while entertaining the kids at the same time.
St. Patrick’s Day usually means the start of some beautiful weather around here and we’re only too happy to celebrate with a green milkshake or smoothie! Here are a bunch of super fun drink recipes just in time for St. Patrick’s Day – there’s something for everyone, from Kool-Aid milkshakes for the kids to boozy coffee for the adults. Which one do you want to try first?
Something about this season really makes me want to bake and sometimes, when I want something warm from the oven but don’t really have time to make something from scratch, I like to “cheat” a little and use these delicious refrigerated Pillsbury sugar cookies to make something that looks like I slaved over homemade treats. This recipe really fits that bill because they’re super fast and easy to make but they look really complicated so get ready for the compliments!
With five young kids in the house it can sometimes be hard to come up with meal that everyone will eat but these Rosemary Parmesan Fried Chicken Tenders are always a hit and a crowd pleaser! Finding a good fried chicken recipe that is gluten free is a tricky thing. There are several floating around out there and they can look really good but then in reality, just putting the ingredients together is a challenge and many times they’re not ingredients you would have in your kitchen already. If you have a gluten intolerance or Celiac disease you’ve probably already tried plenty of those recipes – chased down all the right items and then had the recipe totally bomb anyway.
We’ve got the house all decorated for the season and the weather is finally cooling off here so I’ve really been in the mood for some seasonal cocktail flavors like this Salted Caramel Pumpkin Bourbon Milkshake! Not only is it delicious but it’s super simple to make and the presentation is gorgeous. Whip up a couple for yourself and your significant other or serve them to guests and be ready for them to ask for the recipe.
Pasties are a classic handheld meat pie. These are savory and the perfect option for filling up young picky eaters, packing for lunches, and for family meals. They’re super easy to make in a muffin tin with a refrigerated crust and they look so cute too!
We are finally getting some cooler fall weather here in northwest Florida and I’m starting to get in a holiday mood between the nice weather, decorating the house and yard for Halloween and the gorgeous pumpkins I’ve been seeing everywhere. I’m sure we’ll be baking up some pumpkin pies pretty soon but in the meanwhile I’m excited to make these Pumpkin Pie Crescents as a quick and easy way to get my pumpkin fix!
Some people look at me like I’m nuts when I talk about chocolate covered potato chips but then I know they’ve never eaten any. Chocolate covered potato chips are the perfect combination of salty and sweet and I can never eat just one! This Halloween themed recipe featuring ghost and candy corn chocolate covered chips is just as fun to make as they are to eat.
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