Bake and Take Recipes | Meal Trains and Meal Exchanges

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June 7, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Facebook, Hacks, Home Improvement, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Recipe, Social Media Leave a Comment

Tired of preparing dinner each night? Bake and take recipes might be your busy mom solution! Details on how to get a weeks worth of throw in the oven meals for your family. What is a meal train, dinner ideas for neighbors, and hosting a girls night out party with a meal exchange ideas.

Bake and Take Recipes

Bake and take can mean one of many things. It can be an opportunity where people get together for a meal exchange. A bake can take can be an easy recipe for a new baby meal train. It can be a meal recipe you for bringing dinner to neighbors who have medical issue or are experiencing tough times.

Whatever the reason, we have the best bake and take recipes for parties, meal trains, neighbors and friends.

Bake and Take Party

Fist let’s address a Bake and Take Party. This is most appropriate when you are not in quarantine. Similar to a cookie exchange, only a meal exchange. Invite 5 to 7 people (too many people can be quite challenging.)

For a meal exchange party, each person brings the same dish x number of times. For example, for five people, each person brings the same meal in five different disposable foil pans. Exchange meals among friends and at the end of the night, go home with five different dinners for your family. This meal exchange can be done by prepping or baking the dish ahead.

Another option for a take and bake party is you bring your ingredients. Together, friends can sip wine and prep five dishes. Each person goes home with a meal prepared that they can make later that week for their family.

Bonus if your final bake and take meals can be frozen for easy prep on a busy night. For for a take and bake recipe exchange party, you will need Freezer Bags and/or Aluminum Disposable Pans.

What is a Meal Train

I meal train is an effective way to organize meal giving to a person or family for births, surgeries, illnesses and during tough times. A friend group or family community comes together to coordinating dropping off a home-made meal for a family who could use help.

If cooking is not an option, alternatively, you could coordinating restaurant delivery (like pizza or a local restaurant) or send a restaurant gift card for the person/family to use at their own time and need.

Mealtrain.com is a great resource for creating a group meal sign up, organizing meal giving, and scheduling meals to a calendar.

Bringing Dinner to Neighbors

If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s the importance of those in close proximity like immediate family and neighbors. Bake and take recipes are great for neighbors. You can rotate the responsibility of meals, each person assigned a different night of the week. You can also, bless an elderly, sickly or a neighbor in trouble with the gift of a home cooked meal.

Consider hosting a bake and take party for the neighborhood or create a meal train for a neighbor who could a little extra help.

Social Distance Meals

Let’s take bake and take a step further. During quarantine and times of distancing, social distance meals are an option. Again, choose 5 to 7 people and each person is assigned a day.

The social distancing parties can work one of two ways. Let’s use our party of five people again.

Option 1

Each person is assigned a day. On your assigned day, that person prepares (and bakes) five of the same dinners. They drive to five separate houses leaving the dinner on the step or front porch. This gives each party goer five nights of meals, only preparing dinner one night.

Option 2

Similar to a meal train, each person signs up for one day to bless a friend/neighbor in need with a meal. That person is assigned the job of putting a meal on the porch for the calendar date they have scheduled.

Bake and Take Recipe Ideas

For bake and take recipes, it is very important to know allergy and diet restrictions. We looked for easy recipes, casserole dishes, or throw in the oven meals that were free from many common allergies. Before hosting a bake and take party or meal train, get each persons dietary restrictions and any foods for which they may have an allergy.

This easy Green Bean Tater Tot Casserole is a dump recipe you can quickly prepare and bring to a neighbor or friend. | Neighbor Food Blog

Everything bakes together in one dish with this Chicken Parmesan Casserole Recipe. | Happy Go Lucky Blog

Want a good-for-you dinner option for your neighbors? This Creamy Chicken Quinoa and Broccoli Casserole is quick and easy, a comfort dish that is like a big gentle hug. | Pinch of Yum

This savory Slow Cooker Beef on Rice with has a flavorful gravy. Serve it over a warm bed of rice. If you are exchanging with a large group of people at once, bring Uncle Ben’s 90 second rice. So easy and quick. | Le Creme de la Crumb

This nutritious minestrone soup is protein packed with red kidney beans and great northern beans. Exchange with frozen dinner rolls. | Little Spice Jar

With just 5 ingredients and about 5 minutes of prep, this Dump-and-Bake Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole is an easy dinner that cooks in one dish! Cook ahead and reheat. Consider serving with a mixed salad bag. | The Seasoned Mom

Another easy prep. Try a dump and bake easy Chicken Alfredo Pasta Casserole. | Lil Luna

