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What's for din? August 2nd, 2025 (with Frugal Food Numbers)

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 2 Aug

Tonight’s gourmet feast consisted of applewood smoked bacon pork loin, mac and cheese, and Hawaiian rolls. Please, hold your applause. The real miracle here is that I actually ate what I cooked instead of defaulting to my usual...

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What's for lunch? May 8th, 2025

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 8 May 25

Since we are stranded at the house for at least a few days with the truck down, I decided to make lunch. Nothing too fancy, since I am making a big meal for dinner tonight, but I still used the stove and the toaster! Aren't you...

whats for lunch

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What's for din? 3.13.23

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 13 Mar 23

Happy Monday night! I did a thing. I took a page out of @TheSoujourner 's book and improvised with two different things in the fridge to use them up before they went bad. I knew I wanted to make meatloaf. I had about a third...

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What's for din? 2.11.23

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 11 Feb 23

I wanted to make something I haven't made in a few weeks and realized we had everything to be able to make it. Which is always a good thing. The other day we got two bags of frozen roasted Tyson chicken from Snack Guy for $1.75...

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What's for din? Nov. 12. 2022

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 12 Nov 22

Hey y'all! I know you weren't going to make it through the night without knowing what I made/we had for dinner tonight. Also, yeah I know its eight o' clock and it's a little later for dinner. Oh well. It's not that big of deal...

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1$ serving recipe challenge, any frugal recipe ideas?

Amelia Onnen @abonnen (39) • United States 15 Sep 16

Okay so I am going to try a new challenge for at least a week (we will see how I like it) I am doing 2 dollar meals (homemade, there is 2 people in my household, so they are going to be 1 dollar a serving), I would like to know if...

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Frugal Meals

Marsha Cooper @marsha32 (6631) • United States 8 Jul 16

The picture is from one of our meal times on the mission trip. I took the picture before the 10 or 12 extra people joined us. What prompted my title is this meal that I am eating for lunch right now. It's one of my mom's...

hamburger patties

friendship meals

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Ramen Noodles - Cheap and Easy

terilee79720 @terilee79720 (3621) • United States 4 May 08

For those people who already like Ramen noodles, and realize it's a frugal meal, do you have ideas to add zing to your noodles? For those people who want a quick, cheap and easy meal, try Ramen. We buy Ramen Noodles for 13cents...

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good, yet inexpensive meals...

stacyv81 @stacyv81 (5903) • United States 11 Jul 07

Well, being that we are a one income household with the third child on the way, I would like to help my guy out by making good and satisfying, yet inexpensive meals that would take some of the burden of money off of him. He hasnt...

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Frugal camping recipes...........or food?

jolenegreen @jolenegreen (1209) • United States 3 Jun 07

Anyone have any they could share please? Thanks

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Do You Use Your Crockpot Enough? Frugal Crockpot Dressing or Stuffing

villageanne @villageanne (8553) • United States 11 Mar 07

If you have been following my discussions, you know that I love to entertain. Not fancy dinners but country family meals. The kind where you are comfortable and have hardy food. I have about 60 people at my home each year for...

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