Frugal In Florida

*Repost alert ... I'm planning to make this over the weekend as I have everything on hand except the radishes which a quick, "frugal" stop at the store can be done on the way home from the office ... enjoy! Another new recipe from another new cookbook,  Primal Blueprint Quick & Easy Meals . I've decided that I really want to get back in to the cookbook mode ... I LOVE cookbooks, and have tons of them ... but with my new way of eating, I need some inspiration, here and there. By the way, in case you didn't know, 450  Swagbucks  will  give you $5 in Amazon cash ... and that's how I've been buying the cookbooks ... Another side note ... I do NOT like to have them on my Kindle. I mean, yeah, it's sort of cool to just open up the Kindle BUT I don't like the layout/format whatever. It's not the same as looking at the 2 pages, side by side ... so I've decided no more cookbooks on the Kindle. So anyways ... I have everything, EVE...

*This is another repost BUT  I made it at the last minute for our Air and Sea Show Party this weekend and it was a huge hit so I figured yes, it's time to share, yet again! I really love it when I come across a recipe that I have ALL the ingredients on hand to make, except one!  I mean, it's like mandatory that you make it! This original recipe comes from  Skinny Taste  (which, by the way, I got her  cookbook  for Christmas and I'm sad to say I've not cooked ONE recipe from it yet!) and of course, I made a 'few' modifications but the whole idea comes from there! And yes, it's  Whole30  compliant (of course, I made this at the start of Week 2 and was still in the excitable mode!)  It will stay around for a repeat, trust me! Here's how I did it: 1 lime, juiced (Costco) 1/4 red onion, finely choppped (Aldis) 1/2 tsp avocado oil (or olive oil) (Costco) dash of salt (Costco) dash black pepper to taste (Costco) 1/2 pound of cooked...

March Salads is trending hard in the house!  This is a FAVORITE of mine and I make it whenever the Boy is not around and Princess is ... not as often as I'd like since she is now a married woman and before long will be 2 1/2 hours WEST of me ... ::sob:: DID YOU REMEMBER TO SET YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD?? Hubby is NOT a fan of this ... once I added the diced avocado and mango, I knew it would be an eye rolling, stick a finger in his mouth gesture ... so again, MORE FOR ME! Easy enough to do, and surprisingly, I can pretty much eyeball the dressing measurements as I chat with Princess about her adventures as an Office Queen Bee while I make it ... a very fun moment for a mom to see their daughter become something more than just the little girl who so needed her mommy all those years ago... what a relief it is that she is still growing into a fine young lady. Makes me love her even more than I already do ... Ok, back to the recipe ... 1 bag of coleslaw mix ... the...

HEY! Don't forget to set your clocks ahead ONE HOUR!  We like to do it around 2 or 3 in the afternoon just to get in the groove of things! Are you all following the theme for March? Salads. It's all about Salads. Not just rabbit food stuff , but real yummy, stick to your ribs salads! So here you go. I'm sharing a recipe from about a year or so ago that is SPOT ON ... go ahead and give it a try, I promise, you'll love it! *This time around, I picked up the Aldi things at Trader Joe's because it was closer to me and I just felt like I needed to make this!  OH! Have you tried the Trader Joe's shrimp yet? It is, by far, the cleanest, cooked shrimp I've come across in a while ... the price isn't bad either and I'd say, move over Costco! $10.99 for this bag ... not the absolute cheapest but they were huge, clean and yummy! I had shared this recipe a while ago and that recipe called for a full pound of shrimp. Being that I used half a ba...