This kid-friendly comfort food casserole is great for exchanges. Shepherd’s Pie is a traditional Irish dish made with a saucy ground beef, peas, and carrots and topped with a mashed potato crust. Easy and tasty. | Savory Nothings

A family favorite casserole for us. This creamy tuna noodle casserole is loved by all ages – kids and adults. Goes perfect with a steam fresh veggie. | Mom Dot

Crock Pot Chicken and Wild Rice Soup is a quick and healthy crock pot recipe that’s perfect for busy nights. Add all the ingredients in the crock pot then push on! Serve with frozen dinner rolls. | Iowa Girl Eats

This super simple chicken pot pie recipe is made with buttermilk biscuits! | I Heart Recipes

Looking for more ideas? Take a look at our printable meal plans including meatless dinners, chicken dinners, pasta dinners, Mexican dinners, Italian dinners and even salad dinner ideas.

Freezer meals are so friendly when it comes to meal exchanges. Take a look at these make-ahead Freezer Crockpot and Dump Recipes. Pin to Pinterest.

Enjoy these Busy Mom Hacks and Tips including an mom tip for making multiple meals in one night! Pin to Pinterest.

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Easy Keto Chips Recipe

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May 30, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media 2 Comments

Make your own keto snacks including our easy keto chips. Three cheeses and keto everything bagel seasoning make these on the go keto cheese crisps snack recipe

Easy Keto Chips Recipe

One of the easiest ways to break a day is through snacking. Getting from one meal to the next on an empty belly can cause for old habits and favorite snacks to creep into the day, completely sabotaging all of your efforts.

If you are on a ketogentic diet, we have some keto snack ideas to help you curb your hunger and get through the day including homemade keto chips. These crispy crunch bites taste great and will be the perfect companion to your low carb diet.

What is Keto?

Healthline.com describes a ketogenic diet (or keto diet, for short) is a low-carb, high-fat diet that offers many health benefits. It involves reducing carb intake and replacing it with fat intake. This drastic reduction in carbohydrates puts your body into a metabolic state called ketosis.

Want a general of idea what you can eat while on a keto diet? This Keto Cheat Sheet printables includes a list of snacks, meats, nuts fish, drinks, sweets, fruits, veggies, condiments, fats, oils and more that you can eat on a Ketogenic meal plan.

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Keto Snacks

One negative about going on keto is having to get rid of many favorite foods like chips, cookies, donuts, and candy. This sounds daunting at first, but being on a keto-friendly diet actually reduces and sometimes eliminates the desire for these snack foods. Additionally, there are low-carb options that are keto friendly and replace ingredients in your favorite snack recipes.

Keto Snacks Amazon

Craving afternoon snacks? Of course have our Keto Cookies and Keto Chips on hand, but also have these Keto Snacks Amazon Ideas.

Keto Snacks to Buy

Whisps Cheese Crisps Variety Pack (These are so good!)
Keto Fat Bomb
Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies
Keto Tortilla Chips
Keto Crackers
Keto Brownie Bites
Utz Pork Rinds Keto Friendly Snack
Keto Granola
Keto Cereal
Keto Pop Tarts

Can you eat chips on Keto?

Yes, you can eat chips on Keto. When purchasing or making your own homemade chips, you have to look for sugar free and low-carb options that are high in fat and/or protein.

We have a low-carb Keto Cookie recipe for the cookie lover or sugar-free pralines for the candy lover. We stepped up our popular Homemade Parmesan Crisps with more pre-shredded cheeses and a keto everything bagel seasoning. Adding more flavors, these keto cheese crisps will be a reoccurring recipe in your home.

Keto Cheese Chips Supplies

Only a few dry ingredients are needed to make these keto snack ideas. I suggest buying a lot of Everything but the Bagel Seasoning. It is the perfect seasoning on top of many snack foods and breakfast recipes.

Yields: 20 to 30 homemade cheese crisps.

Supplies & Ingredients

2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 cups mozzarella cheese
1.5 cups Parmesan cheese
2 tbsp of Everything but the Bagel Seasoning
Parchment paper
Teaspoon
Tablespoon
Baking Pans
Bowl

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Easy Keto Chips Recipe

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living
Yield: 20-30 1x

Scale

Ingredients

2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 cups mozzarella cheese
1.5 cups Parmesan cheese
2 tbsp of Everything but the Bagel Seasoning

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Line two sheet pans with parchment paper.
In a larger bowl, combine cheddar, mozzarella, Parmesan cheese.
Mix in one tablespoon of Everything but the Bagel Seasoning. Mix well.
Scoop a teaspoons sized about of cheese and seasoning on the parchment lined pan.
Repeat placing a teaspoon amount on your plan, keeping 1-2 inches between each chip.
Bake for 7-11 minutes, depending on oven and how dark you want your cheese crisps.
Upon removing from the oven, sprinkle with remaining seasoning.
Let the keto cheese chips sit on the sheet pan for 5-10 minutes to harden.
Transfer to a another dish or cooling rack cool completely.

