Menu planning for frugal living

Our grocery and menu board always hangs on the side of the refrigerator. It's not a pretty or fancy board or photo, it's real life here.

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Irish soda bread with whiskey raisins and caraway

A loaf of soda bread that has whiskey soaked raisins and caraway seeds is a delicious addition to your St. Patrick's Day dinner. 

Beef and butternut squash chocolate chili

This post is sponsored on behalf of #Choctoberfest and our generous sponsors. I received free product from Divine Chocolate. As always, all opinions are my own.

This chili combines beef, two kinds of beans, butternut squash, and is simmered in a sauce of warm spices and creamy chocolate for a delicious Halloween or autumn meal. 

Chocolate and almond owl eye cookies

Disclosure: This post and recipe was created for #HalloweenTreatsWeek. I was sent samples by the sponsor company, but as always opinions are my own.

Sugar cookies, chocolate cookies, almond extract, chocolate chips, and almonds all come together to make these adorable owl eye cookies that are perfect for a Halloween time treat!

Pfeffernüsse

These German Christmas cookies are full of warm spices and are a perfect cookie to add to your holidays this year. Pfeffernüsse cookies are a family favorite and one that we end up making over and over.