Welcome back to Sunday Scratchups, your weekly recipe from scratch around grocery store matchups, coupons, and sales. Earlier this week I picked up granola and applesauce on sale at Target, which came together nicely to form Cinnamon Granola Applesauce Pancake Bites! This recipe is a variation on a theme I keep messing with, joining its predecessors …

This week's Frugal Homemade recipe features easy homemade Cinnamon Applesauce Muffins -- with an optional twist for Valentine's Day! My kids love these, and they are so quick & easy to make: Cinnamon applesauce muffins are such a fun treat for Valentine's Day, or for any special morning. Cinnamon Applesauce Valentine's Day Muffins Ingredients Muffins:* 2 …

Welcome back to Midweek Meal Planning for the week of 2/11/15! Yes, it’s more traditional to meal plan on the weekend -- but since our grocery ads here in Chicago flip midweek, and since Wednesday hump day is when many of us start running out of steam, we buck the trend here and go with …

Welcome back to Sunday Scratchups, your weekly recipe from scratch around grocery sales + affordable ingredients. This week, I picked up a big 9 lb roasting chicken on sale for $5.17 after clearance price + $2 off sticker -- always look for that clearance meat! 🙂 It's kind of funny that this chicken is ¾ …

Valentine's Day is right around the corner -- sneaking up on us, as usual! Here are a few printables you can use for easy decorating or gifting, as well as a printable coupon book for a little treat for your kids. Valentine's Day Printables Click on any of the Valentine's Day images above to see a larger printable …

Welcome back to Midweek Meal Planning for the week of 2/4/15! I know it’s more traditional to meal plan on the weekend, but since our grocery ads here in Chicago flip midweek, and since Wednesday hump day is when many of us start running out of steam, I’m going to buck the trend and go …