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How to Make Keto Cheese Chips

It will only take you a few minutes to prepare and bake this recipe. You can have 20 to 30 keto snacks on the go in under thirty minutes.

Directions

First, preheat oven to 350 degrees

Next, line two sheet pans with parchment paper.

In a larger bowl, combine cheddar, mozzarella, Parmesan cheese.

Mix in one tablespoon of Everything but the Bagel Seasoning. Mix well so seasoning is easily dispersed.

Scoop a teaspoons sized about of cheese and seasoning on the parchment lined pan.

Repeat placing a teaspoon amount on your plan, keeping 1-2 inches between each chip.

Bake for 7-11 minutes, depending on oven and how dark you want your cheese crisps.

Upon removing from the oven, sprinkle with remaining seasoning.

Let the keto cheese chips sit on the sheet pan for 5-10 minutes to harden.

Finally, transfer to a another dish or cooling rack cool completely.

Store in cool, dry location.

Note: You can bake both trays at the same time or consecutively, one after the other.

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Keto Recipes

Looking for a keto-friendly ways to start your morning, visit our High Protein Breakfast items. Pin to Pinterest!

Save these Keto Crock-Pot Recipes for recipes that simmer and cook on their own! Pin to Pinterest.

Also save these Mouthwatering Low Carb Keto Recipes for the Entire Family. Pin to Pinterest.

Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks

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May 9, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media Leave a Comment

The easiest and tastiest Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks. Keep this great recipe on rotation with your family. Only three simple ingredients. Absolutely delicious!

Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks

I am the cook, my husband is the grill man. With his work hours, it is sometimes hard to get family dinner to the table on time and still have the taste of a grilled entree.

The Air Fryer has been incredibly helpful to this dilemma. It is healthy. It is quick and easy. It is all done from my kitchen counter. If you want the lovely taste of fried chicken but don’t want all the fat associated with it, these easy air fryer chicken legs are you solution. Only 3 ingredients and you can have your air fryer drumsticks cooked in 40 minutes time. Insert. Cook. Walk away.

Ingredients for Chicken Drumsticks

These incredibly easy Air Fryer Italian Drumsticks only have three ingredients.

Chicken Drumsticks Ingredients:

6 Drumsticks
Italian Seasoning Packet
1 Stick Butter (Melted) – Follow this melting butter trick in our Backing Hacks and Tips.

We recommend you have Italian Seasoning as a staple in your kitchen pantry. This one is frugal friendly. As a guide, use two tablespoons of Italian seasoning dry mix in place of one packet of Italian seasoning mix.

If you like our Ceramic Rae Dunn Salt and Pepper Cellars, you can grab them here.

Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

Scale

Ingredients

6 Drumsticks
Italian Seasoning Packet
1 Stick Butter (Melted)

Instructions

Dry your drumsticks by patting them down with a paper towel.
Brush each drumstick with butter.
Without overcrowding, carefully place the chicken drumsticks in air fryer basket.
Cook at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
Remove from air fryer and coat the chicken drumsticks in more butter.
Sprinkle with Italian seasoning.
Return your drumsticks back to air fryer for another 10 minutes.
Take out and enjoy!

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How to Cook Chicken Drumsticks in the Air Fryer

It is very easy to cook chicken drumsticks in the air fryer. Get the fried taste, but with the health benefits of an air fryer!

Air Fried Chicken Drumsticks Directions:

Before you begin, dry your drumsticks by patting them down with a paper towel.

Next, brush each drumstick with butter. You will not use all the butter.

Without overcrowding, carefully place the chicken drumsticks in air fryer basket.

Cook at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.

Remove your chicken drumsticks from air fryer and coat each in more butter.

Sprinkle with Italian seasoning.

Finally, return drumsticks to the air fryer for another 10 minutes.

Take out and enjoy!

Note: The safe internal temperature for cooked chicken drumsticks is 165° Fahrenheit.

Air Fryer Accessories

If you are just getting started with this kitchen gadget, take a look at these top 7 Air Fryer Accessories to get you started.

First, take a look at this Air Fryer Accessories Kit which includes 16 pieces including a cake barrel, pizza pan, skewers rack, egg molds, recipe cook book, oil brush, magnetic cheat sheet, air fryer liners and more.

Instead of the Air Fryer Accessories Set, you could get the following pieces individually.

