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Let’s talk turkey leftovers! Yum! There’s nothing more frugal than taking your turkey leftovers and spinning them into a second (or third) delicious dinner. To get the most from your lovely leftovers, I’ve put together a few simple, fast, and terrific turkey leftover recipes for some frugal dining fun.
Most of the ingredients can already be [...]

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Today I’m talkin’ turkey. I’m clucking fowl on complicated traditional Thanksgiving dinners that cost a wing and a leg. If you’re on a tight budget or a member of a smaller family, why not try something totally different.
Last year I shared my easy Rolled Turkey Breast Recipe (with Artisan Bread Stuffing). This year I’m [...]

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I had the pleasure of dining with Erik earlier this year for Canadian Thanksgiving. Yes, we Canucks celebrate “Turkey Day” much earlier than my American friends. I suppose we need the additional time to digest before the big event in December. But I digress.
So back to Erik, my new favorite Turkey Day dining buddy. Erik, [...]

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It’s that time of year when the days are shorter, the night falls sooner, and we drive home from work in the dark. Bummer.
But there’s no need to be in the dark about dinner when you get home. There is a bright light (and a warm meal) waiting for you if you know how to [...]

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I’ve been thinking a lot about biodiversity lately. You know, the diversity of plant and animal life on Earth. This sounds like one of those deep hippie dippy areas, but really the benefits of maintaining a biologically varied ecosystem are no different than investing in a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds.
Simply, a diverse [...]

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If you’re looking for healthy snack recipes for yourself, fun snacks for kids, or something tastier than breakfast cereal — then give this frugal and hippy-approved homemade granola recipe a crunchy munch.
If you’d prefer healthy granola bars, then check out my insanely popular granola bar recipe. But if you’re hunkering for a chunk of loose [...]

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The best way to save money and enjoy a healthy dessert is to make it yourself. Buying ready made pies, crisps, crumbles, or cobblers may seem like an easy fix at the grocery store, but the ingredients in these desserts could include refined sugars, trans fats, and a host of other unhealthy, unpronounceable, and expensive [...]

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