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LuLu’s Castle Cake- She’s 4!

by Dana Zeliff on March 9, 20112011-03-09
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My baby celebrated her 4th birthday last week! I cried a little 🙂

After much deliberation, she decided on a castle cake. I stepped WAY out of my comfort zone for this years cake. Although it was my first time working with fondant and making my own icing, I think the cake turned out well. No laughing at my amateur cake decorating skills!

I had absolutely no idea how to work with the fondant, so it’s not as smooth as it should be. We also couldn’t get the fondant to stick to the cones for the towers, so we just used icing. I later learned to brush on bit of water or Vodka to make it stick.

Luckily, Derrick is willing to help me with my crazy cake ideas!

A big thanks to Ann for all her help & these recipes below!

Butter Cream Icing

I used my KitchenAid mixer which made this a snap. And it’s tasty too!

1 stick of salted real butter
1 stick of unsalted real butter
1 cup of shortening (not oil)
1 teaspoon of vanilla
2 pound bag of powdered sugar

Add 1 stick of salted real butter, 1 stick of unsalted real butter, 1 cup of shortening (not oil). Mix then add 1 teaspoon of vanilla, mix. Then add a 2 pound bag of powdered sugar. It will get really stiff so then you add just a little bit of water at a time to get the texture you want. I used about 5-6 Tbsp (adding 1 T at a time)

Homemade Fondant

Bag of of mini marshmallows
1 tablespoon of shortening (not oil)
1/2 bag of powdered sugar

Add a bag of of mini marshmallows and 1 tablespoon of shortening (not oil). Melt that in the microwave. While they are melting, take shortening (not oil) and grease your counter. Dump about a 1/2 of a 2 lb bag of powdered sugar on your counter.

If you are wanting all the same color of fondant then color the melted marshmallows. Pour the marshmallows over the powdered sugar and knead in until you get it like play dough.

Make sure you put the fondant in an air tight baggie. After it sits a while it will get a little harder. If it is too hard to work with then put it in the micro for 10 seconds and let it soften up.

Last year LuLu had a Dora Cake

Do you make birthday cakes?

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Frugal Eats: 2 Frugal Chili Recipes

by Dana Zeliff on March 8, 20112011-03-08
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Budget Savvy Diva has put together another Frugal recipe for you. Each week, she’ll share a recipe a family of 4 can make for $5 or less.

Turkey Chili Makes 8 servings at 86 cents each

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 green pepper, diced
1/4 cup chili powder
1 1/2 pounds ground turkey or ground beef
1 can (28 oz) diced tomatoes
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 packet (.19 oz) instant beef-flavored broth granules
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 can (19 oz) red kidney beans, drained and rinsed

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Harris Teeter Meal Idea: Sausage & Peppers Sandwich

by Dana Zeliff on March 4, 20112011-03-04
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Mom on Dealz has put together your weekly recipe based on the 03/02 Harris Teeter sale ad.

Sausage and Peppers Sandwich

Ingredients:
**Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage BOGO $2.08
**Birds Eye Stir Fry Peppers BOGO $1.32
**Kings Hawaiian Sub Rolls $2.49
-$1 RP 12/12 (if applies)=$1.49
**Prego Sauce EVIC $1.37
-$0.60/2 SS 1/2=$0.77 each
**Birds Eye Steamfresh Veggies $1.32
-$1/3 SS 1/23=$0.99 each

Final Cost of Meal=$6.65

Directions:
1. Slice sausage according to your preference (we slice into small chunks).
2. Put sausage in the pan with peppers and brown.
3. Add spaghetti sauce to pan and heat.
4. Prepare Steamfresh veggies according to directions.
5. Serve sausage, peppers, and sauce on rolls with veggies as the side.

photo credit:crossroadsofamerica

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Frugal Eats: Grilled Chicken with Soy Sauce Infused Veggies & Mushroom Risotto

by Dana Zeliff on March 1, 20112011-03-01
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Budget Savvy Diva has put together another Frugal recipe for you. Each week, she’ll share a recipe a family of 4 can make for $5 or less.

This week of frugal eats I wanted to focus on using “what you have” to make a good tasting and happy wallet meal. This type of planning can really help save money because instead of having to go to the store to purchase items for dinner – you can can take a little from here and there and put together a meal for around $5.00. So I looked around and came up with these three items:

1/2 of Tyson Chicken Strips – 1.50 – the other half was used -in this recipe: Frugal Eats” Pasta with a Homemade Tomato Sauce ( Green Beans and Broccoli ) with Grilled Chicken Breast – and Homemade Garlic Bread
1 box of mushroom risotto – 1.99
Bad of Veggie with Soy Sauce – 2.50

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Farm Fresh Meal Idea: Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe

by Dana Zeliff on February 28, 20112011-02-28
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Do you want to try the best EVER salad? You will literally want to lick the bowl after you try this recipe. It is not a frugal recipe, but I love serving it when I can get all the ingredients on sale. This salad pairs nicely with fresh fish.

Strawberry Spinach Salad

Dressing:
1 lemon
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Salad:
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
1 1/2 cups strawberries, quartered
1/2 medium cucumber, sliced and cut in half
1/4 small red onion, sliced into thin wedges
1 (6 ounce) package baby spinach

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Harris Teeter Meal Idea: Crockpot BBQ Chicken with Asparagus

by Dana Zeliff on February 28, 20112011-02-28
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I LOVE my crockpot! Mom on Dealz has put together a delicious & easy recipe based on the 02/23 Harris Teeter sale ad. The sale ends Tuesday evening.

Crockpot BBQ Chicken with Asparagus and Rice

Ingredients:
-Harris Teeter Whole Fryer Chicken-$0.59 lb-I got one for $3.09
-Harris Teeter Asparagus $1.79
-Kraft BBQ Sauce $1
-Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice 3/$5-$1 coupon from 2/20 RP=$0.67
-2 tablespoons butter or margarine (assume on hand)
-Garlic powder or chopped garlic (whichever you have on hand)
Final cost of meal=$6.55

Directions:
1. Clean chicken and place in crockpot legs up.
2. Pour entire bottle of BBQ over chicken and cook on low 8-10 hours.
3. Cook rice according to directions and set aside.
4. Melt butter in sauce pan and add garlic and asparagus. Cook to your desired tenderness.
5. Serve asparagus over rice alongside chicken.