Here's a treat for those times when you are craving some chocolate and peanut butter, but not the calories of a peanut butter cup. With about 5 grams of protein and just 7 grams of carbs for one piece of this frozen treat, you won't have to feel a bit of guilt. Each piece does pack about 135 calories, but that's not bad for so much protein. Plus … [Read more...]
Texas Caviar with Black-Eyed Peas
Many people eat black-eyed peas on New Year's Day for good luck in the coming year. You can eat them however you want, but I love them in this great appetizer dip. It's a fresh spicy salsa that's hard to resist!With chopped onions, beans, corn, tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, and green peppers, there is plenty of flavor to scoop up with tortilla … [Read more...]
What Are All These Recipes Doing on a Personal Finance Blog?
A friend on Twitter has been teasing me about having a financial disclaimer statement on Square Pennies (bottom of page) when he sees so many recipes here. I do have financial posts here too, Tony! Just the same I'm taking up his challenge!Cooking makes so much sense to me when it comes to finances. Of course it's cheaper than eating out, but … [Read more...]
The Best Zucchini Bread Ever Is Called Mom’s
Is your house overflowing with zucchini from your garden? Here's the #1 recipe on AllRecipes for delicious sweet zucchini bread. It's called Mom's Zucchini Bread and has been #1 for several years.From the reviews:"This is my MASTER zucchini recipe. No need to look further. I've tried 3 recipes from this site, and this one is the BEST. I do half … [Read more...]
WATERMELON COOLER SLUSHY DRINK
This is a great way to use up leftover watermelon & make room in your refrigerator! Make watermelon cubes & take the seeds out. Then put them in the blender with some ice and other fruit. Some people freeze the watermelon cubes and other fruit before putting them in the blender. You could skip the ice if you do that. The fruit flavors will be … [Read more...]
Streamline Prep for Lunches and After-School Snacks
I'm reposting this for the back-to-school season. This woman has a pretty good system for making lunches and snacks for the week. She says it takes her 1 hour total to set up everything for a week, and she's able to make lunches for about $1 each. That's pretty good savings over a school bought lunch.She does buy snack crackers, etc. in … [Read more...]
6 Snacks to Eat Everyday for Weight Loss
The skinny on what to snack on: plain almonds, Greek yogurt, chocolate skim milk,red pepper hummus with baby carrots or carrot sticks, a particular kind of pretzel.You can't really eat an unlimited number of almonds, but a small handful is fine. The rest on the list are not as high in calories, so you can indulge in them a bit more.These snacks … [Read more...]
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