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.  Summer is here and I know many of you will be enjoying seafood.  Here is a recipe to make your tartar sauce for less.

Homemade Tartar Sauce

Ingredients:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 heaping teaspoonful of pickle relish
Just a bit of lemon juice

Directions:
Blend ingredients together in a small bowl, cover and chill until ready to serve.

Serve chilled tarter sauce with fish, shrimp, other seafood

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 is Easy Chicken Wraps

Ingredients:
1 pkg. tortillas
2-3 fresh tomatoes
1 bottle ranch dressing
1 jar hot wing sauce (mild or hot)
1 pkg. breaded or plain chicken breast (you can also use fresh chicken breast, breaded and fried–or grilled–however I think it costs more and takes much longer)

Directions:
Cook chicken as directed on package then cut into slices. Heat tortillas in the microwave (quickest). Place tortilla on plate, add chicken, tomatoes, wing sauce and ranch dressing. Wrap and enjoy!

You can mix and match your toppings to suit you.

*I would use crockpot chicken or leftover chicken to make this for even less.

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.

Ingredients:

6 large apples, cored and sliced (golden delicious or granny smith are a great choice)
1/2 c. orange juice
1 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 c. flour\
6 T. butter or margarine

Directions:

Stir orange juice over apple slices and coat well. Arrange apples in a greased baking dish.
Combine 1/2 c. of sugar and the cinnamon, sprinkle over the apples.
Then combine remaining sugar with flour and salt, and cut in butter until mixture becomes crumbly.
Spread crumb mixture over apples and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until apples are tender and topping is lightly browned.
Serve warm. (This is also really great with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!)

Copyright © 2004 by Michelle Jones, editor of BetterBudgeting.com

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.

Banana Muffin Recipe:

Ingredients:

1/2 c. honey
1/2 c. oil
2 eggs
1 c. mashed bananas
1-1/2 c. whole wheat flour
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt

Directions:

In a bowl combine salt, flour, baking powder and baking soda. In another bowl combine honey, eggs, oil and banana making sure to mix well. Add banana blend to the flour mixture, careful not to over mix. Pour into greased muffin pans or paper muffin cups. Bake at 325 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Use a toothpick to test for doneness. Remove pan to rack, and let stand for 10 minutes. Invert pan and let finish cooling on rack. Best served warm. Makes 1 dozen muffins.

Variation: Banana bread… bake mini-loaves 40-45 minutes and for 1 regular loaf bake 1 hour.

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.

Frugally Delicious French Toast
Copyright © 2003 by Michelle Jones, editor of BetterBudgeting.com

 Ingredients:

6-8 slices of bread (any desired)
2 large eggs
1/2-1 cup milk (I never measure it, just add the milk until the mixture becomes a light creamy yellow. You don’t want it too watered down, and you don’t want it to be too eggy either.)
2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
Butter and syrup
Powdered sugar, if desired

Directions:

* Heat iron skillet or griddle pan to medium-high heat. Coat pan, if needed, with cooking spray or a dab of butter or vegetable shortening.
* In a wide open bowl (I use a large cereal/soup bowl), lightly beat the two eggs and add milk, blending well. Stir in the cinnamon and sugar, as desired, and add a pinch of salt if you’d like.
* When the skillet is heated through, dip one slice of bread in the egg mixture, coating both sides. Place the coated bread on the hot skillet and repeat with as many that will fit, our family-sized griddle will hold 8 slices.
* If you can only cook two at a time in a pan or skillet, just re-stir the egg mixture before each dipping. Cook each piece of toast until lightly browned on both sides, and the egg coating looks fully cooked.\
* Place the French toast on plates and serve warm with butter and syrup. You can also dust them with a little powdered sugar for a frugally elegant touch!