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Skillet Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookie Recipe

Skillet Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookie

October 26, 2015 by Ann 5 Comments

There is something about peanut butter and chocolate that makes such a happy marriage of flavors.  If your having a hard day and need a special treat you can eat right out of the pan, try this delicious recipe for Skillet Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk. Our family calls these giant cookies Pizookies, because they are largeRead More

Cinnamon Caramel Apple Puppy Chow Snack Mix- Enjoy the sweet flavors of cinnamon and caramel apple in this crunchy puppy chow recipe. It's sure to be a hit!

Cinnamon Caramel Apple Puppy Chow Snack Mix

October 22, 2015 by Ann 2 Comments

This Cinnamon Caramel Apple Puppy Chow Snack Mix is a great treat for the holiday season. It’s a delicious blend of your favorite flavors in a crunchy treat that is great for enjoying with your family, or bagging up and giving as a gift to friends and family. Every holiday party has the classic snackRead More

Salted Caramel Rice Krispies With Pumpkin Fudge Topping- These rice krispie treats are divine. Pumpkin, caramel, and chocolate give them quite the makeover!

Salted Caramel Rice Krispies with Pumpkin Fudge Topping

October 21, 2015 by Ann 2 Comments

These Salted Caramel Rice Krispies with Pumpkin Fudge Topping are amazing!  What more could you ask for when you have all of these favorite items together in one place?  Rice Krispies are a childhood favorite, but the addition of some salted caramel, pumpkin, and chocolate make this recipe one that will have you fighting theRead More

The Lost Art of Foraging to Save Money

The Lost Art of Foraging to Save Money

October 13, 2015 by Ann 3 Comments

Back in the Great Depression and even before then, foraging for food was a necessary skill. Money was tight so being able to find food was a huge budget saver! You can still do this today you just need to know what to be on the lookout for! The Lost Art of Foraging to SaveRead More

Vanilla Depression Cake- This vanilla cake became famous during the depression when staples like milk and eggs were scarce. It is delicious and inexpensive.

Vanilla Depression Cake

October 8, 2015 by Ann 59 Comments

This vanilla depression cake recipe is sometimes called Crazy Cake because it is made without eggs, milk, or butter. This Vanilla Depression Cake is something that many will remember grandma making when they were a kid. This delicious cake is famous for being so easy to make during the Great Depression when things like milk,Read More

Scrapbook Paper Pumpkin Craft- This easy craft is a great way to decorate for a fall get together. Perfection is not necessary and every pumpkin is unique!

Scrapbook Paper Pumpkin Craft

October 8, 2015 by Ann 3 Comments

This easy Scrapbook Paper Pumpkin Craft is a great way to decorate for a fall get together. It is so easy you can have a whole pumpkin patch ready in no time. Simple changes like length of strips can create varying sizes and shapes. Perfection is not necessary and every pumpkin is unique.  This isRead More

DIY Scrap Wood Pumpkins Tutorial

DIY Scrap Wood Pumpkin Patch Basket

October 2, 2015 by Ann Leave a Comment

This Scrap Wood Pumpkin Patch Basket is a great way to recycle old pieces of lumber laying around, and create a cute and fun craft just in time for the fall holidays.  Pumpkins are great from September through November and can easily be used for Halloween, Fall or Thanksgiving decor.  This basket is a greatRead More

Iced Pumpkin Sugar Cookies-These cookies take a bit of preparation, but are a delicious and beautiful choice to create for your upcoming holiday events!

Iced Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

October 1, 2015 by Ann 8 Comments

These Iced Pumpkin Sugar Cookies are adorable.  They are pumpkin-shaped sugar cookies coated in icing and then topped with elegant scrolls of orange icing. Everyone loves these Iced Pumpkin Sugar Cookies since they taste wonderful and look so beautiful.  Iced cookies aren’t as hard to make as you think, and this recipe will help you toRead More

These Oreo & White Chocolate Covered Apples are a great addition to your holiday treats table. They are easy to make, delicious for everyone to enjoy, and of course they display beautifully.

