Laura at Heavenly Homemakers shows us how to make Homemade Beef Broth. This is a great way to give your family a lot of nourishment for very little money.
For more homemade food ideas, check out the following links:
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5 Tips to Go Gluten-Free on a Budget
Guest post from Jenn of Building Mommy Muscles
Our family has been gluten-free now for almost two years, due to gluten sensitivity in several members of our family.
When we first made the switch, it was confusing, overwhelming and expensive! But along the way, I have learned some tricks for keeping the gluten-free budget under control.
1. Avoid Gluten-Free Replacement Foods
Gluten-free specialty items can be extremely expensive, and they are what killed our grocery budget when we first changed our diet.
If you find a great sale on gluten-free bread or pasta, stock up. Otherwise, don’t buy it. $6 for a tiny loaf of bread just isn’t worth it in my opinion!
2. Keep the Cooking Simple
Don’t go crazy trying to make all of the amazing gluten free recipes you see on Pinterest that require seven different specialty flours. Stick to cooking things you know and expand from there.
3. Make Mexican and Asian Recipes
Mexican and Asian foods are often naturally gluten-free. Fajitas, quesadillas, and enchiladas can all be made using corn tortillas, which are very affordable and are gluten-free. Many Asian recipes use rice, which is also a gluten-free food.
4. Use Fruits and Veggies as Snacks
Not only are fruits and veggies healthy snacks, they are also gluten-free and affordable. Instead of buying overpriced and likely unhealthy gluten-free snacks, stick with fresh food. Your health and your wallet will thank you!
5. Buy Pre-Mixed Flour for Baking
Many gluten-free recipes call for several specialty flours. I recommend that you purchase one all-purpose flour that is pre-mixed and already includes xanthan gum. This will save you time, money and hassle. My favorite brands are Pamela’s and Namaste.
Going gluten-free does not have to be expensive! I hope these tips are helpful to anyone who is looking to make the change to gluten-free living.
What are your best tips to go gluten-free on a budget?
Jenn is a wife and mother to three permanent kids and many temporary ones that have come and gone through foster care. She is a gluten free, homeschooling, adoptive mama who blogs at Building Mommy Muscles.
How to Make the Shift From Two Incomes to One
I work full-time and have a small child. My husband and I are thinking of taking a couple of months to live off of one salary, using the second salary to pay off debt, in the hopes to see if we can actually swing living off of one income. This is so exciting and something we have wanted for a long time. Do you have any tips for how to go from two incomes to one? -Jamie
How exciting, Jamie! Here are some thoughts I had:
Get on the Same Page With Your Spouse
If you and your husband are not on the same page financially, it’s going to be hard to really get much traction or to achieve your goal of successfully going from two incomes to one. So before you even attempt to make the transition, sit down and talk openly about where you are financially and where you want to go.
Don’t nag and drag your husband to go along with your plan; put your heads together and find a solution that is a win-win for both of you. This will most likely involve some give and take and compromise, but it will be so worth it.
Make a Game Plan
Once you’re on the same page, dream together about where you want to be a year from now and five years from now. I think your idea to live on one income for a period of time is fantastic!
Think realistically about what sacrifices and lifestyle changes will need to be made in order to make living on one income a possibility. If your plan is to be able to live on one income by this time next year, look at your budget, figure out what you need to cut, and how much you need to save and increase your income in order to make it happen. Having a specific number that you need to save each month will help motivate you to find creative ways to lower your spending and increase your income.
Create and Stick With a Budget
The best thing you can do for your family right now is to get on a written budget. Many times, people don’t have an income problem, they have a spending problem.
Before trying to significantly cut your income, make sure you are being very intentional in how you spend your money and know exactly what you need to make in order to survive. I highly recommend getting a copy of The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey from your library. If you can afford it, I also heartily suggest looking into going through Financial Peace University.
Both of these resources will walk you through how to set up a budget and how to stick with it. And Dave will motivate you and inspire you to dream big, work hard, and get your finances in amazing shape.
Pay Off Your Debt
Make paying off your debt one of your top priorities right now. This will probably mean some significant sacrifices in the short-term — working more hours and living on as little as possible — but the long-term benefits will be amazing.
Figure out how much you have left to pay off, set a realistic time frame for paying it off, and then divide the amount by the time frame to come up with the specific number you need to be paying off each month and week in order to hit your goal. When you break your goals down into bite-sized pieces like this, it makes them much more doable. And it also will motivate you to keep making short-term sacrifices for the long-term benefits.
