Thought I would pass on two recipe’s that we use that we can literally eat on for two or three days since it is just my husband and I but we practice frugality since we have 9 horses – yes horse so we have learned to cut edges everywhere – I even wrote a...
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Homemade Vanilla Source: annies-eats.net via Rachel on Pinteres   Traditional Vanilla Recipe (Makes 8-ounces) 1/2-pint Vodka or Brandy (The Brandy makes a Stronger flavor, the Vodka is more subtle) 4 Vanilla beans (supplier for madagascar & Mexican vanilla beans: http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeysvanillabeans.html or you can find them at your local spice stores. You will also need...
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All right all you GrillMasters!  Get this deal while it lasts!  You hardly ever see coupons for $$$ off meat but here it is – get a coupon good for $2.00 off pork ribs when you buy a bottle of K.C. Masterpiece BBQ sauce.  If you have a Homeland near you – run, don’t...
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I love my Kindle.  I won it at our Office Christmas Party. Well, being the Frugal Tightwad that I am, I like to find free or next to free books to read. Mercedes over at Common Sense with Money posted that Amazon was offering Free Gooseberry Patch Cookbooks for not only the Kindle e-reader...
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Well, I broke down and bought (I KNOW) a new Pizza/cookies/biscuit baking stone.  The last one I had was broken, that guilty person (BEAR) shall remain nameless. Had to, just could not live without it anymore!  I love this stone and my casserole dishes (which I found for 5.00 each at a yard sale...
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Do you like Garlic?  Well I really like garlic and use it freely in our recipes.  Funny story, you know how they say that the Garlic pills are good for people with vascular issue and since Bear has some heart issues I started him on the garlic pills that are supposed to not make...
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When you get a container of cake frosting, to almost make it double in size, plop the icing into a bowl and with your mixer, whip it up.  Makes almost double the amount and allows you to ice more cake or cupcakes! In addition to doubling the frosting, your gonna eat less icing so...
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Make a pan of brownies. In a double broiler, melt Andes mints and then pour over the worm brownies for a wonderful mint flavor to your brownies!  OR you can take the andes mints and pour half the brownie batter and place the andes mints about one inch apart across the entire pan and...
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Did you know that if you put water in with you are cooking ground beef that it helps to pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.  In addition, I drain off and wash the meat before putting it back for Spaghetti or Chili. To make scrambled eggs or omelets more scrumptious and rich...
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How to make a Snicker’d Apple Take a Snicker bar and chop it up with the food chopper. Peel, core and slice a few apples. Place them in a baking dish and sprinkle the chopped candy bars over the apples. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes!  Serve alone or with vanilla ice cream.  Trust me, the...
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