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Day 3: Gingerbread Popcorn Balls Recipe – 4 Days, 4 Recipes

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November 28, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Holiday, Pinterest, Recipe

Gingerbread Popcorn Balls Recipe
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Ready for the holiday season, looking for something fun and frugal to gift your friends and family. Pay attention to the Series 4 Days of 4 Popcorn Recipes!

Day 1: Cinnamon Bun Popcorn Recipe
Day 2: Hot Chocolate Popcorn Recipe
Day 3: Gingerbread Popcorn Balls Recipe
Day 4: Peppermint White Chocolate Popcorn Recipe

Don’t forget our favorite Pumpkin Spiced Popcorn Balls with FREE printable Gift Tag.

These adorable and delicious gingerbread flavored popcorn balls are a terrific way to shuffle in the holiday season I don’t think there is a flavor that tastes more like Christmas than gingerbread! Create a great twist on a traditional favorite,the popcorn ball, by adding in gingerbread flavor. These would be a wonderful treat while watching Christmas movies curled up on the couch in Christmas PJ’s. Tuck a few into your mailbox for the mailman or drop some off to a neighbor with a little note!

Ingredients:

12 cups popped popcorn
12 tbps. Or 1 ¼ cups butter
¼ cup molasses
½ cup corn syrup
1 tbsp. Ground ginger
¼ tsp.cloves
¼ tsp. nutmeg
1 ½ tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. Salt
½ tsp. Baking soda

Directions:

Pop your popcorn on the stove, in an air popper or in the microwave.
Place popcorn in a large bowl.
In a large saucepan over medium-high heat,combine; brown sugar, molasses, butter, corn syrup, ginger, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Bring to a boil and allow to boil for 5 minutes, stirring frequently
Remove pan from heat and stir in baking soda-mixture will fizz up quite a bit, this is normal.
Pour gingerbread mixture over popcorn in the bowl, stirring very well to coat all the popcorn.
Allow popcorn to cool just where you are able to handle it.
Rub your hands thoroughly with butter, and scoop up popcorn and form into balls about he size of baseballs.
Allow to set, wrap in plastic cling wrap, or place in an airtight container.

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Day 4: Peppermint White Chocolate Popcorn Recipe – 4 Days, 4 Recipes

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November 28, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Holiday, Pinterest, Recipe

Peppermint White Chocolate Popcorn Recipe
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Ready for the holiday season, looking for something fun and frugal to gift your friends and family. Pay attention to the Series 4 Days of 4 Popcorn Recipes!

Day 1: Cinnamon Bun Popcorn Recipe
Day 2: Hot Chocolate Popcorn Recipe
Day 3: Gingerbread Popcorn Balls Recipe
Day 4: Peppermint White Chocolate Popcorn Recipe

Don’t forget our favorite Pumpkin Spiced Popcorn Balls with FREE printable Gift Tag.

This yummy popcorn is a fantastic winter treat! Perfect with hot cocoa for a snack while driving around looking at lights, in your pj’s watching Christmas movies, or while decorating the Christmas tree. It would be fabulous packaged up to pass out to carolers, teachers, friends, family, kids, or as a thoughtful homemade gift for your mailman or stylist. If peppermint puts you in the mood for Christmas this combo will put it over the top! Vary the ingredients to create a combo that you and your family will love, use dark or milk chocolate instead of or in addition to white chocolate for a really decadent treat.

Ingredients:

10 cups popped popcorn
10 oz. White chocolate
1 tsp. Peppermint extract
1 tsp. salt
¼ cup crushed peppermints or candy canes
1 tsp. Coconut or canola oil

Directions:

Crush candy canes. You can chop by hand but you will get better, and more consistent results from a small chopper or food processor.
Pop your popcorn via your preferred method; stove top, air popped or microwave.
Melt chocolate in a double boiler or in microwave, stirring frequently to make it smooth, stir in oil to create a very soft and smooth consistency. Add peppermint extract.
Place popcorn in a large bowl, drizzled melted chocolate all over popcorn and toss with 2 large spoons to coat well. Toss in crushed peppermint before chocolate sets.
Spread popcorn out on a cookie sheet lined with foil and allow chocolate to set. If your impatient (like me) you can put it in the fridge to set quicker.
When serving popcorn you can sprinkle a bit more crushed peppermint on top for added crunch, flavor, and decoration.

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Watch Me on Rachael Ray Tuesday 11/26 – Turkey Food Crafts for Kids

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November 26, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Press, Recipe

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I know you all have loved the Food Crafts We have been creating on Frugal Coupon Living. From Back to School Lunches, to Frankenstein Treats, to yummy Pumpkin Spiced Frappuccinos, I am so excited to share with you a Children’s Food Craft perfect for the Thanksgiving break with you and your little ones!

I have such a hard time keeping my mouth shut, but a few weeks ago I, Ashley, was able to tape and share some of these Turkey Food Crafts on the Rachael Ray Show. Airing on Tuesday 11/26/13, be sure to check your local listing and set your DVRs because you will not want to miss these fun activities for your little ones. Get ready to reuse your leftover Halloween Candy to create oodles of fun and laughter this Thanksgiving break!