What advice and suggestions do the rest of you have for Jamie?
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Q&A: What kind of bread machine do you have?
What kind of bread machine do you have? Do you find it’s better for the machine to do it all, or just make the dough? -Stephanie
If there’s one tool in my kitchen I would never want to be without, it’s my bread machine. My aunt and uncle got me one as a wedding gift and I used it so much it finally was giving out.
Just around the time it was starting to breathe its last breath, my dad surprised me with a Zojirushi Bread Machine for Christmas. Let me tell you, this bread machine is the king of bread machines!
It’s high-tech and offers quite a few different options — including the dough cycle that I mostly. It’s also roomy, so you can make larger loaves and bigger batches of dough.
My favorite thing about the Zojirushi Bread Machine is that it has two kneading paddles. This creates a much better and softer texture in the dough which translates to softer, better-shaped bread and rolls.
I rarely ever bake bread in my machine, because I’ve found that the crust is much softer when I bake the bread in the oven. It does mean that you have to be home and remember to take the dough out of the machine and bake it when it’s done, but it’s still so much easier than making bread completely from scratch.
I can stick all the ingredients in the bread machine for Bread Machine Buttery Rolls and and hour and a half later, the dough is ready to be shaped into rolls. No mixing, no kneading and no worrying about setting a timer. Truly, in about ten minutes of total prep time, I can have a hot and fresh batch of rolls made.
My Favorite Simple & Easy Homemade Bread Recipes
Do you have a bread machine? If so, what kind & do you like it?
Gretchen’s $3.32 Walgreens Shopping Trip
Walgreens Shopping Trip
Transaction #1
1 Glade Plug Ins Refill – $4.99
Used $1/1 coupon from the 2/9 SmartSource insert1 Sweet Tarts – Marked down to $0.12
Used $1 Register Rewards from last shopping tripAnd redeemed 3,000 points (like $3)
Total: $0.48, Received $2 Register Rewards (for buying Glade)
Transaction #2
2 packages Oreos – $2.50 each
Used $0.75/2 coupon from the 2/9 SmartSource insert1 Yes to Cucumbers Towelette – $3.29
Used $3.29/1 printable (no longer available)Used $2 Register Rewards from Transaction #1
Total with tax ($0.59): $2.84, Plus received 2,000 points (for buying 2 Oreos)
Total for both transactions: $3.32 with 2,000 points leftover (like $2)
Gretchen’s $4.19 Target Shopping Trip
Target Shopping Trip
Transaction #1
2 Nature Made Fish Oil – $5.99 each (Buy 2, Get $5 Target gift card), used 2 $2/1 Target printable AND used 2 $2/1 printable – $1.99 each after coupons
Total with tax ($0.21): $4.19, Plus received $5 Target gift card
Transaction #2
4 Archer Farms Coffee K-Cups (3 ct) – $1.49 each, used 4 $2/1 Target printable – Free after coupons
1 Archer Farms Coffee K-Cups (3 ct) – $1.99, used $2/1 Target Mobile coupon – Free after coupon
1 Market Pantry Frozen Peas – $0.99, used $0.75/1 Target Mobile coupon – $0.25 after coupon
1 Mom Made Frozen Pizza – $3.39, used Free mailer coupon – Free after coupon
2 Up & Up Hand Soap – $0.67 each, used 2 $0.50/1 Target printable – $0.17 each after coupons
1 Up & Up Hydrogen Peroxide – $0.52, used $0.50/1 Target printable – $0.02 after coupon
2 Up & Up Ibuprofen – $1.07 each, used $2/2 Target Mobile coupon – $0.07 each after coupon
2 Starkist Tuna Pouches – $0.99 each, used $1/2 Target printable AND $1/2 coupon from the 1/5 SmartSource insert – Free after coupons
Used $5 Target gift card
Free after coupons and gift card (with $3.91 still left on the gift card!)
Total for both transactions: $4.19 (with $3.91 leftover on my Target gift card)
Shared Feb 24, 2014
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52 Different Ways to Save $100 Per Year: Don’t Pay For Pre-Made Baby Food {Week 46}
52 Different Ways to Save $100 Per Year: Don’t Pay For Pre-Made Baby Food {Week 46}
Homemade Ginger shows you how to make your own wholegrain baby food.
Each week for 52 weeks, I’m sharing a different way you can save $100 this year. If you do all of these things, you’ll be able to save over $5,000 this year alone! Many of these things will likely be things you’re already doing, but hopefully all of you will pick up at least a few new ideas or some inspiration from this series.
