By request, after I mentioned adding a carrot to my oats! Aside from maybe fried mush, oatmeal is one of the cheapest breakfast foods I can think of. But this is not so true if you are buying the little packets; those are typically more around the price of cold cereal. Of course, this is […]
How to make fried cornmeal mush
(I first published this recipe in 2009, before the advent of printable recipes. So, here it is with fresh pictures, a printable recipe card, and a video!) I think that this dish may possibly have the least appealing name of any breakfast food out there, but trust me, it really is tasty. I should […]
Yeast Roll Roundup (for Thanksgiving)
I know Thanksgiving is probably looking a little different for a lot of you this year. But if you are going to be including rolls in your meal later this week, I thought this roundup of all my yeast rolls recipes would be helpful. (I try to republish it every few years around this time!) […]
Easy, Frugal, Not-From-A-Mix Homemade Brownies
I always am hesitant to make a chocolate recipe that calls for bars of unsweetened chocolate (and many brownie recipes do). While not exorbitantly expensive, unsweetened chocolate is more pricey than cocoa powder, which means I prefer cocoa powder. I’m not called The Frugal Girl for nothin’. So, I’ve got a no-unsweetened-chocolate brownie recipe for […]
Blackened Shrimp with Cheesy Grits
I originally found this delicious recipe on Kelle Hampton’s blog, and I’ve made it multiple times over the past few years. I’ve linked to it a few times in my menu plan, but since I don’t make it quite exactly like the original I always feel the need to add some parenthetical comments. Also, […]
Leftover candy canes? Make Salted Peppermint Fudge Sauce!
(I know, this is a weird time to publish a recipe involving candy canes. But I’ve been going through some old posts that were filed in a weird spot on my blog and fixing them up, adding recipe cards as needed, and this is one such post. You can pin it for next Christmas. Or […]
