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One Panini, Two Panini, Three Panini, More!

This week’s Frugal Homemade feature is an homage to one of my favorite counter top kitchen appliances: The Panini Press. If you don’t have one, you’re missing out. Panini presses can be basic and inexpensive, like this Hamilton Beach model for around $25.00, or they can have more bells & whistles, like this Cuisinart 5-in-1 …

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Ravioli with Rotisserie Chicken and Toasted Walnuts

This week’s Frugal Homemade feature is Ravioli with Rotisserie Chicken and Toasted Walnuts, which is adapted from this recipe at the blog Kevin & Amanda. This easy-yet-fancy-looking dinner is so good that even my somewhat picky teenager devoured it — and using pre-cooked rotisserie chicken saves a ton of time, making this a pretty impressive weeknight …

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I’ve got a pocket, got a pocket full of sunshine….

Ok, not really… But I DO have a box full of sunshine, because this week’s Frugal Homemade feature is a cute little care package for one of my best friends’ daughters, who also happens to be one of my daughter’s best friends. In honor of surviving the first two weeks of college pretty far from …

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Cream Cheese Butter Cookies with Lime Buttercream Frosting

This week’s Frugal Homemade features Cream Cheese Butter Cookies with Lime Buttercream Frosting. My daughter had these a few months ago and has been raving about them — and she requested them last week, so I finally got around to making a batch. Cream Cheese Butter Cookies are based on this Secret Cream Cheese cookies recipe she found online, …

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