Store-bought baby food can be very expensive. Knowing this, I decided from the get-go when I had my first child that this was an area that I’d wanted to try to really save money on.
Three children later, we’ve survived without basically ever paying for pre-made baby food — and have saved hundreds of dollars in the process! Here are some things that worked for us (Remember: each child and family is different so please do what works best for your family!):
1. Start Slowly
I was blessed to be able to nurse all three of my babies almost exclusively until six months old. (I know some women would love to be able to nurse and have been unable to do so, so I don’t take it for granted that I never had difficulty with nursing.)
At around six months old, I would slowly start introducing solid foods — normally just giving the child a couple of tastes of banana or vegetables a few times per week. I would usually mash up something that we’re already eating and offer a few bites.
We stuck with fruits, vegetables, and whole grains first and then gradually added in other foods. We’d just offer the child whatever fruit or veggies we’re eating at a meal plus some homemade bread or other wholegrain finger foods. As our children caught on to eating more, I’d gradually reduce nursing and replace it more and more by table food. (I weaned all my children around 18-19 months.)
2. Make & Freeze Homemade Baby Food
I did this some — and it worked well. Erin wrote a guest post a few years back on how she does this efficiently:
A great way to save money when you’ve got a little one crawling under foot is to make your own baby food. The average price at my grocery store for a 1-serving jar of baby food, stage 1, is $0.51. From my rough calculations, you can save an average of 75% by spending a few minutes in the kitchen to make your own food — especially if you buy in season and get the best prices on that fresh produce.
While I prefer cooking in the kitchen each night for our “big people” meals, I’ve found it works really well for me to have a Freezer Cooking Day once a month preparing homemade baby food.
Read Erin’s post here on How to Make Homemade Baby Food for the Freezer.
Helpful Resources: If you are interested in making your own baby food, you might check out this post here or see if you can check out Feed Me I’m Yours
3. Use a Baby Food Grinder
If you’re wanting to make your own baby food, but the thought of making big batches for the freezer does not appeal to you, I highly recommend that you invest in a simple baby food grinder. I like the Kidco Baby Food Mill
If it’s something that can’t just be easily mashed with a fork, stick a small bit in the grinder when you sit down at the table, grind it up, and you’re good to go! It makes very little mess and requires almost zero forethought!
Like the Baby Food Pouch idea but don’t want to spend money on Baby Food Pouches? Check out How to Make Your Own Reusable Baby Food Pouches.
What are your best tips and ideas for saving on baby food?
Why You Need to Become an Expert at Failing
As I watched the Olympics the past two weeks, I kept thinking about how many times each athlete must have fallen in their journey to make it to the Olympics. Here’s what About.com says about figure skating:
If You Are Going to Skate, You Are Going to Fall:
If you are a figure skater, you must understand that if you are going to skate, you are going to fall. That’s a fact. Practicing falling over and over again is the only way to learn how to fall safely.
Falling is part of the process of learning to succeed. If the figure skaters weren’t willing to go out on the ice and fall again and again, they’d never learn how to jump beautifully and gracefully, they’d never perfect fancy footwork moves, and they’d never win any competitions.
It’s the same way in life. If you want to accomplish great things and follow through with your goals, you’ve got to get over your fear of falling.
It’s easy to sit in the bleachers as a spectator. It’s comfortable and safe. And you won’t get any bumps, bruises, or injuries from it.
But it also guarantees that you’ll never see progress, you’ll never experience the fulfillment that comes from putting it all on the line, you’ll never succeed, and you’ll never make a difference in someone else’s life.
Getting out onto the rink requires risk. You’re not going to hit a home run every time you try a new idea, start a new business, invest in a relationship, or attempt a new skill. In fact, most of the time, you’re probably going to stumble, struggle, or even fall flat on your face.
That is how you learn best. Each time you fall and get back up and try again, you become a little bit stronger, a little more sure of your footing, a little more successful. You learn what works and what doesn’t.
Do you want to be safe or do you want to succeed? The choice is yours.
6 Goals For This Week
We’re on early Spring Break/vacation this week and half of next week, so I’m staying somewhat “unplugged” and not tackling many new projects or business projects so that we can have lots of extra time for fun, time with friends, and refreshment. Because of this, I’m only planning six goals for this week.
Last Week’s Goals:
Marriage/Mothering/Homemaking Goals
1.
Read 2 chapters of Missionary Adventures of Bob & Arty aloud to the girls.
