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    Home » Budget Recipes

    Budget Recipes

    At Good Cheap Eats, eating well is important to us, but not at the cost of our financial health. Happily, we don't have to compromise. Cooking at home can be easy as well as delicious!

    Wanna know a secret to saving? Cook meals you love so you won't be tempted by take-out and cook extra to freeze so you can always take a night off cooking when you need it.

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    Roast Vegetable Soup

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    20+ New Year’s Eve Dinner Ideas for Families

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    Homemade Seasoned Salt Recipe

    Italian sub sandwiches on platter bursting with cold cuts and other fillings.

    Leftover Ham Recipes to Help You Save Money

    two halves of a cranberry chocolate chip scone stacked on each other on a red striped cloth.

    Cranberry Chocolate Chip Scones (27 cents each)

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    Salted Caramel Affogato Recipe (40 cents/each)

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    Breakfast Charcuterie Board

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    Chocolate Biscotti with Almonds (23 cents each)

    two round loaves of christmas bread on a cake stand surrounded by fruit.

    Christmas Bread with Cranberries

    two christmas tree shaped scones on a white platter sprinkled with powdered sugar.

    Christmas Scones (35 cents each!)

    stack of three peppermint brownie bites on a white plate in front of a milk bottle.

    Peppermint Brownie Bites (12 cents each)

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    Apple Slices with Caramel (71 cents/serving)

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    Sparkling Apple Cider Floats (90 cents/each)

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    Chocolate Butterhorn Pastry (15 cents/each)

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    50+ Quick & Easy Chocolate Desserts

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    Oslo Kringle Recipe (10 cents/serving!)

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    Pumpkin Coffee Cake (43 cents/serving)

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    Vegan Charcuterie Board

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