Grab the Following Recipes:

Turkey Sugar Cookies (Pin it to Pinterest)

This recipe is the most simplistic. Make the attached sugar cookie recipe or grab a pre-made store brand. Use icing as glue and create decadent feathers with candy corn.

Turkey Nutter Butter Cookies (Pin it to Pinterest)

So far the most popular Thanksgiving Food Craft, the flexibility of this food craft is nice. How far you want to go with this cookie is up to you. You can have a stand up turkey or a lay down turkey instead. Add left over Halloween candy to spruce up the design or keep it simplistic with icing and candy corn.

Rolo Pilgram Hats (Pin it to Pinterest)

On the show we made these with chocolate peanut butter cups but you can also do with caramel cups. Pick up store bought frosted fudge cookies and glue on the top of the hat to make the perfect little treat for your little Pilgrim.

Chocolate Covered Oreo Turkeys (Pin it to Pinterest)

This turkey craft is likely for experienced and steady of hands baker. Mix colors and create bright feathers on your Oreo Turkey using a pretzel as a template. Again, how little or how much of the activity and design you want to do is up to you.

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Check out these other Fall Recipe Favorites:

Pumpkin Bar Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting
Pumpkin Popcorn balls with FREE Label
Cinnamon Dolce Syrup Recipe – Just like Starbucks, great on pancakes!
Pumpkin Spice Coffee Frappuccino Recipe

Turkey Sugar Cookies Recipe – Thanksgiving Food Craft

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November 26, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe

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Turkey Sugar Cookies Recipe
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Gobble Gobble – Another fun Turkey Recipe, perfect for the kids this Thanksgiving. Be sure to PIN this fun Turkey Sugar Cookies Recipe.

Turkey Sugar Cookies Recipe

Cookie Ingredients:

1 cup softened Butter
1 1/2 cup Sugar
1 Egg
2 tsp Vanilla
2 3/4 cup Flour
2 tsp Baking Soda

Glaze Ingredients:

1 cup Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp Milk
1 tbsp Corn Syrup
Food Coloring

Decorations:

Candy Corn

Directions:

Cream butter and sugar.
Add egg and vanilla and continue beating.
Mix dry ingredients together and incorporate into wet mixture a litlle at a time.
Place tablespoon sized balls on parchment covered baking sheet and then flatten to 1/4″ thick.
Bake in 400 oven 10 minutes or until lightly brown around edges.
Cool on a wire rack.
Mix powdered sugar corn syrup and milk to make glaze.
Use glaze to “glue” candy corn frathers in place.
Color glaze with red and yellow to make orange.
Draw in beak and feet.
Add blue to glaze to create dark gray and dot in eyes.

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Rolo Pilgram Hat Cookie Recipe – Thanksgiving Food Craft

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November 26, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe

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Rolo Pilgram Hat Cookie Recipe
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Looking for a Fun DIY (Do It Yourself) activity for the kids this fall, just in time perhaps for Thanksgiving. Be sure to PIN this fun Rolo Pilgram Hat Cookie Recipe.

Rolo Pilgrim Hat Cookie Recipe:

Ingredients (yields 12 hats)

12 Oreo Fudge Cremes
12 Rolos
2 Yellow Starburst
1/4 cup Orange Melting Chips

Directions

Unwrap Starburst and work between fingers to soften and flatten.
Cut to create 12 small rectangles to use as buckles for each hat.
Heat Orange Candy Chips in large bowl by microwaving for 30 seconds stirring and repeating until melted.
Arrange 12 cookies on flat surface.
Stick a toothpick in the top of each Rolo.
Dip Rolo about halfway down in orange chocolate. Allow excess to drip off.
Place Rolo in middle of cookie.
Take one of the “buckles” and place along orange “hatband”.
Allow to set.
Carefully remove toothpicks using a twisting motion.

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Kids Scented Paint Recipes for Christmas Season – Pantry Ingredients

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November 4, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Holiday2010, Pinterest, Recipe

Kids Scented Paint Recipes for Christmas Season (Pin it to Pinterest)
Sugar Cookie, Hot Chocolate, Candy Cane and Gingerbread Cookie

Whatever the reason….

you are looking for a quick activity for the kids
you have no paint on hand
you want to make the eco-friendly paint from scratch

… this homemade paint is a fun two-fold activity that is sure to please. Make this activity once and they will always be asking for the “yummy smelling paint that mommy makes!” This recipe uses basic ingredients from your pantry and is super easy to vary for the season, activity or celebration. If doing this activity with a preschooler, painting with a brush or even finger painting are fantastic activities for fine motor development. To make this paint gluten free simply sub corn or potato starch for regular all-purpose flour.

