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4 Frugal and Free Easter Goodies for the Kids

Celebrate Easter and thrill your little ones all while still staying frugal. Like so many frugal practices, it not about doing without but in how you go about getting what you need. Even the Easter Bunny is tightening its belt these days, it seems. Here is some advice that will keep the Easter bunny on track no matter how many little ones he has to deliver to. Baskets If you don’t already have the baskets you need around your home, just get creative. An inexpensive sand bucket usually costs less than an Easter Basket and is a bonus toy that … Continue reading →

Frugal Easter Tips

Here comes Peter Cotton Tale…Hopping down the money trail. Just kidding, but Easter is a great time to save. You can indulge and celebrate this great glorious holiday and still stay within budget. Here is how. Remember the meaning Sure Easter egg hunts are fun, baskets filled with all sorts of goodies are exciting, and a large meal with family is often required. But, don’t forget the real meaning of the holiday, that our Savior shred his blood for us and rose again. Fill the day with some real reflection on why you are celebrating, and having an excess of … Continue reading →

Ideas for Easter Leftovers

Easter may be over, but you’d never know it looking in your refrigerator. If you made enough food to feed an army, then you might be dealing with a mountain of leftovers, especially if your guests filled up on Easter chocolate before sitting down to dinner. Don’t let those holiday goodies go to waste. Instead, consider using the following recipes to breathe new life into Easter leftovers, including eggs, ham and asparagus: EASY OMELET Ingredients: 1/4 cup yellow onion, caramelized 3 sausage links, cooked and diced small 3 slices bacon, cooked and chopped 2 tablespoons clarified butter 6 large eggs, … Continue reading →

Hearty Ham Salad

If you have leftover ham in your refrigerator this is the ideal recipe for you. My dad loves ham and even when he was cooking for our family of eight he would make sure he had enough leftover to make ham salad the next day. Growing up I was never that fond of ham salad. Then I was introduced to the following recipe and all of sudden I became a devoted fan. No offense to my dad (who happens to be an incredible cook), but his ham salad was rather bland and uninspired. (Sorry Dad!) It wasn’t until I was … Continue reading →

Graduation Potluck: Fruit Muffins and Hearty Ham Bakes

My daughter is not even in school yet so graduation day is a long ways off. However, my friend’s daughter is graduating from eighth grade in a couple of weeks and to celebrate she is hosting a brunch following the morning ceremony. For a variety of reasons (not the least of which is the fact that she has six other children and most of the people attending the party are very close friends and family members) she decided to make the brunch a potluck. Which means I had to find recipes to make that could be doubled (or tripled) and … Continue reading →

Ham and Hashbrowns—A New Twist on an Old Favorite

I’m still trying to figure out ways to get my family to eat the leftover Easter ham that is taking up a ton of space in my refrigerator. Yesterday I shared a recipe that helped use up a nice chunk of ham, not to mention the leftover asparagus I had from the tasty Easter side dish that went with it. The following recipe is ideal if you are looking to get rid of a large portion of ham (if you double the recipe you could probably use up all your leftovers). It also calls for hashbrowns and eggs, which are … Continue reading →

What to do with Leftover Easter Ham

If you are like me you made way too much for Easter dinner and have a refrigerator full of leftovers to prove it. Don’t despair; after all, Easter is an entire season not just a single day. Which means that leftover Easter ham can be a welcome addition to a host of meals to come (unless your family is already sick of it). The following recipe is a perfect way to use up leftover ham and if you whipped up my “Super Simple Side” recipe it is also a wonderful way to incorporate unused asparagus. Similar to my “Easter Egg … Continue reading →

Frugal Fun: Easter Egg Hunts!

A great form of frugal fun for kids is the Easter Egg hunt. Sponsored by towns, civic groups and businesses, they are a great way to have some free fun, go out and meet your neighbors and even get some goodies to bring home. Starting this weekend, you should be able to find lots of fun Easter Egg hunts in your local region. They will vary by size and activities, so be sure to find out as much as you can about the festivities. I’m sure you’ll find at least one that will be fun for your family. Easter Egg … Continue reading →

Dad’s Losing It: Ham and Eggs

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My wife and I spent last night in New York City. We dropped our girl off at my parent’s house and made the hour and a half drive up to the Big Apple. We were in town for a performance of Jack Goes Boating, a new play starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman (my favorite actor) and dinner. We arrived in Lower Manhattan through the Holland Tunnel rather early, with the intention of wandering around the streets of New York – easily one of my most enjoyable pastimes. My wife, being very pregnant right now (she is in her 32nd week), was … Continue reading →

Taco Hero Recipe

Have you ever wondered what to do with leftover taco meat? There are two things that my family is loving right now: the ground turkey that we have been getting at a local farmer’s market, and using that ground turkey for homemade tacos. Earlier in the week, my husband cooked up about three pounds of the stuff using taco seasoning, and we naturally had our tacos that night. My eldest son, who is ten and so skinny that people wonder if he is being neglected at home, can put away eight tacos all by himself. So we usually don’t have … Continue reading →