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St. Patrick’s Day Food Ideas for Kids and Adults

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May 30, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media, Spring

St. Patrick’s Day Food Ideas

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Looking to make St. Patrick’s Day Special? Check out this round-up of food to be used on March 17th. Ideas include breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and party ideas!

St. Patrick’s Day Food Ideas

1) Guinness Cupcakes with Baileys Buttercream Frosting from Frugal Coupon Living.

2) Copycat Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies from Frugal Coupon Living

3) Mint Blondie Bars from Simplee Thrifty

4.) Guinness Beef Stew from Frugal Coupon Living

5) Rainbow Lime JELL-O Cupcakes from Frugal Coupon Living (don’t forget St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Cupcakes too)

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Thin Crust Pizza Dough Recipe – Directions by Hand or with KitchenAid

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

Thin Crust Pizza Dough Recipe
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“When the moon hits you eye like a big pizza pie That’s amore!” Doesn’t something about pizza just want to make you sing a little Dean Martin? Take a look at this simple dough recipe to make a yummy thin crust. Use the KitchenAid or create your dough by hand.

Ingredients:

15 oz (3 cups) Flour
1 tbsp Yeast
1 tbsp Sugar
2 tsp Salt
1 tbsp Olive Oil
9 fl oz Warm Water

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Directions by Hand:

Place flour into a large mixing bowl and make a well in the center.
Add yeast, sugar, salt, olive oil and water and stir until combined.
Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5–10 minutes or until a smooth ball forms.

Directions by KitchenAid:

Place flour into a stand mixers bowl and make a well in the center.
Use dough hook.
Add yeast, sugar, salt, olive oil and water and turn on low combined (about 3 minutes).
Turn to medium and knead for 5–10 minutes or until a smooth ball forms.

Directions by Both – KitchenAid and Hand:

Place dough ball into a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap or clean cloth. Set in a warm place for 30 minutes or until dough has doubled.
Turn dough out on a floured surface and punch the dough to remove excess air, knead lightly.
Divide dough into four.
Makes enough dough for four 10-12″ thin pizzas.

Oven Cooking:

When ready to make pizza, preheat oven to 450.
Stretch dough onto 12″ pizza pan about 1/4 inch deep.
Brush crust with a little olive oil.
Cover with pizza sauce, cheese and toppings.
Bake about 10 to 15 minutes, until crust is browned an cheese is melted and lightly browned.

Don’t forget the Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe – Made with San Marzano Tomatoes!

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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

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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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Copycat Chili’s Cookie Skillet – AKA Pizookie

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April 29, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Frugal Living, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Restaurant

Amazing Copycat Chili’s Cookie Skillet – AKA BJ’s Pizookie on Frugal Coupon Living. One of our favorite cookie desserts made to perfection in a cast iron skillet.

Copycat Chili’s Cookie Skillet

This recipe is one our favorite desserts! We love going to Chili’s and grabbing the cookie dessert. It’s warm, cold, crunchy and creamy, it has everything you want in a sweet treat! The smell when the cookie comes out is delightful. Comfort food in a skillet. Containing a melty, crunchy cookie topped with a scoop of ice cream. Dig into it with a spoon and you won’t be disappointed! Instead of splurging on the pizookie next time you’re at Chili’s or perhaps BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse, make your own at home anytime! Enjoy!

Chili’s Skillet Cookie Ingredients

1/3 cup Butter
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
1 Egg
1 1/2 cup Flour
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Chocolate Chips

You will need a smaller cast iron skillet. I recommend this highly rated 8-inch pre-seasoned cast iron skillet with over 20,000 positive Amazon reviews! It has a handle, but does NOT come with a cast iron handle cover.

If you want one with a head resistant hand sleeve, consider this set of three cast iron skillets or this set of one preseason cast iron skillet with handle cover. Either work fine. An 8 inch round pan is fine too!

Chili’s Cookie Skillet Directions

The recipe is incredibly easy. Worth the time it takes for this tasty perfection!

Preheat oven to 350.
Place small skillet or 8″ round pan over low heat and melt butter.
Add sugar, brown sugar, beaten egg and vanilla. Mix well.
Add flour, baking soda and salt. Mix until well blended.
Add in chocolate chips and stir to evenly distribute.
Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
Allow to cool 10 minutes.
Cut into slices and top with vanilla ice cream.

