Cheep Eats

I am often at a loss for cheap meal ideas that my family will eat. It seems that we are eating the same things over and over. Hopefully this will give you some new ideas for family meals and maybe help remind me of some favorites.

A New Superbowl Snack by Accident

We spent the entire weekend painting the exterior of your house. Of course, it’s not done. Anyhow, since we were busy doing that, I put my daughters in charge of Superbowl food. We had lots of  Little Smokies left in the freezer from our last family event. The only problem, they forgot to pick up [...]

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BOGO IHOP Entree Today Only!

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Print this ad and bring it to your participating IHOP for buy one get one free entrées.  You know what they say, Cheepmoms. The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.

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Time to Make the Lunches

02.09.2011
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We are half way through the school year and I just got done making the 456,895th lunch since August. Well, not really but you know what I mean. I am so tired of making lunches in the morning. I feel like I’m sending them off with a sack full of sugar & carbs. I only [...]

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3 Super Easy & Delicious Ideas for Leftover Chicken

02.03.2011
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Chicken is a staple around here. We often have a lot leftover when we cook a bag of chicken leg quarters or when breasts are buy one get one free. To me, leftover chicken means less work for your next meal. Chicken is such a versatile food. Pick the leftovers off the bone and store [...]

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Shaving Down the Cost of Lunch Meat

01.28.2011
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I can’t believe the price of lunch meat. With 4 kids at home, lunch meat goes FAST around here. $7/lb of sliced turkey? Really?! I can get an entire turkey at Thanksgiving for $.59/lb.  I’m wondering just how cost effective it would be to purchase a meat slicer and make lunch meat myself.  If I [...]

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French Dip…Cheep!

01.17.2011

The idea of making french dip kind of scared me to tell you the truth. It sounds a little difficult. You have to make the meat, the sauce and then put it all together. Here’s a family favorite that is cheap, SO EASY and OMG delicious! What you need: 1 london broil cut of beef [...]

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