Not included in the kit, is a Mandoline Slicer which is ideal for quickly slicing vegetables. Slice vegetables fry so well into chips!

You will want an Olive Oil Sprayer and Heat Resistant Kitchen Tongs.

Also make sure you pick up our Air Fryer Cheat Sheet as your constant companion.

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This Air Fryer Cheat Sheet is the perfect kitchen resource. Pin to Pinterest.

Air Fryer Chicken Recipes

Looking for more Air Fryer Chicken Recipes? These Easy Air Fryer Recipes are perfect for beginners! Pin to Pinterest.

Running Out of Dinner Ideas? Meal Planning Ideas for Families

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May 2, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Recipe, Social Media 1 Comment

Running out of dinner ideas? Take a look at these Meal Planning Ideas for Families. Over sixty dinner ideas so you can easily go two months (or longer) never repeating the same entree. Personalize and add your own family recipes to the Meal Planning Template for a quick and easy reference.

Meal Planning Ideas

For busy moms, meal planning is a challenge. For me, I lack ideas. We tend to repeat the same dinner ideas over and over creating a boring rut.

This Meal Planning printable provides some unique recipe ideas. For example, when was the last time you made an Italian Calzone? We have an easy recipe from Pillsbury. Or what exactly is chicken biryani? We have another easy Indian recipe to add to your dinner rotation.

By following these meal planning ideas, you hold the ability to have a different dinner recipe, every night, for over two months. Add your own ideas to the list and never repeat a recipe for up to three months!

Meal Planning Ideas for Families

Our meal planning ideas are categorized by Meatless, Chicken, Pasta, Mexican, Italian and Salads. Take a look below at some examples and ideas.

Meatless Meal Ideas

Baked Eggplant Parmesan
Mushroom Risotto
Healthy Three Bean Chili
The Cheesecake Factory Korean Fried Cauliflower (Seen in our Easy Asian Recipes too)

Plenty more options in our Meatless Monday Dinner Ideas.

Chicken Meal Ideas

Visit our Low-Carb Chicken Recipes.

Pasta Dinner Ideas

Mexican Dinner Ideas

Get inspiration from our Cinco De Mayo Recipes and Taco Tuesday Recipes.

Italian Dinner Ideas

Salad Dinner Ideas

Visit our 25 Summer Salads you can make today!

Meal Planning Tips

These meal planning ideas will save money, keep your pantry organized and provide a variety of meals.

Menu planning tips for Families:

Print. Download and print Frugal Coupon Living’s menu planning template PDF.
Sales. Plan your meals around grocery items that are on sale. If beans are at a low price this week, stock up on cans and make a taco soup.
Save. Save money by eating one Meatless meal a week. We enjoy these Meatless Monday Dinners.
Stockpile. Plan dinner based on the stockpile in your pantry, fridge or freezer.
Leftovers. Save leftovers and declare one night a week a leftover night to empty the fridge.

Freeze. Our favorite meal prep idea and tip comes from our Busy Mom Hacks. Chances are if you are here Family Menu Planning, you consider yourself a busy mom.

This Busy Mom Life Hack came to me from a friend and it is great for creating a quick and easy stockpile of freezer meals. I personally have used it and have found it very helpful. One night a week, double or triple a recipe. Take that extra recipe and freeze it. On an incredibly busy night, pull that frozen meal out of the freezer. Bake it as a quick and easy family dinner recipe. If you do this each week, your freezer meals will grow!

Meal Ideas Printable

One last menu planning tip is saving our Meal Planning Ideas for Families. Download this menu planning template and personalize to your family. Keep your family from getting bored of the “same ‘ole dinner.” Try checking off every recipe before beginning again.

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Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final meal planner and show us the recipes you made! Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!

We have made a Pinterest recipe board of all of these Meal Planning Ideas for Families.

Need to hop on a meal train? Planning meals for others can be hard. Take a look at these Bake and Take Recipes as well as Meal Train Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Want more tips? Visit our Busy Mom Life Hacks. Pin to Pinterest.

You will love this Busy Mom Printable Binder. As quoted from one user “Oh my goodness! This makes my mama heart so happy. After every page I thought ‘this is perfect, I wish it had xyz’… and then it showed up! ” We including a grocery shopping list, weekly meal planner and more! Pin to Pinterest.

FREE BBQ Seasoning Father’s Day SVG File for Cricut

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May 2, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Father's Day, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Recipe, Social Media 9 Comments

It’s a good year when you find Father’s Day Gifts Ideas from the Kids that are actually used by dad. This June, download this FREE BBQ Seasoning Father’s Day SVG File. Upload these free Cricut files to Design Space, print to vinyl, make your mason jar craft and fill with your favorite BBQ Seasoning Recipes. Gift, use and enjoy!

