• Home
  • Why Square Pennies?
    • Contact
    • Click to See Our Stats
  • 50 Money Saving Tips You Can Use
  • Advertise on Square Pennies
    • Privacy Policy
    • Square Pennies Disclaimer

Square Pennies

Live Better For Less!

  • Gardening
  • Affordable Entertaining
  • Money Saving Tips
  • Our Best Recipes
  • Your Money
  • Raising Successful Kids
  • Top DIY Projects

Easy Easter Recipes that Impress

Make a Big Impression This EasterI love holiday recipes that are inexpensive, impressive, and most importantly easy! If you like coconut cake, you will love this lemony version. Eggs that look like flowers are fun any day--pretty, nutritious, and super easy.Lemon Curd Coconut CakeHere's a beautiful cake that is perfect for Easter: a Lemon-Filled … [Read more...]

Sticky Toffee Pudding Recipe

We had sticky toffee pudding recently at Peli Peli in Houston, TX.  What a treat!  They served it as a large cupcake topped with caramel sauce and heavy cream.  It was so rich, but I think a scoop of vanilla ice cream would have been better than the cream.   The cupcake was hot inside and seemed like a cross between gingerbread and carrot cake in … [Read more...]

St. Patrick’s Day Trifle with Kiwi Shamrocks

We love trifle. You just layer cake, pudding, and  fruit which somehow turns into something magical. I haven't met a person yet who doesn't like it. They seem to sigh with the first bite!  So I was thinking about a trifle for St. Patrick's Day.  Piece of cake! Use kiwi slices to make shamrocks for the top the trifle! With trifle you have almost … [Read more...]

The Real Black Forest Cake

This is a cake to love and to celebrate. The linked recipe uses canned cherries, but take this to excellence by using fresh dark Bing cherries. You can make this with canned cherries the rest of the year & no one will complain, but in cherry season go for the best! This is an outstanding cake that is soaked in Kirschwasser (Kirsch) made from … [Read more...]

Royal Wedding? Make a Madeira Cake!

Whether you will be watching the Royal Wedding or not, this is a delightful cake baked with plenty of rich butter. It is a traditional English sponge cake that keeps its lemony flavor for several days. Enjoy!From Wikipedia: "The history of Madeira cake dates back to an original recipe in the 18th century or 19th century. The Madeira Cake was … [Read more...]

Green Pistachio Bundt Cake or Cupcakes

I love this look for Spring. This is a quick cake to make using a yellow cake mix, pistachio pudding mix, and some green food coloring. Great for St. Patrick's Day as a bundt with powdered sugar as shown in the picture. Or turn it into cupcakes with fluffy white icing, green sugar crystals & perhaps a green candy shamrock. Fun & … [Read more...]

Old Fashioned Gingerbread: Real Comfort Food

I'm craving good old fashioned moist gingerbread. It's wonderful warm or cold and is great plain or with whipped topping or vanilla ice cream. Love it! Some people like to serve it with warm lemon sauce which is super easy to make. You just mix a teaspoon of hot water into instant lemon pudding mix a teaspoon at a time until you get the … [Read more...]

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • Next Page »

FOLLOW SQUARE PENNIES!

Never miss a post!

Trending

  • 3 Trees for Fall Color: Autumn Blaze Maple is Not the Only Crayon in the Box
    3 Trees for Fall Color: Autumn Blaze Maple is Not the Only Crayon in the Box
  • Easy Baked Pork Chops with Sauerkraut: One Simple Recipe
    Easy Baked Pork Chops with Sauerkraut: One Simple Recipe
  • Easy to Make "Cleavage Cover" or Faux Camisole
    Easy to Make "Cleavage Cover" or Faux Camisole
  • Easy Decoupage Glue Recipe
    Easy Decoupage Glue Recipe
  • 5 Fastest Growing Trees to Shade Your House and Add Color to Your Yard
    5 Fastest Growing Trees to Shade Your House and Add Color to Your Yard
  • Getting Rid of Ring Around the Collar
    Getting Rid of Ring Around the Collar
  • DIY: Wild Kudzu Vine Baskets and Wreaths
    DIY: Wild Kudzu Vine Baskets and Wreaths

Search Square Pennies

Join Me on Facebook

Join Me on Facebook

Check Out Our Stats!

Click to See Our Stats

Reader Comments

“Maggie, the truths in your experiences, your real-ness, and your humble spirit just shines.--------------- "Thanks again for keeping the ingredients to a minimum… (have you ever searched for sauerkraut and pork chop recipes oh my goodness!!)" --------------------- "Wow, Maggie! Awesome tips here. And I WISH my fridge was as organized as the one pictured. Good kitchen organization and de-cluttering can make you want to cook more. It’s all about the experience. ------------------- "I love these suggestions! I’ve got two teens headed to college with only one year apart so I’m definitely going to encourage my kids to look into these opportunities.------------------------- Maggie, I'm impressed by your blog, informative, to the point, smart.------------------------ Maggie you have the best recipes!

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Copyright © 2022 · The Genevieve Theme · Built on the Genesis Framework

Copyright © 2022 · The Adalynn Theme By Blogelina · Built on the Genesis Framework

Copyright © 2022 · The Adalynn on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in