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Southern Tartar Sauce – A Copycat Red Lobster Recipe

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May 21, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Frugal Living, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Restaurant

Copycat Southern Tartar Sauce

In the south we LOVE some good Southern Tartar Sauce! Whether you’re dipping your hushpuppies in it or your fish flanks, tartar sauce is that slightly sweet and tangy dip that you’re looking for. You can slather it on a fish fillet sandwich too. However you enjoy your tartar sauce, we agree that this one is the best! Your kids will even love it for dipping their chicken strips in! Here’s a tip too, you can mix it with shredded cabbage and make coleslaw dressing, in a pinch.

Ingredients:

1 cup Mayonnaise
3 tbsp finely diced Onions
2 tbsp Sweet Pickle Relish
1 tbsp minced Carrots
1 tbsp Sugar

Directions:

Combine ingredients and mix well.
Refrigerate at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.

Southern Tartar Sauce – A Copycat Red Lobster Recipe

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1 cup Mayonnaise
3 tbsp finely diced Onions
2 tbsp Sweet Pickle Relish
1 tbsp minced Carrots
1 tbsp Sugar

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Combine ingredients and mix well.
Refrigerate at least 2 hours, preferably overnight

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Creative and Easy First Day of School Snacks

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July 29, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Back To School, Back to School Series, Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Frugal Living, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Seasonal, Social Media, Summer

Who doesn’t a love a little fun with food? These 35 food crafts provide creative and easy first day of school snacks for your kids. Warning, these schoolyard snacks might be too cute to eat!

Ready for back to school? The kids will be excited and then exhausted! Give them a creative fun after school snack that will give them a pep in their step when they get home and gear them up for … homework time!

What are some good snacks for school?

The best snacks for school are healthy and build brain power instead of providing sugar that will later drop in the day and create an afternoon crash. It’s important to provide you child with protein, a small amount of carbohydrates and healthy sugars. You also want to be aware of allergies in the classroom and know the rules for sending in such snacks such a peanuts and dairy allergies.

Some good snacks for school include

Trail mix
Cheese sticks
Fruit
Apple sauce
Yogurt sticks
Veggie sticks
Wheat crackers
Goldfish
Individually wrapped non-perishable snacks

It’s okay, as well, to offer a fun school snack for a special occasion like a birthday treat or the first day of school!

School Snacks

These schoolyard snacks would be great to pack in their lunches. They’re perfect for a school playdate, classroom school snack for students and a sweet treat for the teacher (let’s not forget our wonderful educators!) I encourage you to have them help in the preparation process. The only thing they’ll love more than making these snacks is eating them!

These schoolyard snacks are excellent for a tasty treat and create fun Back to School Traditions. Healthy snack for kids options including fruit on a stick but also a tasty treat like back to school apple rice kripsies treat – with a secrete candy for a steam!

Apple Rice Krispie Treats from Gourmet Month Ego

Banana Splits on a Stick on Frugal Coupon Living

Graham Crackers Pencils on Frugal Coupon Living

School Bus Treat from Happy Home Fairy

Apple Oreo Pops from Frugal Coupon Living.

You Are One Smart Cookie from Jaseys Crazy Daisy

Apples and apples and more apples make up these back to school snacks for students.

Apple Donuts from Frugal Coupon Living

Donut Sandwich from Super Healthy Kids

Apple Sauce Cupcakes from Parenting.com

Chalkboard Cookies and Edible Chalk from Frugal Coupon Living.

Pencil Push Up Pops from Bakerella

Apple Cupcakes from Frugal Coupon Living

For these first day of school snacks we are adding in a few fruit kabobs, a back to school lunch trail mix and even kissing hand cookies!

Fruit and Cheese Kabobs from My Baking Addiction

Woodland Owl Bagel from Frugal Coupon Living

Owl and Tree Snack from Meet the Dubiens (link no longer available)

FREE You Rule Snack Bag Wraps from Thrifty Handmade Days

Back to School Snack Mix from Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons

The Kissing Hand Cookies from Kidney Garden

These back to the schoolyard snack ideas include such a unique lunch entrée, an edible wrapped candy pencil craft (no spreading germs) and a cute healthy snack for kids that looks like a snail!

Snail Snack and Bug from goodNes (no longer available)

FREE Printable Your’e O-FISH-ALLY a Second Grader (and other grades) from The Bubbly Blonde Teacher

Deep Dish Cupcakes from Plain Chicken

Back to School Rice Krispie Treats from Frugal Coupon Living

Peanut Butter Banana Roll Ups from Cincy Shopper

ROLO Pencil Treat from Live Laugh Growe

More creative school snacks like apple nachos, chalk board cookies, and tasty roll-up grilled cheese.