DIY Father’s Day SVG Gift Idea

Buckle up because this DIY Father’s Day Idea supplies you with a lot of content including Barbecue seasoning recipes ideas, a free Father’s Day SVG file for Cricut Design Space, and directions on how to create a homemade father’s day gift using supplies from home!

Father’s Day SVG File for Cricut

To begin this process, you will need a few materials including our BBQ Father’s Day free SVG file.

Download Free Father’s Day SVG File

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While you are in our free printables files, don’t forget to also download our free SVG Files for this Rock Photo Frame for Dad this Father’s Day!

Once you have your Father’s Day SVG File downloaded, you can begin this process of uploading a SVG file to Cricut Design Space.

You also might want to pair this Father’s Day Gift idea for the barbecue lover with BBQ Cupcakes.

DIY Father’s Day Gift Materials

Father’s Day SVG File (downloaded from Frugal Coupon Living’s Free Printables)
Cricut Maker (or Cricut Joy) with Fine Point Blade
Standard grip mat
Cricut Premium Vinyl, Removable or Permanent in color of your choice

We used Light Gray Cricut Premium Vinyl in the Vibrant Value Pack.

How to Upload a SVG Pattern to Cricut Design Space

First, gather your supplies.

Upload Father’s Day “Grill Master” SVG File into Design Space.

Once uploaded, click Ungroup.

Click and drag over each of the images separately. With the image highlighted, click on the “Weld” button”. You will repeat this for all Father’s Day seasoning phrases and clip art images.

Adjust image sizes to fit your mason jars accordingly. Measure the height and wide of your jar. For example, the largest “Grill Master” design image was sized to 3.5” high on the Design Space canvas to fit an 8 oz mason jar.

Color sync the images if needed to match the vinyl color. We used Light Gray from Vibrant Value Pack.

Once everything is prepared, begin the the Circut cutting process.

Cutting Vinyl on Cricut

You will want to begin the process of cutting your final product.

First, select “Make It” in Cricut Design Space.

Next, set material type to Premium Vinyl.

Begin to follow prompts for loading the mat into the Cricut Maker or Cricut Joy and cutting the Premium Vinyl. When prompted, unload the mat from the cutting machine.

Finally, remove the Premium Vinyl from the mat.

Mason Jar Father’s Day Gift Idea

When you have your final cut, you will want to begin the process of making your DIY Mason Jar Father’s Day gifts to hold BBQ seasoning mix.

BBQ Seasoning Mason Jar Father’s Day Gift Materials

Mason Jars with lids (we used 8 oz)
BBQ Seasoning Mixes of your choice (see below for ideas)
Twine or ribbon (optional)
Weeder tool
Cricut Transfer Tape*
Cricut scraping tool
Scissors

For Circut tools, this Basic Tool Set will have what you need and more! You can also pick up your transfer tape, blade, mat, vinyl and more at the Cricut Store.

*Consider using Duck Brand Peel Clear Laminate as an alternative to Cricut transfer tape. Some people prefer this brand more.

Assembling BBQ Seasoning Mason Jars

You can pre-wash jars with soap and hot water and let them dry completely before using. Do not begin the next step until your jars are completely dry.

Michael’s has 8 oz Mason Jars for $1 each. Free shipping when you spend $50.

First, cut around each image with a pair of scissors.

Using the weeding tool, peel away your excess vinyl around the cut images and discard.

Cut a piece of transfer tape a bit larger than the size of the image.

Peel away the backing of transfer tape and place the transfer tape on top of the cut image. Gently rub the vinyl to help it stick to the transfer tape.

Next, peel away the vinyl backing. Leave just the image adhered to the transfer tape.

In a straight position, place the phrase and clip art with the transfer tape on to a smooth area of the mason jar and press into place.

Press your vinyl image down with your fingers or with the Cricut scraping tool to help it to stick to the mason jar.

Finally, carefully remove the transfer tape leaving only the vinyl image and phrases on the glass mason jar.

Repeat this process for the the rest of your mason jars and free cut files.

To finish, fill the mason jars with your favorite BBQ seasoning mixes and tie a piece of ribbon or twine around the jar lid.

We used Natural Jute Twine from Michael’s. Free shipping when you spend $50.

BBQ Seasoning Recipe Ideas

If you are looking for a good BBQ seasoning recipe, we found some barbecue spice rub ideas to create the best summer recipes.

From brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, Cheyenne pepper, smoked paprika and chili powder. These grill master’s know their flavor.

