You can’t have your Thanksgiving meal without bread! Here are some yummy Butterhorn rolls that you can make at home. They are easy to make and oh so yummy!

Fresh & Frugal: Butterhorn Rolls

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup butter, softened

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a small saucepan, combine shortening and milk.
2. Heat until shortening is melted; set aside to cool.
3. Dissolve the yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in the warm water.
4. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt together.
5. Add the milk mixture and yeast mixture to the egg mixture, stirring to blend.
6. Sift in the flour and baking powder, and mix well.
7. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.
8. Divide dough into fourths, and on a floured surface, roll out into 1/2 inch thick circles.
9. Spread surface with the soft butter.
10. Cut each circle like a pie into 8 triangles, and roll up from larger to small end.
11. Place rolls point side down on a baking sheet, and allow to rise until doubled, 3 to 4 hours.
12. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C.)
13. Bake rolls for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

Makes 32 rolls.

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• “Cents”able Momma
• Saving Dollars & Sense
• Bargains to Bounty
  

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Recipe and image from All Recipes.

Looking for more Thanksgiving recipes? Check out this free cookbok download from Martha Stewart: “Thanksgiving Hotline Recipes.”

(Thanks Faithful Provisions!)

Today’s Thrifty Thanksgiving recipe is a yummy squash recipe. Butternut squash is in season so you should be able to find it inexpensively.

Fresh & Frugal: Maple Roasted Squash

INGREDIENTS

• 2 pounds peeled and cubed butternut squash
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 pinch ground red pepper (cayenne)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Line 15 1/2 inch by 10 1/2 inch jelly-roll pan with foil.
3. Place squash in pan; drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt, and toss to combine.
4. Roast squash 15 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, in 1-cup liquid measuring cup, stir maple syrup with pumpkin pie spice and ground red pepper until mixed.
6. Drizzle maple syrup mixture over squash; toss to coat.
7. Roast squash 15 to 20 minutes longer or until fork-tender.
8. Spoon squash, along with any pan juices, into serving dish.

Makes 8 servings.

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• “Cents”able Momma
• Saving Dollars & Sense
• Bargains to Bounty
  

Or checkout more of my Thrifty Thanksgiving Recipes.

Recipe and image from Good Housekeeping.

This article was originally published on 10/13/09.

I get questions from readers quite often asking how to save on all those ink cartridges we use printing coupons. Sometimes you go through ink so quickly it hardly seems like printing the coupons is even worth it. But there are some techniques you can try to help save on the ink you currently have. And I have some money saving tips on how you can replace them for less.

First, change your printer settings. Go to your computer’s Control Panel. Select the printers icon. Your default printer will be listed with a check mark next to it.

Right click on the printer icon and go to the properties. All printers are different but you should be able to edit the printing preferences. The ink saving features are usually on the “Advanced” tab.

Be sure you select the lowest resolution, quick-print, or “draft” setting. This uses the least amount of ink and does not affect the scanning ability of the coupon.

If your black and white cartridge is separate from your color cartridge, you can opt to print everything in black and white. Then you’ll rarely need to replace the costlier color cartridges.

Once you are out of ink, there are a number of money saving options.

1. Walgreens refills ink cartridges. The black and white are priced around $10. Occasionally you will find an in-ad coupon to make them cheaper. Plus, you can always pay with Register Rewards! You can also refill them at Office Max Costco and other stores.

2. Use the Staples cartridge recycling program. Not only will you be helping the environment but you’ll also get $3 per cartridge. The $3 is a Staples reward so you must have a Staples Reward Card.

3. Invest in a Laser Printer. Laser printers use toner, not ink. And with all the modern technology, they’ve really come down in price. You can likely find a decent one for around $100. I’m not saying run out and buy one, but when you are in the market for a new printer, a laser printer would be an excellent investment. Toner cartridges generally last at least 3000-5000 prints. That’s a lot of printed coupons!

What other ways have you found to save on printer ink?

It seems almost everyone has a smart phone these days and with the increase in smart phones comes a whole slew of apps you can download to them. There are so many that it’s a daunting task to pick ones that will serve you well without clogging up space on your phone.

So how do you choose? Well, my friend Erin over at Coupon Cravings recently finished a roundup of 30 Money Saving iPhone apps. While her list is geared toward iPhone and iTouch, you may still be interested in reading it even if you don’t have either of those devices. I know many companies have the same apps available for other phone platforms like Blackberry and Android.

Here are a few I hadn’t heard of before:

:: Ask Dave Ramsey - This app allows you to see the most recent call-in topics to Dave’s show. You can read a summary of a listener’s question as well as Dave’s answer or even listen to the on-air exchange. You also have the option to browse Dave’s advice by category. If you love Dave, you’ll love this app.

:: BIGWORDS - This app is a price-comparison search engine for college textbooks. Just enter the ISBN number for the book you want to buy and BIGWORDS will show you where you can buy the book at the best price. BIGWORDS can also show you textbooks that can be rented. And when school’s out, you can even sell your books back through this service. Don’t send one of your children or siblings head off to college without checking out this one!

:: ATM Hunter - We’ve all been there: all the way across town, at the airport or in a strange city and you need cash. This app helps you find the closest ATM to your current location. You can even filter by bank name to avoid those pesky non-network ATM fees. There are also filter options for 24-hour ATMs, drive through ATMs and other features.

These are just three of the 30 Erin reviews. Some may be familiar, others might be new to you. I believe most of them are also free to download as well. Check out the full list HERE.

How about you? What are your favorite phone apps?

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Mission Foods. All opinions are 100% mine.

I don’t know if it’s because I live in Texas or because it’s so easy to cook but we eat quite a bit of Mexican food at our house. Since we eat so much of it, there are three ingredients that I keep on hand pretty much all the time: tortillas, cheese and avocados. I can usually improvise a Mexican recipe with other things I have on hand as long as I have those three things.

One of my husband’s favorite things for dinner (or lunch!) is homemade quesadillas with Mission Flour Tortillas because they taste so yummy. I put just about anything I’ve got in the pantry inside them. The night I made the ones pictured, these were the ingredients. Most everything were leftover ingredients from previous meals.

• Mission Flour Tortillas
• Cheese
• Onions
• Tomatoes
• Mushrooms
• Spinach
• Avocado
• Shrimp

I just sauteed the shrimp, onions and mushrooms ahead of time. Then sprinkled cheese on top of a tortilla. Added all the other ingredients, a little more cheese and another tortilla. I cooked it until the cheese was melted and hot through out. When I’m making a big batch, I’ll put the on a cookie sheet in the oven on low until I’m finished cooking them all so the first ones stay hot.

It a quick and easy dinner or lunch option. Shrimp can be pricey, unless you have leftovers from another recipe like I did. You could substitute chicken or go meatless. One of my favorite things to eat for lunch is a Whole Wheat Mission Tortilla with a little Monterrey jack cheese, tomatoes and chopped avocados. I add black beans for protein and it’s yummy and filling.

Do you have a family favorite recipe that uses Mission Tortillas? If so, you can submit it at Mission Menus Challenge for a chance to compete in a cook off in September. The grad prize is a $10,000 kitchen makeover! Now, who wouldn’t love to win that!? Hurry, the deadline for submitting your recipe is 8/9.