Now to round off the week nicely with my traditional Christmas dinner I am finishing the week with details of two great recipes that you make from your Christmas leftovers. This is a great way of saving money at this time of year when money can often be tight after all the money you have spent.
TURKEY BUFFET CASSEROLE
4 oz. of medium white noodles, (about 2 cups)
1 pkg. of frozen broccoli spears
2 tablespoons of butter or margarine
2 tablespoons of flour
Read More...These days it can sometimes seem like it is a competition to see who can have the most lavish kids party which is all well and good but it can often put a great deal of pressure on the parents due to the costs involved. The main costs are often the food and I have been told many times that the kids don’t seem to appreciate all of the fancy stuff that is sometimes on offer.
You will be pleased to know that it is definitely possible to have the perfect kids birthday party food on a budget, it just takes a little imagination that’s all.
Read More...Going on vacation with the family can work out to be very expensive, so choosing to go camping can be an ideal solution to saving money and having fun at the same time.
Of course there is the initial outlay of tents, sleeping bags and cooking utensils but once purchased these can last you for years.
Going camping and then eating out at a nearby take – away or restaurant is not really in the spirit of camping.
Bringing your own food and cooking it yourself whilst eating out doors just cannot be beat.
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In this day and age the big question on everyone’s lips is how to reduce the typical household family budget.
Cutting down on what you spend has always been an interesting topic of conversation but now it seems that people want to do more than talk about it, they now have to look for ways to save money.
A great place to start is with your utility bills. There are quite a few websites that have been set up which enable you to compare what these large organisations are charging and you may be surprised to know that there can be quite a difference to what you are paying now compared to the cheapest on offer.
Read More...With such emphasis on eating raw and fresh vegetables today, many health-conscious cooks feel that they are committing an injustice when they buy and cook frozen vegetables for themselves or their families.
They don’t like to admit that they often use frozen produce instead of fresh even during the summer. Let’s examine point by point a new perspective on serving frozen vegetables.
Convenience: You just got in from work. Your family is hungry now or maybe you have unexpected dinner guests; what to do? Raw vegetables need more preparation time. Just go to your freezer and pull out veggies. You can have a meal in very little time.
In this day and age it is such ashame if you waste food whether you are on a budget or not. The sight of rotting food in the back of the fridge is the last thing you want to see but how can you stop it?
Even if you write an amazing shopping list and don’t overspend things come up and a certain planned meal can soon be forgotten about. Remember all those times you have gone into the freezer and discovered that the meat you had planned to eat sometime this week is past its due by date. You start getting cross with yourself that you wasted money on a nice piece of food only to have to throw it in the bin.
Read More...At the moment many of us are lacking money through the current credit crunch and at the best of times doing things with the kids can be rather expensive. As a parent myself I too understand the costs and the fact that children get bored so quickly. You then find that they spend most of their day in front of the telly or playing alone with their toys.
But apart from arts and crafts children also adore baking especially licking the bowl out when you have finished making something with them. Us parents also love baking except for all the mess it makes but as long as you have a dustpan and brush to hand it is not as bad as you think.
Read More...Yes we all love a good takeaway but given the choice would you rather have a takeaway or enjoy a tasty home cooked meal just like our mums used to make us in the good old days. I remember the gorgeous sunday roasts and the homemade lasagne that came with a lovely helping of salad.
How could you resist it?
With having a child you have to embrace the fast food culture but if I was childless I would probably go two years without any fastfood and I wouldn’t miss it at all.
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