Homemade Blackening Seasoning from Chili Pepper Madness
BBQ Spice Rub Recipe from Dinner at the Zoo
DIY Sweet and Spicy Barbecue Seasoning from Take Two Tapas
Copycat Trader Joe’s Smokey Coffee BBQ Spice Rub from Balanced Bites (as seen in our Trader Joe Recipes)
Homemade BBQ Seasoning from My Forking Life
Chicken Dry Rub from Seeking Good Eats

Store your mason jar gift in a cool, dry location.

Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final Mason Jar BBQ Spice Rub using your Cricut Maker. Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!

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Don’t forget our many low-cost DIY Father’s Day Gift ideas using supplies from home. Pin to Pinterest.

Also save these free Cricut Tutorials throughout the entire year. Pin to Pinterest.

How To Make Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

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April 11, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Easter, Facebook, Hacks, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media Leave a Comment

Intimidated by the Instant Pot? We have the easiest recipe! How To Make Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs in only five minutes plus a Hard Boiled Egg hack that will create easy to peal hard boiled eggs!

Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

These might be many reasons you have put the Instant Pot aside since receiving it as a gift or perhaps ordering it Black Friday for yourself. Trust me, I get it. The Instant Pot cooker can be quite intimidating.

If you have been hesitant getting started with the Instant Pot, making hard boiled eggs and easy way to get started. Like really easy. Additionally, they store very easily in the refrigerator making them easy to grab for a quick low calorie snack.

We have a five minute Instant Pot recipe and a Hard Boiled Egg Life Hack that will create the perfect hard boiled eggs. Perfect because they are the perfect firmness and so easy to peel!

Instant Pot Boiled Eggs Recipe

Makes 12 eggs
Cook time: 5 minutes

Only a few simple ingredients and supplies to make the easiest hard boiled eggs ever! Never make eggs the same. Learn about 5-5-5 method for making hard boiled eggs, discover the best Instant Pot egg holder for your electric pressure cooker, and follow this hard boiled egg kitchen hack for creating perfectly easy to peel eggs.

Ingredients:

12 large farm fresh eggs
2 ½ cups water

I love to serve my hard boiled eggs seasoned with Lawry’s Seasoned Salt – so yummy!

Supplies:

Instant Pot
Bowl of ice water

Egg Holder:

Though it is not required, an Egg Holder can help create the best cooked eggs. This 18 Egg Cooking Rack fits a 6 or 8 quart Instant Pot Duo electric pressure cooker.

You also can purchase an egg holder for a 3-quart pressure cooker.

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How To Make Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

Scale

Ingredients

12 eggs
2 ½ cups water

Instructions

Add 2 1/2 cups of water to the bowl of the Instant Pot.
Place one dozen eggs in the water.
Put the lid on the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker and seal the vent. Set to pressure cook on high for five minutes.
When the cook time is up, allow the Instant Pot to naturally release the pressure.
Hard Boiled Eggs Hack: Remove lid from Instant Pot and transfer eggs to a bowl filled with ice water.
Allow eggs to cool in the ice bath for 20 minutes before peeling to create perfect easier to peel hard boiled eggs.

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Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs Directions

Do you have five minutes of time? If so, that is great because Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs only require five minutes. Follow these step by step directions to make cooking hard boiled eggs easy peasy.

First, add 2 1/2 cups of water to the bowl of the Instant Pot.

Second, place a dozen eggs in the water.

Put the lid on the Instant Pot and seal the vent.

Set the pressure cook on high setting a timer for five minutes on high pressure.

When your cook time is up, allow the Instant Pot to naturally quick release the pressure.

Next, follow the steps to this boiled egg hack!

Hard Boiled Eggs Hack

Ice is an incredible hack to creating the most perfect, easy-to-peel Hard Boiled Eggs. This is true of cooking in a pressure cooker or on the stove top.

Once your hard boiled eggs are done cooking and your Instant Pot pressure has released, transfer your eggs to a bowl filled with ice water.

Allow your eggs to quickly cool in an ice bath for 20 minutes before peeling.

This hard boiled eggs hack make easy to peel eggs. After submerging in water, the eggs peeled perfectly.

I love to serve my hard boiled eggs seasoned with Lawry’s Seasoned Salt – so yummy!

5-5-5 Method for Eggs

When cooking hard boiled eggs, some remember the 5-5-5 method. Five minutes of electric pressure cooker, five minutes of rest before opening the lid, five minutes of an ice water bath. (However, we did 20 minutes and they turned out perfectly. Consider me a perfectionist or maybe just truthfully a forgetful mother.) Both time worked perfect staying true with the 5-5-20 or 5-5-5 method.