Read 3 chapters of A Big Year for Lily to Kaitlynn. Read a few picture books with Silas.
2. Write a love note to Jesse.3. Clean out 2 drawers in our bedroom/bathroom.
Personal Goals
4. Work on memorizing & reviewing Romans 1:1-28.
5. Exercise four times.6. Read Sarah’s Key, On Every Side, and Restless.
7. Finish embroidery quilt square project.
Blog/Business Goals
8. Write content for two new pages on my site.
9. Write one guest post for another site.
10. Write three content pieces for my blog.
This Week’s Goals:
Marriage/Mothering/Homemaking Goals
1.
2. Write a love note to Jesse.
Personal Goals
3. Work on memorizing & reviewing Romans 1:1-28.
4. Exercise four times.
5. Finish reading Sarah’s Key, On Every Side, and Restless.
Blog/Business Goals
6. Get everything ready for the 4 Weeks to a More Organized Home challenge starting on March 3, 2014.
5 FREE Ways To Beat A Winter Funk
Guest post by Dereth
I tend to struggle with motivation in the winter — especially this winter. In fact, I recently searched for Crystal’s post: 4 Guaranteed Ways To Wake Up More Excited About Your Day when I realized I rarely wake up excited through the winter.
I think for me, it’s a combination of lack of sunshine, snow days, and just needing to open up some windows to let a fresh breeze in!
Whatever the reason for your winter funk, I have found 5 simple (and FREE) ways to beat it –I know I notice a big change of my mood and motivation when I try even a few each day.
1. Get enough sleep.
Crystal talks about this a lot… and I completely agree. Try keeping track of how you feel after you sleep to determine how much sleep you should get (I like using this daily sleep diary printable). I find that if I make sleep a priority in my life, my days will be much more enjoyable — no matter the season.
2. Get basic housework out of the way by 9 am.
If you work outside the home try getting it done by the time you leave for work. If I do this, I’m not spending all of my day dreading an unpleasant task. I just do it first thing and I don’t have to think about it anymore.
For me, this these tasks include: starting laundry, wiping down the bathroom, dishes, and a 20 minute pick up.
3. Do one small activity you love every day.
Make time to do it each and every day — even if it’s just 15-20 minutes! Whether it’s listening to music, doing crafts, doing a crossword puzzle, or taking a hot shower — fit it in.
I like to write. When I take time to write in a journal or do a writing exercise for 20 minutes, I feel like I’ve given myself a gift.
4. Choose your entertainment wisely.
This is huge for me. I tend to hibernate with a good book or TV show on Netflix until it’s finished. Doing this can put me in a black mood for days because my reality seems dull in comparison! What I read and watch matters to my emotions.
5. Have meaningful conversation every day.
Whether in your own home or outside of it –– the need to make connections with other people is part of what makes us human. Take time to talk to people, ask meaningful questions, and really listen to what the person has to say.
You might have noticed eating right and exercise didn’t make my list. I don’t know about you, but when I’m in a funk it’s difficult to be motivated to make nutritious meals and get moving.
Think of this list as beginner steps to taking care of yourself. When I am doing my best to incorporate this list into my day, exercise and eating right seem much easier.
How do you combat a winter funk?
Dereth Atkins is a stay-at-home mom trying to figure out how to balance life with three active kids. She enjoys trying new recipes, advocating for children with disabilities, reading, and playing board games as a family.
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12 Months to a Healthier You: Week 8 Check-in
Are you joining us for the 12 Months to a Healthier You Challenge? If so, it’s Saturday and guess what that means? It’s time for our weekly check-in to post our progress.
February’s Challenge:
We’re focusing on developing the habit of eating more fruits and veggies in February. I encourage you to set a simple and doable goal for exercise and to stick with it.
If you haven’t set your February Exercise Goal yet, be sure to do so and then leave a comment on this post telling us what your goal is.
New to this challenge? Read more details on the plan for this year here.
My Fruits/Veggie Intake Goal for February
My goal for February is to eat at least six big salads every week. I’m also hoping to keep up with January’s habit of doing P90X at least 4-5 times every week.
This Week’s Progress:
I hit my goal again this week of eating six big salads plus exercising 4 times — yay!
How Are YOU Doing?
Leave a comment telling us how you did on your exercise goals this past week. If you’re blogging about this challenge, leave the direct link to your blog post about the challenge below.
Are you on social media? You can also share your progress on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, or Twitter by using hashtag #12MonthstoaHealthierYou.
