8 Go-To Frugal Meals

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Maggie Shi on Oct 9, 2009 at 1:46PM

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8 Go-To Frugal Meals

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"Since I usually have bread and eggs in the house, I'll make French toast or fried egg sandwiches for dinner if nothing else is available.

"I try to keep a package of Oscar Mayer hot dogs in the freezer. Two hot dogs can serve four people by making thinner slices. My daughter likes a can of pork and beans cooked with sliced hot dogs and served over rice. We also like sliced potatoes, sliced onions and sliced hot dogs fried together and served with ketchup." —buttons_n_bow

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