Copycat Chili’s Cookie Skillet

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Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon LIving
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 1 family serving 1x

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1/2 cup Butter
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
1 Egg
1 1/2 cup Flour
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Chocolate Chips

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Preheat oven to 350.
Place small skillet or 8″ round pan over low heat and melt butter.
Add sugar, brown sugar, beaten egg and vanilla. Mix well.
Add flour, baking soda and salt. Mix until well blended.
Add in chocolate chips and stir to evenly distrbute.
Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
Allow to cool 10 minutes.
Cut into slices and top with vanilla ice cream.

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FREE Bunny Tails Bag Topper Printable

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January 30, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Easter, Free, Frugal Living, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Spring

FREE Bunny Tails Bag Topper Printable

I simply LOVE bag toppers, especially when they are FREE. First they are such an easy craft, second they are such a cheap “thinking about you gift!” Grab this FREE Bunny Tails Bag Topper Printable for your little rabbits this Easter Season.

Crafts Needed:

Mini Marshmallows
Cellophane Bags or Sandwich Bags
Printed Bag Tags (get below)
Stapler

Directions:

Print included PDF and cut into individual tags.
Place mini marshmallows in bag.
Fold tag over top of bag and staple on each side.

Enjoy!

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Elf on the Shelf Ideas – Elf Rock Band with Cans

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December 12, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Christmas, Holiday, The Elf on the Shelf Ideas

Elf on the Shelf Ideas
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Rock and Roll with Elf – Elf Makes a Rock Band! This goes great with our FREE Elf on the Shelf Printable Notes!

Elf on the Shelf Printables

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Our goal, to make Elf easy for you!

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.

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No Sew Bendable Elf on the Shelf Tutorial – Easy DIY Craft

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November 28, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Holiday, Pinterest

How to make Elf on the Shelf Bendable. A no sew Tutorial for your North Pole Visitor.

Have you paid close attention to the Elf on the Shelf Ideas found on Frugal Coupon Living. Hundreds of ideas and so many more to come!

Find plenty of Elf on the Shelf Photo Ideas in our Master Elf List with more photos coming regularly. Also take a look at our Elf on the Shelf Printables.

How to Make Elf on the Shelf Bendable

Looking to get creative with your Elf on the Shelf ideas. Do you want your special Scout Elf boy or girl doll to bend, hang, hug, groove, jig or more.

By inserting craft wire into his limbs in this DIY (Do It Yourself) Step by Step Tutorial, you will have a bendable elf in 5 minutes flat!

I used 16 to 20 gauge for my various Elf Dolls. This 16 gauge wire one is most like the one I used in this post. This 18 gauge craft wire comes with cutters!

Step by Step Elf Bendable Tutorial

1.) First, the thicker the better but you want to make sure you can easily cut it and slip it through the seam of the elf.

2.) Lift up the arm pit and slide about three inches of wire into the the seam of elf’s arm pit. Adjust as needed. I folded my wire to thicken it.

3.) Trim excess wire. Repeat under the second arm pit.

4.) Most Elf on the Shelf dolls have a seam at the knee so you will need to have a lower and upper wire (calf and quad) in each leg.

5.) Go behind the Elf’s bottom, slide in a new wire in the seem. This one will only be around an inch and a half as you are only going the length of the quad. Repeat behind the second leg.

6.) Slide a new wire into the toe seam to the knee. This is about an inch in length.

7.) Trim all excess wire.

It is really that easy to make a bendable elf!

Bendable Elf on the Shelf Kit

I lost my first Elf on the Shelf (long story, found here in our Unboxing Elf on the Shelf). With our second Elf, I did this with a paper clip. I used our Kitchen Knife Block Scissors to cut the wire.

On Amazon, you can also get a Bendable Elf on the Shelf Kit. We have purchased this too. It was fine. It was actually very cute and creative. It comes with a needle and thread and velcro, but let’s be real. I just don’t sew. If I had any sort of sewing talent (and time) I would take 10 minutes to use this kit.

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Our goal, to make Elf easy for you!

Elf on the Shelf 101

What is Elf on the Shelf?

Elf on the Shelf is a Christmas Tradition. The tradition has a book and a little red 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 doll 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

Love the No Sew Bendable Elf on the Shelf Tutorial? Find plenty of Elf on the Shelf Photo Ideas in our Master Elf List with more photos coming regularly. Also take a look at our Elf on the Shelf Printables.

Easy Turkey Pretzels – Thanksgiving Kids Food Craft

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November 1, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Halloween, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Thanksgiving

Adorable turkey pretzels. This Thanksgiving Kids Food Craft is perfect for little hands. Chocolate dipped pretzels, cookies, and candy corn make an adorable Thanksgiving treat for kids – gobble, gobble!

