Our Best Frugal Articles, Links and
Recipes for the Holidays

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Page Contents

• Introduction to the Holiday Pages  

• Links  

• Archive and Downloads - Now Alphabetical  

• Add Your Link to This Page  
    

Introduction - The Holidays Page

The Holidays get real busy and folks look for ways to do a frugal Thanksgiving and Christmas. But there are holidays year around. This is a holiday page with articles and Holiday Recipe Collections formatted for Meal Master and MasterCook.  I will place more as I collect them. 

Here is a Valentine Tip from one of our members.

Here is an idea I came across a few years ago for making heart-shaped cupcakes:

After making the batter and filling the paper muffin cups 3/4 of the way, put one marble in each cup--between the paper and the metal. It will make the cupcakes come out in heart shapes and will not harm the marbles or the muffin tin. I have tried it and it works beautifully. I used pink frosting. So pretty.

Mary in Fort Wayne

Enjoy the Holidays!

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 LINKS: 

• Mary Mahar's favorite Christmas recipes.
  http://www.merry-christmas.com/recipes.htm  

• Paul's Plum Pudding    

• Holiday Spending Worksheet (savable)    

• http://www.holidayrecipe.com/    

• http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/First_Lady/html/Recipes.html     

• http://www.real-home-cooking.com/holiday-recipes/holiday-recipes.html    

• http://www.vegsource.com/holiday.htm    

• http://www.pumpkinnook.com/cookbook.htm  also has a page on growing pumpkins  

• Fun Valentines Day Sweet Treats http://www.allthingsfrugal.com/b_v_treats.htm  

  Printable Labels for Gifts:

• http://homecooking.about.com/od/canning1/ 
    
• http://www.bellaonline.com/subjects/2102.asp 
    
• http://members.tripod.com/~Lasaan/label.html  
    
• http://www.grandmageorge.com/free/clabel/clabel.html  
    
• http://www.countryclipart.com/countrylabels.htm 
    
• http://www.morriscookbooks.com/cc/labelsJam.pdf   
    
• http://rainbowrowgraphics.tripod.com/canning.html 
    
• http://members.tripod.com/~Lasaan/label.html  
    
• http://www.angelfire.com/nm/soap/printables.html 
    

  Crafts:  

• http://www.make-stuff.com/hollidays/christmas.html  Christmas Projects, Gift Ideas, Decorating Tips and Recipes
    
• http://www.make-stuff.com/  Main page
    
• http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson214.shtml  Lesson Planning Article - A Bundle of Fun Holiday Craft Activities
    
• http://www.essortment.com/in/Crafts.Holiday/  Tons of pages for holiday gifts and crafts all year
    
• http://www.teacherszone.com/holi_crafts.htm  Holiday crafts for kids
    
• http://www.coolgrandma.com/directory/topic.asp?subject=crafts  Lots of craft links
    
• http://members.aol.com/crochettalk2/christmas.htm  Crochet Talk Holiday Crafts, Decorating & Homemade Gift Links
    
• Christmas Gifts From The Heart, Not The Pocketbook  http://www.familysanitysavers.com   A no-charge 30+ page quick & easy-to-read ebook that offers numerous inexpensive and creative gift ideas such as homemade gift basket ideas & how-to's, helpful links and heartwarming gifts one can make using items they likely have on hand such as treasured family photos. The site also offers many great Christmas articles & ideas.
    
• Two Dollar Christmas - Decorations http://frugalliving.about.com/cs/christmas/a/2dollar.htm
    

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Articles and Download Files - Now Alphabetical

• 103 Gift Ideas  
    

• 12 Days of Christmas - Modern style 
     

• 5 Tips for Holiday Shopping  
    

• 5 Tips to Reduce Holiday Depression  
    

• 5 Ways to Enjoy the Holidays More!  
    

