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Frugal Living in the Kitchen

15 Simple Ways to Lower Your Grocery Bill

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How to Feed Your Family on a Tight Budget

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How to Build an Old-Fashioned Frugal Pantry

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5 Ways Your Freezer Can Save You Money

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Old-Fashioned Frugal Living

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Old-Fashioned Frugal Lessons From The Amish Lifestyle

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How to Be an Old-Fashioned Frugal Homemaker

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20 Ways to Create More and Consume Less

30 Old-Fashioned Frugal Tips From Grandma

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Popular Frugal Living

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30 Easy Ways to Reduce Household Expenses and Save Hundreds

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10 Old-Fashioned Money Saving Skills That You NEED to Learn

15 Cheap Pantry Meals with 4-Ingredients or Less (FREE PRINTABLE!)

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30 Frugal Meal Ideas (for when you’re broke) + Video

25 Old-Fashioned Recipes Your Grandma Knew By Heart

35 Frugal Recipes to Make When You're Broke on gracefullittlehoneybee.com

35 Frugal Recipes to Make When You’re Broke

Simple Living

20 Ideas for a Slow & Simple Old-Fashioned Spring + FREE PRINTABLE BUCKET LIST

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5 Benefits of Working Hard to Grow Your Own Food

Old-Fashioned Preparedness: How Traditional Ways Can Prepare You for Emergencies

20 Ideas For an Old-Fashioned Fall

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Gardening

How to Grow a Survival Garden: 10 Vegetables to Grow in Hard Times

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10 Easy to Grow Vegetables for Beginner Gardeners

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18 Easy Ways to Become More Self-Sufficient

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65 Garden-Fresh Recipes To Use up the Harvest

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About Me

Hi! I’m Missy Rakes, a homeschooling, homesteading, stay-at-home mom of four who has a heart for encouraging women to cook from scratch, work with their hands, live frugally and embrace a simple life.

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Popular Recipes

Slow Cooker Sausage and Potato Casserole

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Crack Corn Casserole

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How to Make Bread Machine White Bread

Sloppy Joes on a white plate with fries.

Easy 5-Ingredient Sloppy Joes

How to Make No-Boil Lasagna (using Regular Noodles)

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The BEST Ham and Swiss Sliders Recipe

Main Dishes

Slices of BBQ Chicken Flatbread pizza on a plate.

BBQ Chicken Flatbread Pizza

Taco Pasta on a white plate.

Slow Cooker Taco Pasta

White bowl full of rich, hearty Instant Pot Beef & Barley Stew.

Instant Pot Beef & Barley Stew {Pressure Cooker}

Lasagna Soup in a white bowl topped with shredded mozzarella and sour cream.

Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup

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Homemade Breads

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Sour Cream Biscuits

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20 Delicious Homemade Bread Recipes

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Homemade Strawberry Shortcakes with Blueberries

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Homemade English Muffins

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Pantry Basics

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Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup

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Cilantro Chimichurri Sauce

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Homemade Egg Noodles

A close up view of a slice of apple pie.

Freezer Apple Pie Filling + Video Tutorial

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Newest Recipes

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Lemon Pudding Poke Cake

A glazed donut cut in half then filled and topped with whipped cream and strawberries.

Glazed Donut Strawberry Shortcake

A white bowlful of Cajun Coleslaw.

Spicy Cajun Coleslaw

Twix Cookies piled in a white bowl.

3-Ingredient Twix Cookies

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