Making eggs for Easter? Take a look at these Inside Out Hard Boiled Easter Eggs. We also have many creative Easter Egg Dying Recipes and Ideas for thinking outside the egg carton!

Instant Pot Cheat Sheet

We have a wonderful Instant Pot Cheat Sheet. This cook time chart provides the ultimate list of Instant Pot Directions. The directions list all the possible things you could want to cook in your Instant Pot including Instant Pot Eggs.

Access Instant Pot Cheat Sheet Digital Download

I keep a copy of these Instant Pot Tips in my Recipe Binder. (Another suggestion would be to laminate this cheat sheet and keep it beside your air fryer. Laminating this instant pot tip guide will keep it clean and easy to wipe.)

Figuring out which Instant Pot Duo is right for your family works best for your family can be tricky. Read more about What Size Instant Pot Do I Need? Pin to Pinterest under your kitchen and recipe boards.

You can find many Instant Pot Recipe Directions in our Instant Pot Recipes and Instant Pot Dinner Recipes. Pin to Pinterest.

Instant Pot Cheat Sheet

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April 4, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Recipe, Social Media 3 Comments

Instant Pot Cheat Sheet. Are you loving everyone’s favorite kitchen appliance? The Instant Pot pressure & multi cooker makes dinner in 30 minutes or less, as if you had your meal cooking in a slow cooker all day. Is Instant Pot worth it? What size Instant Pot do I need? All these questions and an Instant Pot Cooking Times Chart to get you started!

Instant Pot Cheat Sheet

Growing up, did your mother love her pressure cooker? I remember how much my mother insisted I had a pressure cooking added to my wedding registry. You know what, in the 10 years of ownership, I used it twice. I was terrified every time I used it too. Then came the Instant Pot changing the pressure cooker experience for us all!

Make Life easier with America’s beloved Instant Pot, the programmable pressure & multi cooker. This kitchen appliance speeds up cooking time exponentially using up to 70% less energy.

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Is Instant Pot Worth It?

Is Instant Pot worth it? It really depends. If you are someone who would rather prep a meal in the morning and let it cook all day, The Slow Cooker might still be your best friend. However, with the Instant Pot, you can still get that savory, slow cook taste in 5 to 30 minutes! If you are someone who prefers 30 minute (or less) meal preps in the evening, this programmable pressure & multi cooker is your solution!

Instant Pot Sizes

First let’s talk Instant Pot Sizes. For me, this is actually really important. We are a family of seven (with four hungry boys and two pre-teens), so a Instant Pot Ultra Mini is going to be terrible for my family. Instant Pot comes in three sizes so it’s really important to discover which Instant Pot is best for my family.

What Size Instant Pot Do I Need?

Help! Which Instant Pot is right for me? Figuring out which cooker works best for your family can be tricky and the Instant Pot website is actually very helpful.

The first thing you need to ask yourself is how big an Instant Pot do you need? It is important to know, there are three Instant Pot sizes – Mini, 6 quart and 8 quart. Within each sizing, there are four to eight different styles and features. That means, currently, there are 17 different Instant Pot Sizes and Styles. How do you possibly choose the right one?

Sizes of Instant Pot

Instant Pot Sizes include 3 quart, 6 quart and 8 quart.

3 Quart Mini Instant Pot Size

Preparing food for 1 or 2 people, the 3 quart mini is your size. Ideal for cooking rice or vegetables on the side.

6 Quart Instant Pot Size

The most popular Instant Pot Size is the 6 quart. This pressure cooker big enough to cook meals for a family of 3 to 6 people.

8 Quart Instant Pot Size

This Instant Pot 8 quart is great for large families, parties and gatherings, or weekly meal prep.

Instant Pot Directions

You can find many Instant Pot Recipe Directions in our Instant Pot Recipes and Instant Pot Dinner Recipes.

Each of those recipes include time listed directions, however we have the ultimate list of Instant Pot Directions. The directions list all the possible things you could want to cook in your Instant Pot plus Instant Pot cooking times.

Instant Pot Meat, Seafood & Eggs
Instant Pot Rice & Grains
Instant Pot Vegetables
Instant Pot Dried Beans, Legumes, & Lentils

Example Instant Pot Directions include

Instant Pot White Rice (1 cup water:1 cup rice) 5 minutes
Instant Pot Whole Chicken (1 lb), 8 minutes
Instant Pot Sweet Potato, 4 minutes
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs, 5 minutes
Instant Pot Potato, 4 minutes
Instant Pot Black-Eyed Peas, dry 15-18 minutes, soaked 4-5 minutes

Instant Pot Cheat Sheet Printable

If your family wants to add quick and easy dinners to your weekly menu plan, an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker is, of course, a very helpful kitchen appliance. Being a busy mom and needing all the mom tips and tricks I can get, I bring to you the Instant Pot Cheat Sheet Printable. I keep a copy of these Instant Pot Tips in my Recipe Binder. (Another suggestion would be to laminate this cheat sheet and keep it beside your air fryer. Laminating this instant pot tip guide will keep it clean and easy to wipe.)