• A Cookie Assembly Line  
    

• A Safe And Happy Christmas  
    

• Alone for the Holidays  
    

• Best Ever Brownies  
   

• Buying a Gift for a Scrapbooker  
    

• Buying a Gift For Someone Who Has Everything  
   

• Charming Animal Cracker Ornaments  
   

• Children's Holiday Crafts  
    

• Chocolate Fruit Cake - A Fannie Farmer Classic  
    

• Christmas Candy Recipes   
    

• Christmas Cinnamon Ornaments  
    

• Christmas Cookie Swaps  
     

• Christmas decorations  
    

• Christmas Ornaments  
   

• Christmas Punch  
   

• Christmas Stocking Handmade Card  
    

• Christmas Strategies-Gifting without Charging  
   

• Christmas Tree Tips  
    

• Cinnamon Ornaments  
    

• Cooked Eggnog - This is one of my favorites. Uncle Bridge  
    

• Cooking With The Holiday Season  
    

• Country Christmas Decorating  
    

• Country Christmas Ornaments  
     

• Decorated Soap  
    

• Easy Does It Christmas Food  
    

• Easy Holiday Quick Breads  
    

• Eat, Drink and Be Merry  
    

• Energize for a Happy Holiday Season - Four Tips for Moms  
    

• Family Fruit Cake  
    

• Four Great Gift Ideas for Moms  
    

• gift basket ideas for Christmas  
    

• Gift Baskets  
    

• Gift giving ideas  
    

• Hassle-Free Christmas Cookies  
    

• Help! I can't Afford Christmas!  
    

• Holiday Cookie Exchange  
    

• Holiday Fat - Good Or Bad  
    

• HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS - Aging Parents - Part 1  
    

• HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS - Aging Parents - Part 2  
    

• Homemade Edible Christmas Trees  
    

• Homemade Ornaments  
    

• How To Avoid Holiday Weight Gain  
    

• How To Have A Hassle-Free Holiday Season  
    

• How to Plan a Valentine's Party   
    

• Ideas for Christmas  
    

• Let’s Do Something Different For the Holidays  
    

• Light Bulb Ornaments  
    

• Light Up Christmas  
    

• Lighting Tricks for Your Tree  
    

• Low on Cash for Christmas - Try Gifts in a Jar  
    

• Make Your Holiday Meals Healthier  
    

• Make Your Own Christmas Tree Snow  
    

• Making hand dipped candles  
    

• Mini Libby's Famous Pumpkin Pies  
    

• Mulled Cider  
    

• My Christmas Tradition  
    

• New Ways to Use Old Christmas Cards  
    

• Pecan Clusters  
    

• Pecan Pie  
    

• Peppered Vinegar in Decorative Bottles  
    

• Personalizing the Holidays  
    

• Pickled Garlic Gift Bottle  
    

• Poinsettia, a Holiday Favorite
    

• Preserving Thanksgiving Memories for Scrapbooking  
    

• Pumpkin Cranberry Bread  
    

• Pumpkin Chiffon Pie  
    

• Pumpkin Dinner Rolls  
    

• Puzzle Pins - A Craft Gift  
    

• Quick Christmas Craft  
    

• Roasting Chestnuts  
      

• Santa's Special Gift Bag  
    

• Scented Greeting Cards  
    

• Shimmering Cranberry Salad  
    

• SMART Goals For The Holiday Season  
    

• Take A Can Of Gold Spray Paint  
    

• Teddy Bear Ornaments  
    

• Thanksgiving Food Ideas  
    

• The Gift of Heart-Made  
    

• The Holidays and the Family with a Parent Deployed  
    

• Thompson's Turkey - A little Holiday Cooking Challenge  (Let me know if you try it)
   

• Tips for a Safer Turkey  
    

• Turkey Recipe Craft  
    

• Two Delicious Thanksgiving Side Dishes  
    

• Unique Holiday Gift Ideas - The Gift Of Fitness  
    

• Use H-O-L-L-Y to Beat Christmas Cooking Stress  
   

• What Causes Holiday Stress  
    

• WHO’S GOING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS - IS IT YOU  
    

• Winter Wedding Flowers  
    

• Wonderful Holiday Recipe Ideas    
    

Recipe Collections

• Christmas Recipes MC.zip Formatted for Master Cook 4 - 9  
    

• Christmas Recipes MM.zip Formatted for Meal Master 8.0  
    

• Gift Ideas MC.zip Formatted for Master Cook  
    

• Gift Ideas MM.zip Formatted for Meal Master  
    

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