The Frugal Beagle

Living Within Your Means to Increase Wealth
Surviving in the Malaysian Economic Conditions

Perfect Portions

When you cook, do you ever wonder if you’re cooking too much?
Sometimes I never know how many potatoes to put in, how much rice to use or even how much fruit to prepare. I wonder the same thing when I have to prepare food for a party or social gathering.
I found this cool web utility […]

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Thrifty Food Habits

I came across an article in the Sydney Morning Herald blogs that shares over 25 tips for keeping a frugal kitchen.
I love the tips because we can apply most of them even here in Malaysia. Come to think of it, they are really common sens, but I never stopped to think about it.
My favourite tips […]

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How to Cut a Chicken

If you shop at wet markets, you can ask them to cut a chicken for you at no cost.
In supermarkets, you will find that pre-cut chickens cost more than a whole chicken, plus you don’t get to keep the bones for making stock or soup. Plus, you don’t know how clean it is.
This video shows […]

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Making Tofu

In today’s Frugal Friday tip, I have a simple frugal project for this weekend.
I found this video that shows you how to make your own tofu from scratch. I know we can get tofu pretty easily here in Malaysia. I think we can use this to make our own specialty tofus, the kind we can […]

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Make Your Own Chicken Nuggets

It’s time for another Frugal Friday tip. Frugal Friday posts give you small tips you can use as a weekend project.
In today’s tip I will share with you a video I found that shows you how you can make your own chicken nuggets from scratch.

I haven’t tried this out yet, but it certainly looks simple […]

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Save Money Through Healthy Eating

Today’s Frugal Friday tip will be the last post in my Cook to Save series.

Frugal Friday tips are quick tips you can take with you, for you to practice as a weekend project.
We frugal beagles are always thinking about the cost of food. We know how to find food with the best value. Sometimes, we […]

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Cooking Your Own Meals

First of all, my apologies for the long break. Our baby beagle was born a month ago, and blogging had to be put on hold.
I will continue where I left off, on the Cook to Save series.

Today my post is about:
a) the benefits of cooking your own meals
b) how you can get started cooking your […]

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