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A mug cake with colorful sprinkles in a pink mug. A spoon is scooping out some of the cake.
Dessert

3-Ingredient Mug Cake (No Egg)

A mug cake is for the night when something sweet is needed and nothing is going to be baked. Three ingredients, one mug, about ninety ...
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Soft spiced cookies sprinkled with sugar, stacked on a board.
Dessert

Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

A snickerdoodle gets its tang from cream of tartar, and the pumpkin version keeps that while adding moisture from a few spoonfuls of puree. The ...
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A slice of pumpkin cheesecake on a graham cracker crust, topped with cranberries and served on a dark plate
Dessert

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Cheesecake looks like the expensive dessert on a fall table and behaves like one, but the ingredient list is cream cheese, sugar, eggs and a ...
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A close-up of apple crisp with a golden oat crumble topping and cream.
Dessert

Apple Crisp

The difference between a crisp and a cobbler is the topping, and it is worth knowing which one you want. A cobbler is biscuit dough, ...
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Baked apples filled with a cinnamon oat and brown sugar mixture.
Dessert

Baked Apples

Baked apples are the cheapest hot dessert in this group and the only one that scales down to a single serving without waste. Bake two ...
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A square serving of apple cobbler with a soft golden baked topping over cinnamon-spiced apples, dusted with powdered sugar.
Dessert

Apple Cobbler

A cobbler is the answer to wanting apple pie on a weeknight. There is no dough to chill, roll or fit into a dish, because ...
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Warm and hearty vegetable bean stew served in rustic bowls, perfect for a cozy meal.
Quick meals/one pan meals

Slow Cooker Smoky Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili

This chili is built from dried black beans, which cost a fraction of canned and give you a far better pot. The beans absorb the ...
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Close-up of curry dish with rice and greens on a wooden table, perfect for food photography.
Quick meals/one pan meals

Slow Cooker Thai Red Curry Butternut Squash and Chickpeas

This is the crossover dish of the set, a Thai red curry built on the cheapest produce of the autumn season. Butternut squash goes creamy ...
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Bone-in chicken drumsticks and thighs braised in adobo sauce, served in a white bowl and garnished with fresh cilantro.
Quick meals/one pan meals

Slow Cooker Chicken Adobo

Chicken adobo is a braise in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, bay and pepper. That is nearly the entire recipe. What it produces is far larger ...
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Delicious roast pork served with colorful carrots on a wooden board.
Quick meals/one pan meals

Slow Cooker Cider-Braised Pork Shoulder with Apples and Onions

Pork shoulder is the best value in the meat case, and September and October are exactly when apples and onions are cheapest. Braised together for ...
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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……