Penny Pinching Pantry Raid Updated Food List
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breakfast & brunch, dinner
Now that the Penny Pinching Pantry Raid is over, I thought I’d go through and update my food list just for fun. Here’s what we have now! Freezer: 8 3 packages frozen vegetables 1 package cheese tortellini 1 bag chicken Voila! 2 Ziploc bags of rhubarb 1 package shrimp 1 package crab meat 1 box [...]
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Penny Pinching Pantry Raid – Week 4 Recap
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breakfast & brunch, dinner
Here it is: the final rundown for the final week! Day 22 – Wednesday, July 22nd Breakfast: a Special K bar and coffee for me, a banana for hubby Dinner: Dinner with friends – they supplied hamburgers, sausage, and fruit salad, and we brought apple crisp for dessert Money spent: $0 Day 23 – Thursday, [...]
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Penny Pinching Pantry Raid – Week 3 Recap
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breakfast & brunch, dinner
Here’s the rundown for week 3: Day 15 – Wednesday, July 15th Breakfast: a Special K bar and coffee for me, a banana for hubby Dinner: Garlic-Butter Seafood Pasta Money spent: $1.80 for milk Day 16 – Thursday, July 16th Breakfast: a Special K bar and coffee or me, a banana for hubby Dinner: Chicken [...]
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Penny Pinching Pantry Raid – Week 2 Recap
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breakfast & brunch, dinner
Here’s the rundown for week 2! Day 8 – Wednesday, July 8th Breakfast: a Special K bar and coffee for me, a banana for hubby Dinner: Chicken Quesadillas on the George Foreman grill Money spent: $0 Day 9 – Thursday, July 9th Breakfast: a Special K bar and coffee or me, cereal for hubby Dinner: [...]
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Penny Pinching Pantry Raid – Week 1 Recap
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breakfast & brunch, dinner
Here it is – the rundown for week 1! Day 1 – Wednesday, July 1st Breakfast: a Special K bar and coffee for me, a banana for hubby Dinner: Grilled cheese on focaccia Money spent: $2 on tomatoes Day 2 – Thursday, July 2nd Breakfast: a Special K bar and coffee or me, cereal for [...]
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Grilled Cheese on Focaccia
Posted by Tracy | Filed under dinner, lunch
For those of you who are wondering what we actually eat for dinner around here now that we’re pinching pennies, this grilled cheese on focaccia is what I made for dinner last Wednesday when we started the challenge. I mentioned that I had a batch of bread dough in my fridge, and it was Artisan Bread in [...]
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Baby Shower Cake
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
One of my friends decided to throw a surprise baby shower on Tuesday for a mutual friend of ours, and she asked me if I’d be willing to bring the cake. Of course, I said yes! So, without further ado, here it is: A little closer: It’s a four-layer white cake, made using a double [...]
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