Daring Bakers November – Caramel Cupcakes

This month I’m finally getting my Daring Baker post up on time! Yay. In fact, with Thanksgiving coming, I even made this one a little bit early believe it or not.
With all of the celebrating lately, my stomach has been acting up again. So I’m trying to cut back a little [...]

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Quinoa and Cranberry Stuffed Squash – A Taste of Fall

I’m a bad blogger. I totally forgot to list my purchases for this week – the last in my $15o challenge since I’m leaving next week. But I’ll assure you, I used every last penny.

And you know what? I even have tons of food leftover. I bet I could have spend even less if I [...]

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VEGGIE CURRY COMFORT BOWL

Thanks, Dad for another great, and thrifty, recipe. I love these ones where you can use everything you have on hand (which I’ve been doing a lot of lately). Look for an update on my latest purchases of the challenge coming soon.
This is Rik Vig, Amy’s dad, bringing you another recipe I [...]

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Pumpkin Muffins

Ramit’s Tip Number 4 for the savings challenge? Engage your friends. Luckily, I have my dad, who loves to cook, reads the blog, and was interested in trying his hand at some thrifty ideas too. Here, he’s made some tasty but affordable pumpkin muffins. Think how much you spend on just 1 Starbucks muffin [...]

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Spicy Cajun Beans

It doesn’t get much easier or cheaper than beans. I bought these canned kidney beans for about $.99 at Trader Joes and REALLY spiced them up here, transforming them to an almost complete meal on their own.
Feeling even thriftier? Go with dry beans and cook them ahead of time. I found some chickpease at [...]

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