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The BEST homemade sweet + sour chicken! (gluten free too)

February 19, 2017

Even before breaking up with gluten six years ago, I had tried numerous times to create a crispy and sweet version of one of my restaurant faves. Each time it was ok, the sauce was pretty good but the chicken pieces were kind of……meh. Not great and I would eat it of course but not…

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Filed Under: Gluten Free Recipes, Thrifty Living Tagged With: #glutenfreerecipes #chickenrecipes #sweetandsourchicken, chicken recipes, gluten free recipes, money saving recipes, sweet and sour chicken

7 things you should buy at thrift stores

February 8, 2017

  Walking around my home with my coffee recently I realized that I have more second hand items than not.  If you have followed twelveOeight for a while or you are new here (yay thank you everyone for your love and support!) you will probably see that my PASSION is to turn nothing into something…

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Filed Under: DIY, How To Save Money, Thrifty Living

Peanut Noodles with Chicken (gluten free!)

January 29, 2017

  I love noodles, cover them in a million different sauces or leave them buttered with some parsley and you can count me in. And what’s better than combining a delicious peanut sauce with tender pieces of chicken? Well you could make it gluten free. And make it in less than 30 minutes. Now we’re…

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Filed Under: Gluten Free Recipes, Thrifty Living Tagged With: gluten free recipes, peanut noodles with chicken

Slow cooker white chicken chili

January 22, 2017

  We use our slow cooker year round, in the summer a big pot of pork carnitas or baked beans keep the kitchen cool by avoiding turning the oven on. And in the fall and winter…well…it’s a slow-cooker-palooza every week and I find myself using ours at least three times a week if not more. …

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Filed Under: Gluten Free Recipes, Slow Cooker Recipes, Thrifty Living

DIY recycled t-shirt wall art

January 17, 2017

I graduated from High School in 1989. That puts me at 45 today, and while some things have changed so much, my love of rock t-shirts, all things Stevie Nicks, and dreams of travelling Europe with a backpack and train pass have never changed. I grew up on a small working farm, raised by my…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, DIY, home decor, Thrifty Living

How to make the best Spanish Rice ever

July 11, 2016

Rice seems like an easy enough thing to make. For whatever reason, mastering how to cook rice has eluded me. I love it, it’s gluten free (yay, makes grumpy tummies happy) and easy on the budget. Enter my desire to make Spanish Rice. I thought it was the recipe, so I tried every single recipe…

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hand stamped clementine tea towel

January 13, 2016

        This time of year I find myself buying boxes and boxes of these sweet, petite little orange like gems. The kids gobble them up and we just cannot seem to get enough of them. Having said that, the massive consumption of them around our house inspired this diy hand stamped tea…

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Filed Under: craft, Decorating, DIY, Thrifty Living

DIY Boho Chic Firewood Holder

October 8, 2015

      I recently cleaned out about 85% of my garage. Y’all it was kind of scary. And cathartic. And I don’t need to go hunting for cool stuff to upcycle for a while since I had my own thrift store already and didn’t know it! It has been a monkey on my back…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, Decorating, DIY, home decor, Thrifty Living

DIY Scrap Wood Wall Hanging

October 7, 2015

    Hello there!!  I hope this finds you have a fabulous week and enjoying your October, and while I should be thinking about costumes, and pumpkins and floating frozen ice hands for punch bowls, I find myself making other stuff so far this month. Like this scrap wood flooring project that I am excited…

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Filed Under: DIY, home decor, Modern Decor, Thrifty Living

Inspiration Monday Party!! Features perfect for MOM!

May 3, 2015

Welcome to Inspiration Monday, we’re so glad you are here! If you’re needing a little inspiration, you are definitely at the right place. Spend a few minutes browsing all the fabulous and creative ideas our readers have shared below. Of course, if you’re a blogger, link your latest creations and have your work seen on…

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Filed Under: craft, Decorating, DIY, Link Party, Recipes, Thrifty Living

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