Here is my recipe for sugar cookies without butter, one of many no-butter cookie recipes here on The Frugal South! I personally love a classic cutout sugar cookie. But I hate chilling the dough, rolling it out, and cutting out all of my cookies. Who has time for that outside of the holidays? Turns out …
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Looking for budget patio makeover inspiration? Here’s how I turned our sad patio from drab to fab for only $160 total. We’ve been living in our house for almost 10 years now and we’ve never done anything with the old patio area in our backyard. Well, I finally got us something we’ve been wanting for …
Here are my favorite Disney crafts for kids to keep those little ones busy! You can still have lots of Disney magic in your life, even when you can’t get to the theme parks. Disney crafts are a fun way to bring some Disney into your life. Kids will love these easy Disney crafts and …
Here in the South, one of our “good luck” foods to eat on New Year’s Day is black-eyed peas and I prefer to eat my good-luck food in a cheesy dip form if at all possible, so here is my recipe for hot black eyed pea dip that is delicious any time of year. I …
This easy pumpkin zucchini bread recipe is one of my favorites for any time of year! Our neighbor shared some zucchini from his family’s garden with us this week and I immediately wanted to make some zucchini bread. I had a can of pumpkin hanging around so I decided to use it in place of …
This Italian Lemon Ricotta Cake with the addition of raspberries makes this recipe the perfect sweet ending to any meal! If you need a cake that is easy to make AND impressive, look no further than this super moist and delicious Italian Lemon Ricotta Cake with Raspberries. This Italian dessert has a pound cake-like texture …
A cheap and easy DIY patio makeover to get your house ready for summer entertaining. I transformed our ugly old concrete patio with some cleaning and an easy-to-apply tinted sealer! Here’s how to do it yourself… Concrete Patio Makeover: Cleaning When we moved into our new house the back concrete patio was in rough shape. …
How to make perfect air fryer frozen french fries every time! When you bake frozen french fries at home you want them to turn out golden and crispy, right? But if you are like me you are often disappointed with how they come out of the oven. They are always just a little mushy and …
A super easy Instant Pot Ham White Bean soup recipe that’s ready in 30 minutes! Like many of you, I am IN LOVE with my Instant Pot (generic version, not-sure-what-brand but it works). This Instant Pot ham and white bean soup might be the best thing I’ve made yet! I’ve been trying out tons of …
Make an easy A frame swing set with hardware sets, pressure treated lumber, and these free DIY wooden swing set plans! When our daughter outgrew her toddler-size swing set, we started looking around for an upgrade. I was really disappointed with the cheap metal swing sets that were really the only ones in our price …