Recipes

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Our Recipes

Bowl of overnight oats topped with banana slices, peanuts and peanut butter
Breakfast

Banana Peanut Butter Overnight Oats

Overnight oats work because raw rolled oats soften in cold liquid the same way they do in a hot pan, just more slowly. Eight hours ...
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Savory bean and egg breakfast bowl with black beans, a fried egg and fresh cilantro
Breakfast

Savory Bean and Egg Breakfast Bowl

Breakfast in most American kitchens defaults to sweet, which is part of why it stops working by mid-morning. A bowl built on beans starts from ...
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Baking dish of golden baked apple French toast with a whole apple beside it
Breakfast

Baked Apple French Toast

Stale bread is the requirement, not the compromise. Fresh sandwich bread collapses into mush the moment it meets custard, while bread that has dried out ...
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Cast iron skillet of crisp potato hash with a fried egg on top
Breakfast

Potato and Egg Breakfast Hash

A hash is less a recipe than a method for clearing the refrigerator. The potato and the egg are the structure, and everything else in ...
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Bowl of creamy oatmeal topped with cinnamon-cooked apple pieces
Breakfast

Apple Cinnamon Peanut Butter Oatmeal

Oatmeal has a reputation for leaving people hungry by ten, and the reason is usually what was left out of it. Oats on their own ...
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Breakfast

Ube Waffles The Frugal Gastronomy Way

Trader Joe’s seasonal Ube Waffles the Frugal Gastronomy way — stock up when in season for a year-round treat. This recipe also appears in the ...
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Mary

Frugal Gastronomy was born out of Mary’s creative mind (and stomach). The desire to eat restaurant quality food at a lower price point at home.

She has the motivation and unique ability to crave something, look up some recipes out there, and modify them to taste even better.

She has the ability to eat something at a restaurant and think about how it could have been better, then come home and recreate it with her twist.

She also has the uncanny ability to find a deal and shop the sales so we have the ingredients at home so when she craves something, she doesn’t need to run out and pay full price or even “Overpay” for convenience.

She started this blog and her website to pass on this knowledge on to other foodies to enjoy……