Oreo & White Chocolate Coated Apples

September 28, 2015 by Ann Leave a Comment

Do you love Oreos?  If so, then this fun and easy recipe for Oreo & White Chocolate Coated Apples is going to blow your mind.  How can you make an Oreo cookie healthy?  By adding it to an apple of course!  This is a fun recipe that will please everyone in your family including the kidsRead More

S'more Candy Apples

S’more Caramel Apples

August 26, 2015 by Ann 8 Comments

Combine the fun of caramel apples with the great taste of S’mores in this unique S’more caramel apples recipe! ‘Tis the season for S’mores and it is almost the season for caramel apples so why not combine the two and make the kids (and grownups) really smile. S’more Caramel Apples Recipe Ingredients 4 Apples 4 BagsRead More

S'more Parfait Recipe

S’more Ice-Cream Parfait

August 13, 2015 by Ann 2 Comments

This recipe makes 2 delicious S’more Parfaits. Double, triple, or quadruple it if you are feed a crowd. Ingredients: 1 Pint Ice Cream, Vanilla 2 Bananas, Sliced 15-20 Mini Marshmallows 4 Graham Crackers, Pulsed in a food processor, and 4 Graham cracker quarters toasted 1/3 Cup of Mini Chocolate Chips 4 Large Marshmallows 2 tbspRead More

Adorable Minion Muddie Buddie Recipe

How to Make Minion Muddy Buddies

June 28, 2015 by Ann Leave a Comment

   Are your kids excited for the new Minions movie? My kids can’t wait to see it. I am predicting a Minion birthday party in our future and have been thinking of ideas for a Minion party and Minion party food ideas. While just about any yellow food can be adapted to a Minion party, I haveRead More

How to make Minion Cupcakes

How to Make Minion Cupcakes

June 21, 2015 by Ann Leave a Comment

This tutorial will show you how to make Minion Cupcakes using Twinkies. These Twinkie Minion Cupcakes are perfect for a Minions or Despicable Me themed party! With the Minions movie being released soon, I predict that there will be a lot of children who will want Minion themed birthday parties. These Minion cupcakes are easyRead More

17 Fun Washi Tape Crafts including easy washi tape crafts, washi tape decor crafts and the answer to the question, "What is Washi Tape"?

17+ Fun Washi Tape Crafts

June 2, 2015 by Ann Leave a Comment

Washi tape crafts are exploding right now. It’s no wonder since they are fun, colorful and make anything go from drab to fab in minutes. The fun part about washi tape projects is there are so many ways to buy washi tape now because many patterns have been released since it exploded onto the craftRead More

10 Creative Uses for Mason Jars including ways to use mason jars around the house, mason jar crafts and mason jar DIY projects.

10 Creative Uses for Mason Jars

May 5, 2015 by Ann Leave a Comment

  One day while cleaning out the basement I ran across a few boxes of old mason jars and decided to pull them out and see what kind of clever uses for I could come up with. We had old mason jars just sitting around cluttering up space, and I thought this is a great timeRead More

Fun Ways to Exercise with Kids including how to get your kids to work out with you, how to get your kids active and fun ways to get your kids moving.

Fun Ways to Exercise with Kids

April 22, 2015 by Ann Leave a Comment

With all the electronic devices we have at our disposal sometimes it’s hard to get our kids to exercise! They are either on the computer, iPad, phone….. you name it and they are probably on it. So I decided that around our house we needed to find some fun ways to exercise with kids notRead More

How to Organize Your Scarves - Now that you have all your winter scarves out, where do you put them? Here are some ideas for how to organize your scarves.

How to Organize Your Scarves

January 20, 2015 by Ann Leave a Comment

With winter in full bloom, I have seen a ton of scarves making their beautiful debut on the necks of young and old alike. Summer, winter, spring and fall brings all sorts of scarves in every color imaginable. With all the beautiful scarves that we have to accessorize our outfits come another problem all together. HowRead More

How to Make Dry Shampoo

How to Make Dry Shampoo

January 8, 2015 by Ann Leave a Comment

Why Dry Shampoo? What’s the point of using dry shampoo? Check out these awesome benefits: Wash less. Don’t worry about greasy-looking hair if you don’t shampoo every day! The cornstarch in your dry shampoo will soak up the oil and dirt from your hair, leaving it looking ahhhhmazing! Save time. By washing your hair less,Read More

5 Stress-Free Ways to Get Fit in 2015

5 Stress-Free Ways to Get Fit

January 7, 2015 by Ann Leave a Comment

When we talk about “getting fit”, most of the time our minds automatically go to “losing weight”. There is a difference, so let’s talk about both! We all know how to lose weight, right? There’s no magical pill, and no magical formula. It’s simply calories in, calories out. If it’s soooo simple, why do soRead More

how to keep your New Year's resolutions

How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

January 3, 2015 by Ann Leave a Comment

To keep your New Year’s resolutions, you just need to start small! Setting small goals increases your chance of success by quite a bit. Sounds easy, right? Well, of course it isn’t – that’s why we wait until the new year to resolve to do something so big. One way to make it easier isRead More

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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