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  • Stir Fried Bean Sprouts with Garlic

    Stir Fried Bean Sprouts with Garlic

    I was looking for some new vegetable side dishes and saw these stir-fried bean sprouts in the local paper. It says “serves 4 as a side dish” but I would say it’s more like 6–or we just don’t eat a lot of sprouts! This is mild enough for kids if they’re adventurous. My kids like…

  • Calculating The Cost of Meat Per Serving

    Calculating The Cost of Meat Per Serving

    I used to have a calculator online that would help you calculate the cost per serving of different cuts of meat.  I don’t have access to that anymore so found a few replacements for anyone coming here to find my old calculator. The Dollar Stretcher has one here. There’s another one here. In the meantime,…

  • Frankfurter Circles

    Frankfurter Circles

    I’m checking for broken links on the site and ran into this one. Somehow I had never posted this gem of a recipe! I had to note this down. My grandmother would make these for me when I visited. I loved this as a kid! My kids, however, won’t touch them. It’s a great way…

  • Linda’s Four Bean Salad

    Linda’s Four Bean Salad

    Thanks to my sister-in-law for this great bean salad recipe. The celery and green pepper add some nice crunch and the dressing is just right. Sometimes for a change, I add some canned corn as well.

  • Your Money or Your Life: Book Review

    I periodically re-read Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence: Revised and Updated for the 21st Century. I’m not sure when I bought this. It’s a fantastic book about achieving financial independence, understanding the true costs of things and much more. I’ve never followed all…