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Do It On A Dime

Recipe Organization and Meal Planning

by Filed Under: DIY Projects, Organization, Recipes

Here’s how we organize our recipes, make meal planning easy so I can shop sales, and save money by not wasting food.

It really boils down to three keys for us: having an easy access space for our recipes in a quick access binder, freezing foods we won’t eat right away and having ready to go meals in the freezer, and doing a bi-monthly fridge cleanout.

DOWNLOAD MY FREEZER GUIDE HERE and stop food waste!  You can freeze just about anything from milk, to butter, to fruit!

Here’s what I use to create my recipe binder.  I was inspired by Alejandra.tv to create this system:


Two of my favorite websites for creating recipes on the fly are Super Cook and My Fridge Food.

How do you save on food and plan your meals?  Would love to hear what you are doing at your house!

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Easy BULK COOKING: Stuffed Shells

by Filed Under: Recipes

I love making budget friendly, easy, and healthful food for my family.  I want to save as much time as possible, so this is an easy way to cook three meals in one day…less clean-up, less extra work.  Win-win!

*PRINT THE RECIPE HERE: STUFFED SHELLS*

This recipe was adapted from The Way To His Heart blog, who had adapted it from from A Pinch of This & That.  It’s fun take yummy food and adapt the recipe to make it fit your taste and family!

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EASY HOLIDAY RECIPE! {Dollar Tree Ambrosia Salad}

by Filed Under: Dollar Tree, Holiday, Recipes

If you are going to a party (or hosting one) this is a fabulous recipe you should definitely try.  There are lots of variations on this dessert salad, but this one is by far my favorites of the many I have tried.  A huge thanks to my friend Sarah to sharing it with me 🙂

PRINT THE RECIPE HERE!  (It’s free 🙂 )

How do you like your Ambrosia salad?  Have you ever tried it before?

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DIY Edible PlayDoh! | Easy no-cook recipe for fall!

by Filed Under: Recipes, Teaching

My friend Jessica sent me this recipe, and I wanted to share it with you.  It’s fun and easy and perfect for fall!  I hope you enjoy and please post pictures on my facebook if you try it 🙂

Edible Pumpkin Playdough

1 cup canned pumpkin

2 oz. honey

2 cups flour (I used more like 3-4)

1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

orange food coloring (optional)

Mix together pumpkin puree and honey.  Add flour, powdered milk, and spice.  Knead together until well combined.

STORE IN FRIDGE FOR 2-3 HOURS BEFORE USE.  This will make it PERFECT consistency. 

Store in a gallon ziplock bag in the fridge for a week or two 🙂

Small ways to eat healthier and save money: BREAD MACHINE TUTORIAL

by Filed Under: DIY Projects, Money Saving, Online Deals, Recipes

It’s fall, so a bread-themed post is more than appropriate and probably long overdue.

I’ve wanted to share a bit about our breadmaker.  I’ve talked about it in passing in numerous vlogs, and I’ve had a fair number of comments asking to hear more about our Sunbeam.  I’ve had it on my list to make a video about for a while: how it saves us money, why it’s healthier how we store it, how we keep our bread fresh after it is made, etc… why in the name of bacon would I store such a GIANT thing in my kitchen!?!?

So cheers to carbs and how to make your bread-maker count!

Let me know your 2 cents.  Do you have a bread machine?  Do you use it?  I would love to know your favorite recipes if you do!

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DOLLAR TREE K-CUPS REVIEW!

by Filed Under: Dollar Tree, Money Saving, Online Deals, Recipes

I stumbled upon reusable K-Cups at Dollar Tree.  There are these guys: Brew and Save Refillable Single-cup that retail for 5x the price (and they are the “cheap” ones!)  So when I saw them at DT, I knew I had to give them a whirl…er…brew 😉

I use a Keurig Mini.  They are affordable, compact, and do just as good of a job.  Plus, I think the maintenance is pretty easy for them.

Here are my thoughts…

Flash back to this video where I give even more tips for saving money with a Keurig (wow…I can’t believe I made this so long ago!  The good news is all my tips are still applicable.)

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BEST STRAWBERRY HACK!

by Filed Under: Recipes

I HAD to share this hack with you guys, since we have strawberries ALL THE TIME.  Life-changing for our family (and think about the savings since you aren’t throwing away excess strawberry “meat.”  Enjoy!

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ICE-CREAM BREAD…JUST TWO INGREDIENTS!

by Filed Under: Recipes

Okay, so this bread is probably the simplest (and most delicious) bread you can make.  Great for kids to help with, too!  Just ice-cream and flour.  Bake.  Boom you’re done!

*DOWNLOAD THE RECIPE HERE!*

(This free download also includes an option if you don’t have self-rising flour…makes it easy-peasy.)

Here are more of my tips for making this recipe come out flawless!

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