Mommies with Cents

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Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe

  Raise your hand if you've had more Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes than you can count already this fall season?  It's a real budget killer but they're just so irresistible!  I found a great recipe online at A Farm Girl's Dabbles so that I could make my own at home and save some money.  Now instead of a once or twice a week treat, I can have a daily Pumpkin Spice Latte!  I altered the … [Read more...]

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Homemade Blueberry Crisp Recipe

We live near a blueberry farm and have already picked over 13 pounds of blueberries this year. We've been eating them by the handful, adding them to pancakes and smoothies, and most recently, tried our first homemade blueberry cobbler from a recipe we got from Blueberry Blossom Farm where we picked our berries:   This recipe was super easy.  I was a bit skeptical of the base mixture … [Read more...]

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Our Favorite Homemade Mac & Cheese Recipe

  Funny story.  My Hubs tried to impress me with his homemade mac & cheese recipe when we first started dating.  He boiled noodles, put them in a pan, poured in some milk and put some sliced cheese on top and baked it.  Needless to say, I was not very impressed at the result but certainly thought his effort was sweet.  These days we have a new recipe that we like to make together for … [Read more...]

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How to Use Up Leftover Watermelon

My husband and I aren't huge fans of watermelon but my kids really like it.  We had a ton left over from 4th of July because apparently none of the other adult guests were fans either. Even though my kids weren't really tiring of eating watermelon off the rind, I wanted to use it up and get it out of the fridge.  My first thought was to put it in a smoothie but I had no idea what to pair it with. … [Read more...]

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Snickers Salad Recipe — An Easy & Delicious Dessert

  Looking for a good dessert recipe for the 4th?  We love the combination of fruit, chocolate, pudding and whipped cream in this "light" and delicious recipe: SNICKERS SALAD 1 large box instant vanilla pudding 8 to 12 oz. Cool whip 4 to 5 SNICKERS bars cut into pieces (use Milky Way if you don’t like nuts) 5 to 6 diced apples 3 to 4 sliced bananas 1 1/2 cups milk Mix box of pudding … [Read more...]

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FREE Gooseberry Patch Cookbook: Kid Friendly Recipes

Download or order your free copy of a brand new Cookbook from our friends at Sun-Maid,packed with 30 kid-friendly recipes using the wholesome ingredients moms love! It's available as a FREE download in PDF form or you can order the printed book as well!  Here's a sample recipe from the book: Cinnabunnies 2 c. biscuit baking mix 1/2 c. Sun-Maid Natural Raisins 1/2 c. sour cream 3 T. … [Read more...]