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January 2012 Monthly Meal Plan

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Our Monthly Meal Plan has kind of become a staple of our budgeting process.  Rather than planning for meals from week to week, we put in a little extra time and effort and knock it out right away.  It takes a little discipline, but sticking to the plan can keep costs down and … [Read more...]

Turkey Leftovers: Pot Pie and Enchilasagna

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Some people do ham for Christmas, but I've always fancied turkey.  Just like with Thanksgiving, though, you always have the problem of what to do with all of the leftover turkey.  You want to use up the turkey, but turkey dinners, turkey sandwiches, and turkey salad can only get … [Read more...]

Friday Favorites: Holiday Tree Bundt Pan

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Friday Favorites is another almost weekly feature here at Simply Budgeted. The whole point of this feature is to share some of our favorite finds. Anything is game. Food. Cleaning supplies. Kid stuff. Garden favorites. Recipes. Anything that I really like and want to randomly … [Read more...]

Wish-Bone Dressing

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We were excited to get the entertaining gift pack from Wish-bone recently. It included ... Two-piece Chip and Dip set (from Crate & Barrel!) 1 bottle Wish-Bone Buffalo Ranch Dressing 1 bottle Wish-Bone Buffalo Ranch Light Dressing 1 bottle of Wish-Bone Guacamole … [Read more...]

The Daring Cooks Challenge: Char Sui Bao

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Our Daring Cooks’ December 2011 hostess is Sara from Belly Rumbles! Sara chose awesome Char Sui Bao as our challenge, where we made the buns, Char Sui, and filling from scratch – delicious! Thanks so much Sara for a great challenge.  I've seen these sorts of things on some of … [Read more...]

Chex Party Mix-Change with Sam’s Club

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Chex Party Mix-Change website has some great new recipes like the Chex Pumpkin Pie Crunch! We were sent a $25 Sam’s Club gift card and a box of Chex cereal that contains all three varieties! With that we created the classic Chex Mix Muddies Buddies using the recipe on the box. … [Read more...]

Meatless Monday: Slow Cooker Lentils

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Beth and I are gearing up for our vegan diet challenge as we approach the new year.  We like this recipe because it has so many options.  If you want to go meatless but someone in your family just can't bring themselves to drop meat, just serve it as a side to roasted chicken or … [Read more...]

KIA Sorento Review and Inspired Recipe: Orange and Ginger Cranberry Sauce

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We recently had the opportunity to drive the 2012 KIA Sorento for a week. The kids were thrilled to have something new in the driveway even if Little Dude insisted it was a van. The Dark Cherry color of the Kia Sorento that we drove is almost identical to the color of our … [Read more...]

The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap: Orange Pecan Cookies

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This year we participated in The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. We aren't really food bloggers in that we don't only blog about food but we do loving sharing our recipes and this was a great excuse to make a new cookie. We decided to look through my grandma's cookbook. We found … [Read more...]

Hodgson Mill’s ‘Have a Grain Holiday’ Recipe Contest: Glazed Banana Bread

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Beth has an addiction to making banana bread. We blame it on her mom who also has this same addiction. Of course, she then blames it on her mom (see a pattern here?!) "Grandma's Banana Bread" is a common item seen coming out of our oven around here. Over the years, both Beth and … [Read more...]

Hodgson Mill Giveaway

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We are excited to giveaway a $25 Hodgson Mill gift certificate to their online store! We were asked to participate in the Have a Grain Holiday’ Recipe Contest that is happening right now. Our yummy, flour-ly creation was just posted ... check out the Glazed Banana Bread … [Read more...]

Gold Teflon Skillet

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We were sent a 10” skillet with Gold Teflon® nonstick coating. It is a special edition that was created in celebration of DuPont’s 50th Anniversary! This is perfect for the holidays as well, because nothing says celebration more than cooking with a little sparkle! I had the … [Read more...]

California Wine Club–Month 3

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Details … Since 1990, club owners Bruce and Pam Boring have traveled California’s wine country searching for limited-production wines from small, family-owned wineries dedicated to the art of making fine wine. Whether for yourself or a gift, CWC membership is an adventure in … [Read more...]