Paint Base:

2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup water
3 Tbsp. Salt

In a medium bowl whisk ingredients together well until smooth, add water until you achieve your desired consistency. Add more for paint to use with brushes and less for finger painting. When you dry spices or liquids for scents it will change the consistency. I like the make up a large batch of base and then divide it up to create individual colors and scents. These are fantastic paints for numerous holiday crafts, the smell stays long after the paint dries.

Paint Scents:

To create these yummy Christmas scents combine ¼ cup of paint base to the following spices/extracts. I recommend mixing them in a medium sized bowl, and transfer to the container your child will use to paint from. Mixing in larger bowls will make you grateful for the mess prevention.

Sugar Cookie:

1 Tbsp. Vanilla extract
1 tsp. Almond extract

Hot Chocolate

1 Tbsp. Unsweetened baking cocoa
1 Tbsp. Vanilla extract

Candy Cane

2 tsp. peppermint extract
3-5 drops red food coloring

Gingerbread

1 Tbsp. ginger powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. all-spice

While these are food grade ingredients and are safe to eat, don’t let the the divine smell fool you. I wouldn’t recommend eating them. They do not taste good and mixing paintbrushes with homemade paint would introduce other ingredients.

If looking for storage or paint brush tools, I picked up a 3 pack of dip cups from the Dollar Tree and they were the perfect size for each scented color paint. I also found a 4 pack of small lidded plastic containers. These would be fabulous in squirt bottles as well. I also love these jumbo handled paintbrushes, they are perfect for toddlers or older children, we use them on most all of our paint projects.

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Dinners for the Week with Weekend Prep – Easy and Budget Friendly

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October 28, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Frugal Living, Pinterest, Recipe

Five Dinners for the Week with Weekend Prep
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The school year can be hectic and when life isn’t settled, it is very easy to to let your budget and money-management go by the wayside.

This week we are going make 5 delicious and simple dinners. We’ll start with a shopping list for all ingredients, and then move on to weekend prep. Dinners include minimal dishes to wash and delicious meals to savor. This round we are going a to travel around the world and not even need a passport. We have Chinese , Italian, Greek, and American dishes. No abnormal or expensive ingredients here either!

Menu for the Week:

Shopping List:

1 pack bacon
2-1 pound packs of chicken breasts
1 ½ pounds ground beef
1½ pound thin sliced sirloin steak
1-20 oz. can pineapple tidbits
1 bag frozen stir fry vegetables
1- oz. jar spaghetti sauce
package farfalle pasta
package of linguine or fettucini pasta
1 can or 1 bag frozen peas
Tub fresh grated parmesan cheese
1 bag shredded mozzarella
2 small onions
1 tomato
Cucumber
Rice, instant or slow cooking
Tub plain greek yogurt
Ginger, fresh grated or paste
Cheese sticks, mozzarella or cheddar
Package pita bread

Pantry Ingredients*:

Salt
Pepper
Oregano
Rosemary
½ and ½
Soy Sauce
Brown sugar
Garlic
Cornstarch
Olive oil
Lemon Juice
Eggs
Honey

* If you don’t have these add them to your shopping list!

These meals are based on 4 people with a little leftovers – perfect for a lunch the next day-double duty meals! They are easy to adjust to take out or add in ingredients based on your family size and needs.

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No Sew T-Shirt Blanket Tutorial #DIY #Pinterest #Craft

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October 14, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe

No Sew T-Shirt Blanket Tutorial
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This No Sew T-Shirt Quilt is a GREAT way to re-purpose old t-shirts that you don’t wear anymore but you still like.Many of us have too many T-Shirts and they are found overflowing in a drawer. These are great to pull together as a theme (for examples baseball shirts over a few seasons or civic club shirts from Freshman to Senior Year) By turning them into a memory blanket it’s a great way to hold on to those momentous that you just won’t put to use anymore! This particular blanket was made using old baseball t-shirts. If you also are a horrible sewer, this project is perfect for you as it requires no needed and thread and is VERY easy to do!

Money Spent: roughly $4
Time Spent: a few hours

Materials needed:

T-Shirts. In this example, I used 6 t-shirts (this made 12 squares using the front and the back of the shirt)*
Scissors
Fleece to fit the square foot of your shirts laid into a square pattern.

Directions:

Clean and Wash your t-shirts.
Measure your shirts into a square. You can decide on the width and height but make sure all squares are big enough to fit the largest logo and are all the same size.
Once cut, lay all out your shirts and measure the size so that you know how much fleece or fabric you need for the back and cut that to size.
Cut the ends of your t-shirts into 1 inch slits around the perimeter.
Double not your t-shirts together into your square pattern. DO NOT DO the outer perimeter of your 12 shirts (you will tie this to the fleece backing at the end.)
Once all the inner edges of the t-shirts are tied, take your backing to the t-shirt square. Double knot all outter edgest of t-shirt square and fleece square together.
Voila! There you have it, a easy but time consuming no sew blanket! Keep it for yourself, or give it as a gift! I hope you enjoy this!

*You can use as many or as few t-Shirts as you would like! I found that only having 12 squares does NOT make a very big blanket.

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