Grilled Cheese Roll-ups from Coupon Clipping Cook

Homemade Fruit Roll-ups from Raining Hot Coupons

No Bake Cereal Bars from Reasons to Skip Housework

Fruit Salad Ice Cream Cones from Bakers Royale

Blackboard Graham Crackers from Crissy Crafts

Apple Nachos from Frugal Coupon Living

Down to the last few tasty and easy snacks for kids. Hopefully you were able to celebrate the first day of school with a tasty treat and some good memories!

Apple Pretzels from Make Bake Celebrate we also like these from Two Sister Crafting.

This Year is Going to Rock Pop Rocks from Doodle Bugs Teaching

Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich Cookies from Munchkins Munchies (unavailable now)

Owl Pancakes from Little Nummies (unavailable now)

Apple Shaped Cupcakes from Make and Takes

Also check out these FREE Back to School Printables (Pin to Pinterest) and these Kids DIY Back to School Crafts & School Supplies (Pin to Pinterest).

Take the kids on an adventure with this Back to School Treasure Hunt. It’s a school supply scavenger hunt with 20 at home clues at they hunt for their back to school school supplies.

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Boston Cream Poke Cake

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January 6, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media

Boston Cream Poke Cake

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Did you love the Poke Cake Recipes we shared the other week? We have another great recipe for you, Boston Cream Poke Cake made with JELL-O Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix and Duncan Hines Yellow Cake Mix. This recipe is so easy! 4 ingredients and you’re ready to go! It would make such a special treat for Back-To-School lunches for Teachers and Staff. Also, keep these ingredients handy for the holidays coming up. So easy to prep ahead. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 box Yellow Cake Mix (plus box ingredients)
2 boxes 3.4 oz Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix
4 cup Milk
1 container Chocolate Frosting

Directions:

Prepare cake in 9×13 pan according to box directions.
Use spoon handle to poke holes evenly across cake.
Combine milk and pudding mix and whisk until well blended.
Pour pudding over cake making sure it gets down into holes.
Refrigerate cake for several hours to allow pudding to settle and set up.
Open frosting container and revove foil seal.
Microwave for 15 seconds and stir. Repet this until frosting is pourable.
Pour over pudding layer and spread with spatula to cover completely.
Refrigerate for at least several more hours.

Boston Cream Poke Cake

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1 box Yellow Cake Mix (plus box ingredients)
2 boxes 3.4 oz Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix
4 cup Milk
1 container Chocolate Frosting

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Prepare cake in 9×13 pan according to box directions.
Use spoon handle to poke holes evenly across cake.
Combine milk and pudding mix and whisk until well blended.
Pour pudding over cake making sure it gets down into holes.
Refrigerate cake for several hours to allow pudding to settle and set up.
Open frosting container and revove foil seal.
Microwave for 15 seconds and stir. Repet this until frosting is pourable.
Pour over pudding layer and spread with spatula to cover completely.
Refrigerate for at least several more hours.

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Nicole Richie Birchbox for $10 – High-End Beauty Box

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August 8, 2015 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Beauty, Black Friday & Cyber Monday, Christmas, Fashion, Frugal Fashion, Hot Deals, Online Shopping

I am so excited about this new Birchbox with Nicole Richie, the reality television star and creative director of House of Harlow 1960. To celebrate the second season of her VH1 show, Candidly Nicole, Nicole has put together a Birchbox filled with her product obsessions—each of them a fresh take on beauty. This is one guest editor box that everyone should try.

Each Birchbox x Candidly Nicole contains samples of:

o dr. brandt microdermabrasion skin exfoliant
o LAQA & Co. Cheeky Lip Tint in Humble Brag
o Rene Furterer Gradual Tan In-Shower Lotion
o OPI Venice Fall/Winter 2015 collection
o St. Tropez Gradual Tan In-Shower Lotion

Use promo code LOVENICOLE at checkout to kick off your subscription with this special box.

ABOUT BIRCHBOX:

Birchbox is a fun way for you to try some of the NEWEST sought after high end beauty and lifestyle products for just $10 delivered to your door! Find your perfect box by filling out the beauty profile. Each month you’ll receive deluxe beauty samples, hand picked for you for only $10 shipped!

