Three Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies Using only three ingredients, and 20 minutes,  this is a perfect Kid-Tested, Diva-Approved, Three Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies recipe. There’s lots of stirring and rolling stuff in sugar, and it’s very inexpensive! This recipe is very tactile which is …read more

  I created this recipe for a Super Bowl party a few years back. When I think football, I think tailgate. My family’s favorite tailgate specialties are sausage and peppers and Italian beef sandwiches. I was trying to decide which one serve for Super Bowl …read more

One ingredient? Seriously? YES! Let’s make this one ingredient wonder – Dulce de Leche   This couldn’t be easier. Simply simmer canned sweetened condensed milk in the slow cooker.   Poof!   Like magic, the sugar caramelizes and creates Dulce de Leche, translated as “sweet …read more

  Diva’s Top Secret Recipe for DIY Microwave chocolate Truffles This recipe for homemade chocolate truffles has been a holiday standard in my life for  more than 20 years! I have gifted these to friends and family so much they’ve come to expect them and …read more

  Does Chocolate Bar Ravioli sound too good to be true? Yes.   Would it be crispy on the outside, all chocloately melty gooey on the inside and served with a drizzle of chocolate syrup and ice cream. Yes, I’m pretty sure it would be. …read more

  Are you kidding? A canned tuna recipe good enough for company? Why, yes! This is Tuna and Mushroom Tetrazzini.   Spaghetti baked with a creamy, buttery parmesan sauce with flakes of tuna and sautéed mushrooms takes canned tuna to a whole other level of …read more

  Creamy and savory soup that’s just perfect year round. This easy to follow, stove top Easy Peasy Split Pea Soup recipe is easy to make but oh, so hearty. This soup is wonderful with crispy croutons, but in my world it’s usually paired with …read more

  Make these croutons just once and you’ll be hooked. Fresh and flavorful, garlicky crisp on the outside, tender on the inside croutons. Compared to these, the store bought ones taste like packing peanuts. Really. Not to mention the price difference. Why pay $4 for …read more

  I always think of appetizers as a way of keeping guests from starving to death while they wait for dinner to cook. Here’s a lovely hearty appetizer that’s so yummy no one will notice it’s totally inexpensive!     Serves 4 to 6   …read more

  Let’s face it; many monthly expenses are fixed. You can’t easily reduce your mortgage, rent, insurance or car payments. But there’s one expense you can control: that’s how much you spend on food. I’ll let you in on the Secrets of Frugal Grocery Shoppers.  …read more

      This is the best Quick and Easy Sloppy Joes recipe, right here! Ready in 20 minutes – super inexpensive – and it’s SO good! The secret to these quick and easy sloppy joes is the canned pork and beans, they add the …read more

  Overnight Oatmeal is Power Packed for Pennies When it comes to cheap eats it doesn’t get more frugal and fabulous than Overnight Oatmeal. It’s a whole grain, packed with fiber and nutrients, the neutral flavor is compatible with endless variations, and costs mere pennies …read more