Instant Pot Cheat Sheet PDF

Want to access our Instant Pot Cheat Sheet PDF? We have two options for you. You can instantly download the Instant Pot Cheat Sheet Printable alone or you can get a set of three and add in the Instant Pot, Air Fryer, and Baking Conversion Chart in one happy bundle.

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How to Print at Staples

I have a video to show you how I print my PDF documents at Staples.

Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your Instant Pot Cheat Sheet beside a picture of your Instant Pot. Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!

Grab quick, easy and savory Instant Pot Recipes. Pin to Pinterest.

We shared earlier our Baking Conversion Chart! Get this cheat sheet as well or the Instant Pot, Air Fryer, and Baking Conversion Chart in one happy bundle. Pin to Pinterest.

Baking Conversion Chart Printable PDF

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March 14, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Recipe, Social Media 3 Comments

Need a Kitchen Cheat Sheet? We have a perfect Baking Conversion Chart Printable with both Volume Conversion and a Temperature Conversion Formula which is displayed beautifully as Kitchen Printable Wall Art or resourceful in your Recipe Binder for easy access.

Baking Conversion Chart

One of our most loved posts is Baking Hacks and Tips. Because this post is so frequented, we had to find a resource that was perfect for it’s visitors. Thus, I created this Baking Conversions Printable Chart for you to instantly download and save to your 8.5 x 11 Recipe Binder or hang on your kitchen wall.

Baking Conversions

Quarts, pints, cups, ounces, milliliter, tablespoons, teaspoons – it’s all Greek (measurements) to me. Is the baking drawer your toddler’s favorite kitchen drawer? Seriously, I am always missing a baking tool or two! Lost to the toy box gods (small g – wink.) Because of this, I am always having to adjust how I measure my baking ingredients.

If this is the same story for you, this baking conversion chart PDF will be your best friend. You can even frame it and display it as decorative, yet effective kitchen printable wall art.

Temperature Conversion Formula

Is converting from the metric to customary temperature measurement (and visa versa) a challenge? Did you know that most people just add or subtract 32 to get from Celsius to Fahrenheit and don’t get a precise conversion? The Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion formula is actually a little more complicated than that.

Look at these Conversion Formulas for temperature, to get an exact number.

Celsius to Fahrenheit Conversion Formula

F = (C × 1.8) + 32

Fahrenheit to Celsius Conversion Formula

C = (F – 32) x 0.5556

But don’t worry, this is not middle school math. You don’t have to remember that. We have the Temperature Conversion Formula on our Baking Conversion Cheat Sheet Printable PDF.

Baking Conversions Printable

Want to access our Baking Conversions Printable?! We have two options for you. You can instantly download the Baking Conversion Printable alone or you can get a set of three and add in the Instant Pot, Air Fryer, and Baking Conversion Chart in one happy bundle.

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Download Free Printables

We have free printables too! Subscribe to our emails and look for a link and password in our inbox. The access code allows you to access and download all of our free printables, as well.

Free Printable Directions

1.) Enter your email address HERE.

2.) Confirm the email request in your inbox.

3.) Look for the link and passcode in your inbox.

By downloading you are accepting the terms that this is for personal, non-commercial use. Please contact Frugal Coupon Living with any questions.

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How to Print at Staples

I have a video to show you how I print my PDF documents at Staples.

You can also follow the directions below.

Have your PDF, Word Document or printable saved to a folder on your computer.
Sign in or create a Staples account.
Return to the Staples Printing Service Page.
Scroll down to Self-Service printing.
Go to Start Project.
Go to Documents Printing.
Select Browse.
Select the Buy Now Button under color.
In the left column, choose add file(s).
Select upload files (to upload a file from your computer).
Add more files or select the blue upload button.
Select done.
Give your job a name in the top left column.
Choose color or B&W.
Make sure your project is single sided. (You can choose double sided if you need.)
Choose the correct orientation of your project – landscape or portrait.
I changed my media to 8.5×11 67 lb card/coverstock (I prefer a card stock feel over printer paper feel. It makes the paper very durable and sturdy.)
Save your product to Staples or select add to cart on the bottom right.
Proceed to checkout.

*Note: these Staple print service steps were added in Winter 2019 The directions may change as the website changes. They should give you a general outline of how to upload and order a print on Staples.com.

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