Enjoy brands includng Philosophy Stila, Smashbox, Nars, Redken, and more! – Something NEW and different each month in your high-end beauty box!

This company also had boxes for men! While the women’s packages includes everything from skincare to makeup, as well as fun non-beauty extras. The men’s box delivers top-tier grooming products in addition to lifestyle accessories ranging from hip socks to tech accessories. If you like a sample you receive, you can order it directly from Birchbox too.

Birchbox was started in 2010 by two Harvard Business graduates – who happen to be women! Birchbox has been featured in USA Today, The New York Times, Time, Bloomberg Businessweek, InStyle, and Marie Claire, among other major national publications. This is run by professionals – people who know business!

No Worries Cancel Policy:

Monthly members can cancel their Birchbox subscription at any time. There are no cancellation fees. Simply go to your Account page and look for the ‘Cancel Subscription’ link under Birchbox Membership Details. Click to submit your cancellation. You can also contact the company at info@birchbox.com to cancel. If you would like to cancel your monthly subscription, make sure to send in your cancellation request before 12 AM Eastern Standard Time on the DAY BEFORE rebilling, otherwise you will continue to be billed for the following Birchbox.

Give them a try head to Birchbox to get started and begin to receive fun beauty in a box right to your door for $10 per month!

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Frugal Fashion Friday Ready for Fall Flannel Outfit

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July 8, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Fashion, Frugal Fashion Friday, Instagram, Online Shopping, Pinterest

Frugal Fashion Friday Ready for Fall Flannel Outfit

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It’s another Frugal Fashion Friday. Anyone else feeling ready for Fall? The crispness of Fall is enticing after all of these hot days! It gets me thinking of Fall fashions and switching from flip flops to wedge lace boots. These booties are so cute! I love pairing them with a relaxed Flannel shirt, skinny jeans and a chunky handbag. Add a cable knit sweater as it gets chillier. What a cozy chic look!

Frugal Fashion Friday Ready for Fall Flannel Outfit

Classic Red Women’s Plaid Flannel Shirt $17.58 ~~$41.99~~

Cream Cable Knit Cardigan $11.00 + $7.48 shipping

Black Skinny Jeans $29.00 ~~$100.00~~

Allen Handbag in Smoke $31.96 ~~$49.00~~

Taupe Lace Wedge Ankle Booties $16.35+ $47.99

Black & Cream Wayfar Sunglasses $10.99 ~~$25.00~~

Don’t forget last weeks Frugal Fashion Friday, the Black Swimsuit Outfit – Pin to Pinterest.

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Frugal Fashion Friday Outfits

the Vintage Outfit – Pin It
the How to Wear Galidator Sandals Outfit – Pin It
the White Jeans Summer Outfit – Pin It
the Fourth of July Outfit – Pin It
the Red & Black Floral Skirt Outfit – Pin It
the Wrap Dress Outfit – Pin It
the Fourth of July Outfit – Pin It
the Chiffon Maxi Dress Outfit – Pit It
the Melon Summer Outfit – Pin It
the Black Jumpsuit Outfit – Pin It
the Neon Miami Vice Outfit – Pin It
the Kentucky Derby Outfit – Pin It
the Lilly for Less Outfit – Pin It
the Boho Red A-line Skirt Outfit – Pin It
the Nautical Retro Swimsuit Outfit – Pin It
the Spring Kimono Cardigan Boho Outfit – Pin It
the Peachy Keen Flamingo Shirt Outfit – Pin It
the Garnet Blouse and Lace Shorts – Pin It
the Bird Dress Outfit – Pin It
the Black and White Striped Dress – Pin It
the Relaxed Boho Outfit – Pin It
the Spring Turquoise Outfit – Pin It
the Romantic Outfit – Pin It
the Green Lace Dress – St. Patricks’ Day Outfit – Pin It
the French Connection Outfit – Pin It
the Valentine’s Day Outfit – Pin It
the Lace Fall Dress Outfit – Pin It
the Relaxed Thanksgiving Outfit – Pin It
the Relaxed Weekend Outfit – Pin It
the Christmas Outfit – Pin It
the Oversized Sweater Outfit for Fall – Pin It
the Game Day Fall Outfit – Pin It

Frozen Hide and Hug Olaf – Price Drop $9.49 from $27, Lowest Yet

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July 22, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Amazon, Christmas, Online Shopping, The Elf on the Shelf Ideas

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PRICE DROP on Frozen Hide and Hug Olaf! If your family love Elf on the Shelf then you will want to check out Hide-and-Hug Olaf reduce to $9.49 – the LOWEST we have seen so far!