How to Start Offering Giveaways on Your Blog
A question I have heard over and over during the past few years is: “How do I start offering giveaways on my blog?” I get the impression that many new bloggers think you must have a big blog or super secret sources in order to host giveaways on your blog.
Well, guess what? There is no super secret society one must be admitted to in order to run giveaways and you don’t have to have amazing traffic, either.
No matter the size of your blog, if you’ve built up a loyal readership of people who respect your opinion, there are many companies who would love to offer a giveaway to your readers. They are excited to have the opportunity to showcase their product to your audience.
Here are four simple ways to get started offering blog giveaways:
1) Give something of your own away.
When I was very new to blogging and didn’t know any better, I often paid for my own giveaways. In fact, I often gave away products that I personally owned and no longer needed. I still do this almost every month, just for fun.
While this can get expensive — especially when you add on shipping costs — it is an excellent way to “get your feet wet” when it comes to giveaways. When you approach a company regarding running a giveaway (see next point), you’ll likely have better success in procuring a giveaway if you can show them that you’ve successfully run giveaways in the past.
If you use Swagbucks, you could give away a gift card you’ve earned through them. That way, it doesn’t cost you actual money out of pocket. And readers love gift card giveaways.
2) Approach companies and ask if they’ll run a giveaway.
If you don’t have companies beating your door down to request that you do a giveaway with them, start getting proactive! Have a product or website that you love, write and ask them if they’d consider running a giveaway on your blog. It’s that easy!
Be professional, be concise, and make sure to clearly explain how running a giveaway on your blog would be a win for their company. I’d recommend that you share your blog stats with them, link to a recent giveaway you’ve run, and share why you feel their product or website is well-suited to your blog’s audience. In addition, I’d state upfront two ideas you have for a giveaway but also convey that you’re open to other ideas they might have.
3) Ask for a contact from another blogger who has run a giveaway.
Has one of your blogging friends run a giveaway with a company that you think would also be a great fit for your blog? Ask them if they’d be willing to pass along their contact at that company to you.
Now, please don’t abuse this idea! Most bloggers are happy to share their contacts with you, but don’t expect or demand that they must share all their contacts with you as most bloggers work hard to establish relationships with PR and Advertising companies. But if they are willing to share, this can be a great way to get a direct contact for a person at a company or PR Agency which is likely interested in running giveaways on blogs.
4) Respond to a press release with a giveaway pitch.
Once you’ve been blogging for a little while, you’ll often begin to receive press releases about new products from companies and PR Agencies. If you’re interested in the product and think it would be a great fit for your blog’s audience, consider writing back and pitching a giveaway. Companies are sending out a press release to garner buzz for their product, so they’ll often bite on a giveaway pitch.
If you’re a new blogger or thinking about starting a blog, read my series on blogging.
Gretchen’s $25 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan
Aldi
1 package Flour Tortillas – $1.19
1 package Rice Cakes – $1.29
1 gallon Milk – $3.08
1 package Cheddar Cheese (8 oz) – $1.99
1 package Green Peppers – $0.99
1 loaf Bread – $0.99
Total with tax ($0.68): $10.21
Dillons1 Kroger Unbleached Flour – $1.99
1 bag Marshmallows – $1
1.34 lbs Bananas @ $0.35/lb – $0.47
1 package Neutrogena Make-Up Remover Wipes – $5.29
1 Pineapple – $0.99
1 Lettuce – $0.99
1 Cucumber – $0.75 (These are way cheaper at Aldi but the past several weeks the ones at Aldi have been really squishy and felt like they were about to go bad so I’ve decided to buy them at Dillons instead.)
1 bag Kroger Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts (3 lbs) – $5.97 (I was so excited to see this price as they’ve been running about $8 the last couple of months.)
Items a Part of the Mega Sale (Buy 6, Get $3 off instantly):
2 Chocolate Toast Crunch – $1.88 each, used 2 $1/1 printable – $0.88 each after coupons (I will also get $0.75 back from SavingStar.com.)
4 Cheerios – $1.88 each, used 2 $1/2 coupon from the 1/26 SmartSource insert – $1.38 each after coupons (I will also get $1 back from SavingStar.com.)
2 Pillsbury Simply Cookie Dough – $1.99 each, used $1/1 coupon from the 12/15 SmartSource insert – $0.99 each after coupons (I will also get $1 back from SavingStar.com.)
1 Breyers Ice Cream – $2.49
4 Motts Fruit Snacks – $1.49 each, used 2 $1.10/2 printable – $0.94 each after coupons (I will also get $0.50 back from SavingStar.com.)
