Our Favorite Frugal Food Blogs + Recipes

We love food! And if you haven't noticed yet, we love talking about food! It's even better when we can make and eat good food for a reasonable amount of money! On this episode we give you our favorite food blogs + recipes... award show style. Listen in to find out who wins each category of our Frugal Friends Foodie Awards!

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• The novel before the recipe: Do you love finding recipes online and can’t wait to make that new one you found? Slow down you go getter! Read this story about the time I went to camp. Or how my kids were in this really cool play that somehow inspired this dish. Don’t be in such a hurry to make dinner, read the novel before the recipe.

The 2019 Frugal Friends Foodie Awards:

• Best use of minimal ingredients: https://thestonesoup.com/blog/
  • All recipes use 6 ingredients or less
• Best use of a five dollar bill: https://www.5dollardinners.com/
  • All recipes can be made for a family for $5 each
• Best use of numbers: https://www.budgetbytes.com/
  • Every recipe comes with a price per serving so you can see where it fits in your budget
• Best use of freezer meals: https://thefamilyfreezer.com/
  • We have a list of her freezer meal recipes waiting to be made
• Best use of meal planning: https://goodcheapeats.com
  • All of her recipes are designed to be part of a frugal meal plan
• Best use of leftovers: https://www.cooksmarts.com/articles/guide-repurposing-leftovers/
  • Infographic of how to repurpose leftovers. Get 30 days free and 25% off paid plans by visiting frugalfriendspodcast.com/cooksmarts and use the code FRUGAL
• Best use of Budget friendly vegan recipes: https://plantbasedonabudget.com/
  • All recipes are vegan… and budget friendly.
• Best use of Pantry staples: https://dontwastethecrumbs.com/
  • Plenty of sauces and mix recipes that will have you using up those random ingredients sitting in your pantry.

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Lightning Round

Our favorite recipes from the cook at home challenge:

• Jill- Bruschetta!
• Jen- Kale + Apple Salad
• Jill- Chicken sheet pan recipe
• Jen-Pumpkin Spice Dessert Pizza

Frugal Friends Book Club:

• For this month’s frugal book club book we are finishing up Retire Before Mom and Dad by Rob Berger!
• If you want a free copy, leave us a review on iTunes or Stitcher, screenshot the review and send it to frugalfriendspodcast@gmail.com. We’ll select the winners at the end of the month.