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Sour cream is one of those products that tends to expire before you use it up, so I’m sharing a few easy recipes that call for up to 2 cups of sour cream. Keep them handy, and choose one depending on how much sour cream you have left.
Sprite Biscuits
1 cups regular Sprite
8 ounces sour cream
4 cups Bisquick
Preheat oven to 400 F. Mix Sprite and sour cream. …

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Invite friends over, and have a football party. It’s a frugal, fun night you can spend at home. Food and football go hand in hand. Finger foods work well, but a hot mug of chili will satisfy energetic sports fans. You can set it up in a slow cooker and plug it in nearby, so no one has to go to another room and miss a thing during …

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Autumn brings many requests for syrup recipes. It’s the season for heartier breakfasts — pancakes, waffles and French toast — that can curb hunger until lunchtime. These syrups are quick and easy to make ahead over the weekend to use for the upcoming busy week. They’re more economical than real maple syrup, too. Your homemade syrup will turn ordinary breakfasts into mornings your family will look forward to. …

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Don’t toss out overripe bananas. You can mash and freeze them or freeze with the peels still on. Once thawed, simply cut off an end and squeeze the banana out of the peel. Many people prefer using them right away. They’re delicious in muffins, bread, smoothies, pancakes, cookies, pudding, frozen yogurt and banana pops, cakes or simply spread on sandwiches with peanut butter. My community forums (www.frugalvillage.com/forums) have …