Category: kitchen

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For Cheap Salad Dressing , Make Your Own

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom   I'm thrilled to be able to share with you today the concept of making your own salad dressings. Many of you probably already do this, but for me, it's something of a revolution. I'm used to paying a few bucks for cheap salad dressings that are full of corn syrup. I love salad so I go through a bunch of salad dressing… more

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Cheap & ORGANIC K-Cup Compatible Single Serving Coffee Pods

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom   The Sad Tale of A Broken Coffee Maker, A Broken French Press & The Gift of a Keurig (Happy Ending!) For years, I've relied upon my trusty coffee maker that I bought at a great price to make me delicious, and cheap, at home coffee. As you may know, I'm a coffee addict and I talk about it a lot. Working from… more

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Generic Baby Formula : Made In Vermont

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom   I've talked about my struggles with breastfeeding before. The bottom line is – it just didn't work out for us and I was faced with sticker shock at Baby Formula prices. Of course, we wanted the best for our little guy. We knew we simply couldn't afford organic formula but we went with the next best thing – brand name baby formula.… more

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Cheapest, Easiest & Best Bread in the Whole Wide World

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom CHEAP EASY BREAD RECIPE….(without a bread machine) Now that the cold weather is starting to set in, we've been eating a lot of hearty crockpot stews and soups. That means we've been wanting bread to enjoy with it – and the cheapest breads can really add up (plus they've got some not so awesome ingredients in them). Making bread, though – often seems… more

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Our DIY Sushi Making Night Adventure

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom Making Our Own Sushi : Climbing My Culinary Mount Everest   Hi folks! As you may already know, my hubbie and I don't go out to eat. EVER. We can't afford to right now. Of all the things we miss – we've really been craving sushi. We were talking about this with a friend who has cooked professionally recently – and he said… more

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Cheap Glass Top Stove Cleaner

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom  Glass Stove Top Cleaner That's Cheap & Non-Toxic ! When we moved into our new apartment way back when – I was so happy to finally have a modern, stylish and flat glass top stove. It gleamed – it really made our kitchen stand out and made me feel like we were coming up in the world (I know – it's the little… more

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Cheap Cookbook Stand

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom  Cheap Homemade Cookbook Stand from a Clothing Hanger Since I've just gotten back  into cooking after a lot of frozen meal eating during my son's early months, I've found myself wanting to have a place to put cookbooks. Cookbook stands are kind of expensive – at least $15.00 for a flimsy one (I know because I paid 15.00 for a stand that fell… more

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