All Blog Posts Tagged 'frugal-recipes' (8)

Unfortunately, the cold weather has left me and my family feeling a bit under the weather. Some rest and a big bowl of homemade soup should help get us back on track. Here are a few yummy soup recipes I found on the CoolSavings Recipes page that are quick and easy, budget friendly and a little more interesting then the chicken noodle soup we've been eating the past few days. Enjoy—and please share any great soup recipes you may h… Continue

Thanks to the beautiful weather this year, the vegetables in my mother's garden are rapidly growing and soon will be ready to pick. One of my favorite things about summer is being able to enjoy the taste of fresh garden vegetables in some of my favorite recipes. Below are a few of my favorite summer recipes that only cost a few cents to make because most of the ingredients come straight from the garden and are combined with ingredients we usually have on hand. Simply combine all the ingredients… Continue

It's so exciting to think that Fourth of July is only a few days away! If you haven't had time to think of a menu, no worries. A simple All American BBQ is definitely the way to go for this holiday. Keep your menu simple and try to include items that can be made a day ahead so you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time with your friends and family. You can easily create a festive appetizer by arranging one package of blue tortilla chips and one package of white tortilla chips on a pla… Continue

Being a working parent isn't easy, especially because the work does not end when you get home! Like most working parents, the greeting I usually get when I walk through the door is "What's for Dinner?" I try to cook for my family as often as possible—which is why I'm so excited that CoolSavings has introduced a new Recipes section full of quick, delicious recipes. My favorite feature about the… Continue

The latest craze seems to be 100 calorie snacks—with everything from cookies to soda being sold in 100 calorie portions. Sure, 100 calorie packs are convenient and help keep your portions in control, but they're not cheap. A package of six small 100 calorie cookie packets can cost around $4, and coupons for these snacks are hard to come by. If the reason you are buying 100 calorie snacks in the first place is to eat healthier, you may want to read the nutrition labels before you make your purch… Continue

CoolSavings has just launched a new Recipes section! The great thing about it is that you can type in your zipcode and it will give you recipes based on what items are on sale at your local supermarket! Continue

By Trent Hamm @ The Simple Dollar
The biggest advantage that fast food has is that it is so easy and it saves time by allowing us to multi-task. On busy days, I can stop by a fast food restaurant and pick up a quick meal and eat it on the road as I hurry off to a meeting; it’s very difficult for a typical homemade meal to compete with that. That is, until you discover the kitchen assembly line method. The kitchen assembly li… Continue

Memorial Day Weekend is approaching, and I can't wait to fire up the backyard grill. After a long winter of using the oven and the crock pot, cooking on the grill sure seems like a fresh, welcome alternative, doesn’t it? Read on for some recipes—plus a coupon for Mrs. Dash Marinade. Marinating meat and grilling it up with some chopped veggies is quick, and the finished product is a tasty dinner which can be enjoyed by the whole family on the patio or deck. Many store-bought marinades are delici… Continue