Frozen Hide-and-Hug Olaf Details:

This deluxe box features a brand-new story about Olaf the snowman. Inside, children will also find a huggable Olaf plush. Following the hide-and-seek theme of the story, parents can hide the plush for children to find and deliver Olaf’s big, warm hug!

Like the Hide and Hug Olaf? Find more Amazon Deals on Frugal Coupon Living!

FREE Elf on the Shelf Printable Notes – Pin to Pinterest

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What is Elf on the Shelf?

Elf on the Shelf is a Christmas Tradition. The tradition has a book and a elf doll. The book is poetic and in rhyme sharing the purpose of the Elf’s visits. The Elf visits each Thanksgiving. He/She goes and returns from the North Pole each evening. Every morning he can be found in a new location in the house. The Elf has been found in the refrigerator, fishing in the toilet, writing messages on the mirror or hanging from the lights. It is VERY IMPORTANT, the Elf is not touch each evening or his Christmas magic will be lost! Each family is able to name their special elf. The elves return to their home (Santa’s North Pole Work shop) every Christmas Eve. An Elf’s Story can also be found on DVD

Copycat Cotton Candy Frappuccino

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July 26, 2017 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Frugal Living, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Restaurant

Copycat Cotton Candy Frappuccino

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This Cotton Candy Frappuccino is totally indulgent! Mix it up and serve on a hot Summer day by the pool and you will be in paradise! I can think of some little girls that would LOVE this delightful drink served at their birthday party, after supper for a sweet treat or anytime, really! Just a few simple ingredients and you can whip up this delightful drink. Enjoy!

Syrup Ingredients:

1/2 cup Seedless Raspberry All Fruit Spread
1/4 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Water

Frappuccino Ingredients:

1 cup crushed Ice
1/2 cup Milk
2 scoop Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
3 tbsp Raspberry Syrup
1/4 tsp Vanilla
Whipped Cream for topping

Directions:

Place syrup ingredients in small saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Put ice, milk, vanilla and ice cream in blender.
Add raspberry syrup (and 1 drop red food coloring for pinker color) and blend for 20 seconds or until you reach proper consistency.

Copycat Cotton Candy Frappuccino

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Syrup Ingredients:
1/2 cup Seedless Raspberry All Fruit Spread
1/4 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Water
1 cup crushed Ice
1/2 cup Milk
2 scoop Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
1/4 tsp Vanilla
Whipped Cream for topping

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Place raspberry fruit spread, sugar and water in small saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. This is your syrup.
Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Put ice, milk, vanilla and ice cream in blender.
Add 3 tbsp Raspberry Syrup (and 1 drop red food coloring for pinker color) and blend for 20 seconds or until you reach proper consistency.

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Back to School Haircuts | JC Penney $10 Cut for Kids

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August 3, 2015 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Amazon, Back To School, Beauty, Kids, Online Shopping

Have you made hair appointments for your kids before school starts? Maybe you’re talented enough to cut their hair yourself (not me)!

See below for some deals on going out to get it cut or finding clippers to do it yourself:

JC Penney – $10 haircuts

OR, Do it yourself:

Wahl 79524-5201 Chrome Pro 25 Piece Complete Haircutting Kit – $26.99 from $68.99
- Complete haircutting kit with multi-cut clipper
- Top of the line powerful multi-cut clipper with comfort grip, premium dura-chrome finish and taper control for adjusting the length you want to cut
- Compact battery operated s-trimmer with contoured shape for easy handling, perfect for touch-up or giving your haircut that pro look
- Wahl exclusive clipper attachments and accessories
- 4.1 stars

Professional Hair Cutting & Thinning Scissors Shears Hairdressing Set – For Girls – $8.71 shipped

Find more Hair Clippers and Hair Scissors on Amazon!

And take a look at How-To Haircutting Books!

Head to Amazon for a look or get those appointments scheduled!

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Copycat Southern Tartar Sauce

Ingredients

Instructions

What are some good snacks for school?

Trail mix

Cheese sticks

Fruit

Apple sauce

Yogurt sticks

Veggie sticks

Wheat crackers

Goldfish

Individually wrapped non-perishable snacks

School Snacks

Boston Cream Poke Cake

Ingredients

Instructions

Frugal Fashion Friday Ready for Fall Flannel Outfit

Copycat Cotton Candy Frappuccino

Ingredients

Instructions