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Cranberry Spritzer

November 28, 2009 | 15 Comments
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For this years Thanksgiving Dinner, I wanted to have a special drink. These Cranberry Spritzers were very festive, easy and flavorful. Fill your glass half full with cranberry juice and add lemon-lime soda. I bought the juice at Aldi’s and used Walmart brand of soda, also making them a frugal drink. For garnish I added… [Continue Reading]

Meals ~ Nov 23-29 ~ Thanksgiving Menu

November 22, 2009 | 7 Comments
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 Well, the holidays are upon us. I can hardly believe it, wasn’t it just Fourth of July? I have been having a blast visiting all the great Thanksgiving Day posts around blogsphere. I’ve put on 5 pounds just from surfing and reading all the great recipes. Today, I ‘m sharing my Cheesy Potato Casserole recipe… [Continue Reading]

Meals ~ Nov 16 – 22 ~ Taco Ring

November 15, 2009 | 20 Comments
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Well, we finished up our Birthdays this week. My middle son turned 16, he wanted Stir-Fry and Egg Rolls, so I switched that meal from Sunday to his birthday. And on Sunday I made Amy’s Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy for my husband’s birthday dinner. Saturday was Doug’s birthday, but the older boys had Fall… [Continue Reading]

Aldi’s Money Saving Meal ~ Tostadas

November 12, 2009 | 11 Comments
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We usually have a Mexican Meal at least once a week in our house. We all like Mexican and it’s a frugal meal. I originally got this recipe from Amy over at The Finer Things in Life. As I’ve told you before, I buy 90% of my groceries at Aldi’s, their prices are great and… [Continue Reading]

Holiday Food Fest ~ Veggie Twist

November 11, 2009 | 12 Comments
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What are you making for Thanksgiving? Today on the Holiday Food Fest over at Tasty Eats at Home, there are lots of great ideas. And she’s giving away a really cute apron! I will be making this Veggie Twist. I made it last weekend for my son’s Birthday Dinner and it was really good. I… [Continue Reading]

Watergate Salad

November 9, 2009 | 10 Comments
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This salad is more like a dessert, as far as I’m concerned.  I have been wanting to make this salad for a long time, I had a great reason this past Sunday when we had a few friends over for my son’s birthday dinner. This salad is quick, easy and can be made the night before… [Continue Reading]

Meals ~ Nov 9-15 ~ Tex-Mex Chicken Skillet

November 8, 2009 | 15 Comments
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The meal plan for last week went pretty well. All of the meals went as planned except for the Tostadas on Friday, which I moved to Saturday because my youngest son wanted to have mashed potato bowls. Apparently he had them at school. I had leftover mashed potatoes from the Meatloaf night, I opened a can… [Continue Reading]