4 Halls Cough Drops – $0.99 each, used 2 $1/2 coupon from the 1/12 SmartSource insert – $0.49 each after coupons (I will also get $1 back from Checkout 51.)
2 Suave Men’s Bodywash – $1.19 each, used 2 $0.50/1 coupon from the 1/26 RedPlum insert – $0.69 each after coupons
5 Suave Shampoo/Conditioner – $1.19 each, used 5 $1/1 printable and from the 1/26 RedPlum insert – $0.19 each after coupons
Used $25/$50 Kroger e-coupon (no longer available)
Total before coupons and sales: $88.00
Total with tax ($2.13) after coupons and sales: $15.68
Total for all grocery items: $25.89
Menu Plan for this Week
Breakfasts
Cereal, Oatmeal, Homemade Granola, Homemade Juice
Lunches
Rice Cakes with Peanut Butter, Cheese Quesadillas, Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches, Fruit/Veggies/Cheese, Lunch with friends (We are bringing cookies.)
Dinners
Chicken Enchiladas (From the freezer – I doubled this last time I made it!), Tossed Salad
Homemade Pizza, Breadsticks, Pineapple
BBQ Venison Sandwiches (from leftover BBQ Venison I made last week) with Homemade Buns, Chips, Carrot Sticks, Fruit
Salad Bar, 30 Minute Rolls
Chicken Noodle Casserole, Steamed Broccoli, Oranges
Spaghetti, Homemade Bread, Tossed Salad
Dinner with family
Chicken Almondine
Guest post from Brigette Shevy
This creamy comfort-food casserole was a standard “company” meal at our house while I was growing up. In fact, for years this was one of just two meals (the other being homemade lasagna) that my mom served to our various weekly dinner guests!
Although Chicken Almondine is extremely easy to put together, it includes a few ingredients like water chestnuts and almonds that kick up its “fancy” factor. The recipe came from one of my mom’s lifelong childhood friends, and it has been a part of our family favorites for over 30 years.
This versatile main dish can easily be adjusted to your family’s taste preferences (and the amount of time you have to spend in the kitchen). We normally used homemade biscuit dough instead of the canned crescent rolls, but either works great! You can also make your own cream soup if you have that little bit of extra time and motivation.
Just the smell of this in the oven brings back so many happy childhood moments for me!
Chicken Almondine
- 3 cups cubed cooked chicken
- 1 8-oz can sliced water chestnuts, drained
- 1 4-oz can mushrooms, drained
- ½ cup finely chopped celery
- ½ cup finely chopped onion
- 1 10-oz can condensed cream of chicken (or mushroom) soup (or homemade equivalent)
- 2/3 cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup sour cream or plain yogurt
- 1 8-oz can crescent rolls*
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 2/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup slivered almonds
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Mix together the first 8 ingredients and spread in an ungreased 9×13 pan. Bake 10-15 minutes.
Top with the crescent rolls unrolled and laid flat. Melt the butter and mix with the cheese and almonds. Spread on top of the rolls.
Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees and bake an additional 25 minutes.
Makes one 9×13 pan (approximately 8 servings)
*or use your favorite homemade biscuit dough, rolled ¼” to ½” thick
Brigette is a full-time wife and mother who is blessed with three amazing bundles of energy and another on the way. She enjoys music, experimenting in the kitchen, homeschooling her children, finding great deals, long-distance running, and anything chocolate.
Shared Feb 21, 2014
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Reader Tip: How I save time (and money!) by shopping for groceries online
Reader Tip: How I save time (and money!) by shopping for groceries online
Jessica emailed in the following tip:
I am currently reading Say Goodbye to Survival Mode and the section on building margin into your day made me realize I should write about something that has added two hours of margin into my life each week!
At a friend’s suggestion, I tried a local grocery chain’s Shop from Home program. The system allows me to shop online and then pick up the order at a set time at the store. The store also offers a delivery option for an additional fee (this fee is waived with any $100 total purchase).
Shopping online cuts way back on impulse purchases, and with coupon linkups online, I still know to stockpile sale items. I am able to use my coupons once I get to the store, plus this grocery store chain often offers coupon codes online for buying a certain amount of a certain brand’s item, so those savings are added on to my coupon deals.
I highly recommend this to all stressed out moms in particular. I work outside the home, so ordering my groceries online has given me more time with the kids — or sometimes just some very needed alone time! I imagine for stay-at-home-moms, this might also make their days much simpler! -Jessica