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Michelle Jones
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Yes, it's true! I'm a REAL MOM of four who loves to prepare home cooked meals for my family but now has little time to do so with our very BUSY schedules. Possibly, like many of you! Our "Frugal Family Recipes... What's for Dinner?" blog is open for all of our readers who enjoy cooking at home but often struggle with that dreaded question that comes up sometime between 4:00-7:00pm; "What's for Dinner Tonight?!" We have featured hundreds of wonderful frugal recipes at BetterBudgeting.com and in my cookbook, Frugal Family Recipes. Now we gather here at our recipe blog sharing great DINNER ideas to help you stretch your dollars and cut your grocery budget in half! We like to make our favorite restaurant meals and packaged foods at home in order to SAVE MONEY and share our favorite recipes that are CHEAP, QUICK and EASY to make. Just like we've been doing since 2001! We would be delighted if you and your friends would JOIN US!

Keep the faith, invite your friends, and keep that kitchen clean and open, ready for a FRUGAL FAMILY RECIPES DINNER TONIGHT!!!

Michelle (a.k.a. on Facebook as Shelly :o)


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    Tuesday, November 10, 2009

    Pumpkin Crunch Cake

    Featured Recipe...

    My ALL TIME FAVORITE CAKE! This is good at Thanksgiving! This cake is WONDERFUL! It is very moist and just tastes so good.

    Pumpkin Crunch Cake

    1 box yellow cake mix
    1 c. pumpkin
    3 eggs
    1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
    1 c. brown sugar
    1 c. nuts, chopped
    2 tsp. cinnamon
    2 T. flour
    2 T. melted butter

    Mix together cake mix, pumpkin, 1/2 c. water, eggs and pumpkin pie spice. Pour 1/2 of batter in 9 x 13 in greased, floured cake pan. Combine brown sugar, nuts cinnamon, flour and butter and sprinkle half of mixture over batter. Spread remaining batter over top then remaining crunch mixture. Bake in 350 degree oven 45-50 min.

    Angie, Mom of 5 in KY

    Submitted by Angie Steele
    www.FrugalFamilyRecipes.blogspot.com

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    This sounds delightful, Angie, perfect for all that pumpkin we're putting up in the freezer this week! - Michelle

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    "Thank God for Dirty Dishes,
    They have a tale to tell.
    While others are going hungry,
    We're eating very well.
    With home and health and happiness,
    I shouldn't want to fuss.
    For by this stack of evidence,
    God's very good to us.”
    ~ author unknown ~

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