*This is another repost BUT I made it at 8am on Tuesday for lunch at the office ... I was so excited about lunch that I tapped into the bowl by 10:30am! I really love it when I come across a recipe that I have ALL the ingredients on hand to make, except one!  I mean, it's like mandatory that you make it! This original recipe comes from  Skinny Taste  (which, by the way, I got her  cookbook  for Christmas and I'm sad to say I've not cooked ONE recipe from it yet!) and of course, I made a 'few' modifications but the whole idea comes from there! And yes, it's  Whole30  compliant (of course, I made this at the start of Week 2 and was still in the excitable mode!)  It will stay around for a repeat, trust me! Here's how I did it: 1 lime, juiced (Costco) 1/4 red onion, finely choppped (Aldis) 1/2 tsp avocado oil (or olive oil) (Costco) dash of salt (Costco) dash black pepper to taste (Costco) 1/2 pound of cooked, peeled shrimp, cut in b...

#JanuaryWhole30   This recipe comes from a book I got a while ago,  Primal Blueprint Quick & Easy Meals . which prompted me to get back in to the actual cookbook mode ... even though I have tons of them, I need more that are on track with this new way of eating! By the way, in case you didn't know, 450  Swagbucks  will  give you $5 in Amazon cash ... and that's how I've been buying the cookbooks ... Another side note ... I do NOT like to have them on my Kindle. I mean, yeah, it's sort of cool to just open up the Kindle BUT I don't like the layout/format whatever. It's not the same as looking at the 2 pages, side by side ... so I've decided no more cookbooks on the Kindle. Anyways ...  It's  Whole30  Compliant! Sweet! Perfect for January 2016 which is RIGHT around the corner, you know? I renamed the recipe to Island Shrimp with Avocado, then, just Island Shrimp ... more appealing to ME than Tropical Avocado & Shrimp...

*It's another repost from the past but it's what I made this week!  Instead of the radishes though, I just served this over a bed of shredded lettuce and it was spot on with the saucy/dressing! And yes, it's Whole30 Approved! This recipe comes from a book I got a while ago,  Primal Blueprint Quick & Easy Meals . which prompted me to get back in to the actual cookbook mode ... even though I have tons of them, I need more that are on track with this new way of eating! By the way, in case you didn't know, 450  Swagbucks  will  give you $5 in Amazon cash ... and that's how I've been buying the cookbooks ... Another side note ... I do NOT like to have them on my Kindle. I mean, yeah, it's sort of cool to just open up the Kindle BUT I don't like the layout/format whatever. It's not the same as looking at the 2 pages, side by side ... so I've decided no more cookbooks on the Kindle. Anyways ...  It's  Whole30  Compliant! Sweet! P...

*This is another recipe that I shared quite a while ago and figured I'd share since it's on the menu for Hubby this week (I'm doing a Whole30 so I'll have another shrimp based meal!) Enjoy! I posted this recipe quite a while back and I've made it a time or two since, even though it's been on the menu quite a few times (hey, I'm honest, the menu is not set in stone!) ... so the last time I made it, I followed the directions a little more carefully and will have to say ... YUM  ... YUM ... YUM ... The cornstarch made ALL the difference in the world ... who would have thought? :-) So this is the NEW and IMPROVED, rather, than revised Bangin Shrimp recipe ... hop to and go make it! 1lb shrimp (I had to peel and devein ... I do both the top and the underside deveining). Avoid the salad shrimp at all costs, otherwise you will be flipping them in seconds and they will overcook 2 to 3 tbs cornstarch with a sprinkle of black pepper 5 tbs of  mayo  .....

We've been working on eating down the freezers AND staying on budget. Just for the record, eating down the freezers DOES help the budget, except when you see a great sale on some frozen foods and think, hey, I've got plenty of room in the freezers for that! Ahem. It happens ;-) So, I was out of shrimp. Who would have thought that day would come? But never fear, there's always a sale on shrimp somewhere so of course, I bought more! Not stock up more, but more. Because I wanted to make this ... *Sorry the pictures are crappy, they are OLD and well, if I can, I'll try and take NEW pics when we make it this week!* When I came across  this recipe , I immediately fell in love with the picture ... and then the SUPER SIMPLE list of ingredients. Awww, yeah, we can do this. Of course, I had to stop at the store to get me a chili ... which brings me to the next point: Are all chilis created equal? No, they aren't. But heck if I know the difference from one to a...