Have you ever just been in a mood where you don’t want to cook? Can’t think of even what you would want to cook? Feel like you are cooking up the same thing over and over and just want to create something different you just don’t know what?

That’s where I am at! Things have changed here and I am the only one home most of the time. How do you cook for one? I will figure it out! But lately fast food, Subway and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches rule! No kitchen to clean up! But lots of calories!

Kind of difficult to run a food blog when you don’t want to cook!

Have you been there too?

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One way to get coupons is to ask. I have devised this Company Contact List with links to company sites. Simply send an email and let them know you like their product, compliments go a long way;  I have done this before and received coupons for FREE products.  You can ask if there are any extra coupons available. You can also use this list for contacts if you have any issues or problems with their product, but if so please be polite, describe the problem exactly (so that maybe they can fix the problem in the future) and include any information such as the UPC code, expiration date etc.

If you find any broken links please be sure and let me know and I will fix them if possible. This is a LONG list with many links to many different companies some links are to companies that distribute many products, so several links may take you to one particular site.

Let me know what you start getting in your mailbox.

For More Information about using coupons go here:

The Couponing Basics

Where to get coupons

Rethink Your Buying Strategy

Buying Generic Saves You More :: False

How To Sort, Clip and Store Multiple Coupon Inserts::The Easy Way

Size Matters!

Find Frugal/Couponing Blogs For Your Area

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Ground Beef Budget, Cookin’ for my Captain, Noshing With The Nolands, Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends, and Knead to Cook.

Giveaway starts 2/7/13 at 12:01 AM, and ends 2/15/13 at 12:01 AM.

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I recently received the OXO Good Grips Cookie Press to give a try. I have to say to say this cookie press the easiest cookie press I have every used and comes with a disk storage case and that is a major plus!  If you had a sneak peak into my gadget drawer you would understand…I promise.

I just love pressed cookies, they are so easy to make and add something special to any holiday.

This recipe is from the OXO Good Grips Cookie Press Manual.

Click on over and enter A Loving Giveaway and you could win an OXO Good Grips Cookie Press.

Enjoy,

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Don’t you just love Pinterest? I am addicted…. so many recipes, crafts, decorating ideas and on and on! But, when I first joined Pinterest I was lost and didn’t quite understand….this book will help you so much with Pinterest.

Melissa Taylor of imaginationsoup.net has accomplished quite a feat and has over 1 million Pinterest followers. She is the author of the new book Pinterest Savvy where she shares the ins and outs of Pinterest that are perfect for the Pinterest beginner and tips and tricks for the advanced pinner as well.

Chapters Includes

Pinterest Basics, How To Grow Followers, Pinterest for Business, and Pinners to Follow and much more.

Written in an easy to understand and follow format.

Complete with downloadable worksheets to help guide you through the chapters.

Pinterest Savvy: How I Got 1 Million+ Followers (Strategies, Plans, and Tips to Grow Your Business with Pinterest)

FREE Download on February 7th (a $4.97 value)

You don’t have to have a Kindle to snag this freebie all you have to do is download the app to your computer, Ipad or smartphone.

So what are you waiting for? Be sure and snag this book FREE and come back and let me know what you learned from reading it! I am sure that you will find something new!

While you are here be sure and Follow Ground Beef Budget On Pinterest.

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If you have followed my blog for a little while you will already know I love Lodge Cast Iron and I have quite a collection. Cast Iron is not just a necessity in a Southern kitchen of today but an heirloom that can be passed down from generation to generation.

So to help put some sizzle in your kitchen I have joined up with the fine folks at Lodge Cast Iron to bring you a chance to….

Win A

 Lodge 6 Quart Enameled Red Dutch Oven!

 Retail Value $104.95

The Lodge Enameled Cast Iron has tight-fitting lids absorb and retain heat extremely well. The porcelain enamel adds its own benefits too, making clean up a snap. You can marinate, cook, serve, and store food in these versatile vessels.

So here’s how to enter:

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Tell us what you will be cooking in your new Lodge Enameled Cast Iron Red Dutch Oven if you are the winner.

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No compensation was made to provide the winner with this product. I just love Lodge Cast Iron products and know that you will too!

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Lazy Days….we all have them, we all deserve them!

Hey, it’s cold outside….Brrrr. Freezing cold, rain or snow it calls for a lazy day. But who says you still can’t get some cooking and baking done. Got 5 minutes? Put down that book, drag your lazy butt to the kitchen, Snuggie and all, who cares what you are wearing…it’s a lazy day and you deserve it.  Whip this Lazy Pie up and throw it in the oven, in a little bit, hot out of the oven, top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and you can be fat and lazy! You have my permission.  It’s ok, it’s your lazy day.

This is no secret recipe it’s been around for a while. A 93 year old lady I know shared it with me as well and she called it Lazy Pie, so that’s what I am going to call it here. I love that lady. I forgot all about this recipe until my mom cooked one the other day! So simple and so delicious, you’re going to love it.

Lazy Pie…..Peach Cobbler…..Quick Cobbler…..doesn’t matter what you call it, even on a lazy day you can whip up a quick cobbler with very few ingredients that is sure to please! No rolling out a crust, just pour, mix, pour and bake. Go ahead and be lazy!

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Fall and Winter days call for warm comfort food for dinner. After a long day at work or for Sunday dinner this is comfort food the whole family will enjoy. This recipe is not “from scratch” this is a quick and easy recipe but still homemade, delicious and nutritious that you can have on the table in about an hour. This is perfect for the weeknight meal, just mix it up and throw it in the oven to bake while get a few things done in the house or unwind.

If you plan ahead cook extra chicken for dinner a day or two ahead of time and you will have it ready for this Chicken Pot Pie recipe….saving you some time.

Serve with some Fried Okra and Sweet Tea and you have a full meal.

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One of my favorite accessories in the Fall and Winter are scarves. They keep you warm and can dress up an outfit or allow you to mix and match clothing that you would have otherwise never worn together. For instance that brightly checked scarf is one of my favorites. I have a bright green winter vest that I wear with a bright blue or hot pink shirt, throw on this scarf and instantly it makes sense. With a crimson shirt and that hounds-tooth scarf and I am in full support of my favorite team, Roll Tide Roll! You just can’t live in the south without loving sweet tea and college football!

I have quite the collection of scarves and keeping up with them is not easy. Put them in a basket or hang them on coat hooks and when you went to choose one two or three came with it or fell in the floor. I found a cheap and easy way to organize them on Pinterest:

Buy a set of shower curtain hooks for $1  at the Dollar Tree or Dollar General, snap them to a coat hanger, thread your scarves through the shower hooks and you have instant organization and they hang right in your closet.

The pin I found on Pinterest didn’t link back to a site to give credit to this idea.

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Valentine’s Day or the Super Bowl it calls for candy to give as a gift or something delicious to snack on! I must confess this may not be the most frugal recipe ever but let me tell you it is one of the easiest and best candies I have ever made.

Just throw it in the crock pot and forget it for a few hours….you don’t even have to stir for 3 hours! No checking a candy thermometer or watching the pot boil. Easy peasy I tell you!

Enjoy,

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