Chocolate Covered Turkey Pretzels

I love sharing kids food crafts with you on the Rachael Ray Show last October. This year we have another fun one – a Thanksgiving Turkey Pretzel Candy Corn Stick. It’s a great way to recycle leftover Halloween Candy!

These will be a huge hit at your Friendsgiving Thanskgiving.

Turkey Pretzels Ingredients:

12 Pretzel Rods
12 Grasshoper Cookies (or other chocolate covered cookies)
24 Candy eyes
84 Candy Corns
12 Orange Reese’s Pieces
1/2 cup Chocolate Melting Chips or Bark
1/8 cup red Candy Melting Chips

Turkey Pretzels Directions:

Lay cookies out on wax paper leaving room for pretzel rods to lay on top of each cookie without touching each other.
Using a spoon drizzle a little chocolate around on cookie to glue candy corn in place.
Heat Chocolate Chips in tall glass or cup by microwaving for 30 seconds stirring and repeating until melted. Allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.
Dip pretzel 2/3 way in melted chocolate and roll to coat completely. Shake off excess.
Lay on wax paper on top of cookie as shown in picture.
Place candy corn in fan shape on cookie around pretzel rod.
Place in refrigerator for 10 minutes to set candy mix.
Using a spoon place a little chocolate to “glue in place eyes and Reese’s Piece on end for beak.
Place Red Candy Chips in corner of zippered sandwich bag and microwave for 45 seconds. Knead to make sure it is smooth and melted.
Clip corner of bag and pipe a waddle under the beak of each turkey.
Immediately place in refrigerator for 10 minutes to set candy mix.

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Turkey Pretzels – Thanksgiving Kids Food Craft

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Ingredients

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12 Pretzel Rods
12 Grasshoper Cookies (or other chocolate covered cookies)
24 Candy eyes
84 Candy Corns
12 Orange Reese’s Pieces
1/2 cup Chocolate Melting Chips or Bark
1/8 cup red Candy Melting Chips

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Lay cookies out on wax paper leaving room for pretzel rods to lay on top of each cookie without touching each other.
Using a spoon drizzle a little chocolate around on cookie to glue candy corn in place.
Heat Chocolate Chips in tall glass or cup by microwaving for 30 seconds stirring and repeating until melted. Allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.
Dip pretzel 2/3 way in melted chocolate and roll to coat completely. Shake off excess.
Lay on wax paper on top of cookie as shown in picture.
Place candy corn in fan shape on cookie around pretzel rod.
Place in refrigerator for 10 minutes to set candy mix.
Using a spoon place a little chocolate to “glue in place eyes and Reese’s Piece on end for beak.
Place Red Candy Chips in corner of zippered sandwich bag and microwave for 45 seconds. Knead to make sure it is smooth and melted.
Clip corner of bag and pipe a waddle under the beak of each turkey.
Immediately place in refrigerator for 10 minutes to set candy mix.

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Take a look at these Thanksgiving Food Treats featured on Rachel Ray (seen here!)

Turkey Sugar Cookies (Pin it to Pinterest)

This recipe is the most simplistic. Make the attached sugar cookie recipe or grab a pre-made store brand. Use icing as glue and create decadent feathers with candy corn.

Turkey Nutter Butter Cookies (Pin it to Pinterest)

The most popular Thanksgiving Food Craft, the flexibility of this food craft is nice. How much you want to go with this cookie is up to you. You can have a stand up turkey or a lay down turkey instead. Add left over Halloween candy to spruce up the design or keep it simplistic with icing and candy corn.

Rolo Pilgram Hats (Pin it to Pinterest)

On the show we made these with chocolate peanut butter cups but you can also do with caramel cups. Pick up store bought frosted fudge cookies and glue on the top of the hat to make the perfect little snack for your little Pilgrim.

Chocolate Covered Oreo Turkeys (Pin it to Pinterest)

This turkey craft is likely for experienced and steady of hands baker. Mix colors and create bright feathers on your Oreo Turkey using a pretzel as a template. Again, how little or how much of the activity and design you want to do is up to you.

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St. Patrick’s Day Food Ideas

Copycat Southern Tartar Sauce

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Copycat Chili’s Cookie Skillet

Chili’s Skillet Cookie Ingredients

Chili’s Cookie Skillet Directions

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FREE Bunny Tails Bag Topper Printable

How to Make Elf on the Shelf Bendable

Step by Step Elf Bendable Tutorial

Bendable Elf on the Shelf Kit

Elf Printables

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Elf on the Shelf 101

Chocolate Covered Turkey Pretzels

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