Get Free Seeds & Help End Hunger

I just found out about The Dinner Garden, which is a non profit that encourages gardening and gives away free seeds. Their mission:

"The Dinner Garden provides seeds, gardening supplies, and gardening advice free of charge to all people in the United States of America. We assist those in need in establishing food security for their families. Our goal is for people to plant home, neighborhood, and container gardens so they can use the vegetables they grow for food and income."

Since 2009 they've given away free seeds to over 40,000 families and over 100 community gardens. How awesome is that?

Plus their website offers a wealth of free info, including recipes and gardening information. My favorite was the advice on building cheap greenhouses and tips for patio and container gardening.

So get free seeds if you need them, donate your excess harvest to local food banks in the spirit of The Dinner Garden's mission, and find out how you can help.

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Free Martha Stewart Thanksgiving Recipes Cookbook & Paula Deen's Holiday Hosting Guide

Get a free download of the Martha Stewart Thanksgiving Hotline Recipes Cookbook from Sirius.com. Martha Stewart Living Radio is delighted to give you some delicious recipes to help prepare the best meal for your family and friends this holiday. These recipes cover all courses of the Thanksgiving meal, from savory turkey to fresh salads and creamy mashed potatoes to sweet desserts. The dishes come from acclaimed chefs, such as Emeril Lagasse, Nigella Lawson, and Mario Batali. Over 30 recipes are included. Download the Thanksgiving Hotline Recipes by chapter, or view the entire Martha Stewart Thanksgiving Hotline Recipes PDF.


Get a free download of Paula Deen's Holiday Hosting Guide from Smithfield.com. Smithfield and Paula Deen are offering a guide that you can download here for free which includes recipes, gorgeous table setting ideas, and some wonderful articles to help make your holiday both creative AND economical! You can view the entire Paula Deen's Holiday Hosting Guide PDF here.

Enjoy! Cheap Cindy



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Free Recipes & Cookbooks from Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Costco, Sun Maid and Gooseberry Patch

Here are some great free recipes and digital cookbooks for Holiday entertaining and everyday cooking:

• Betty Crocker Most Requested Holiday Cookies 2007
• Betty Crocker Cookies, Bars & Cakes
• Betty Crocker Appetizers & Desserts
• Betty Crocker Bisquick Recipes
• Betty Crocker Healthy Home Cooking
• Betty Crocker Soups, Stews and Chilies
• Betty Crocker Diabetes Easy Family Meals
• Pillsbury Casseroles & Slow Cooker Meals
• Pillsbury Easy Fabulous Pies, Tarts & More

Free Recipes & Recipe Booklets from Sun-Maid. Click on the recipes you want or select one of the free recipe booklets listed on the right hand side of the page. The recipe booklets can be downloaded or you can request to have them mailed to you. The free recipe booklets include:

• Fruit and Sunshine Recipe Book
• The New Taste of Tradition
• Recipes for Healthier Eating
• Gooseberry Patch Fall Favorites
• Gooseberry Patch Family Favorites Recipe Book

View or download Free Cookbooks from Costco (listed on right hand side of page):

• In the Kitchen - The Costco Way 2008
• Favorite Recipes - The Costco Way 2007
• Cooking in Style - The Costco Way 2006
• Easy Cooking - The Costco Way 2004
• Creative Cooking - The Costco Way
• Cooking The Costco Way
• Entertaining The Costco Way

(Rumor has it that the new free Costco Cookbooks for 2009 will be handed out to customers at Costco stores starting 11/19/09, while supplies last. Check your local Costco for details.)

Happy eating! More free stuff coming soon. - Cheap Cindy

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Free Halloween Crafts, Printables, Pumpkin Carving Stencils & Recipes

There are so many free Halloween crafts, printables and recipes available it's scary! Here are a few of my favorites:

Free Halloween Downloads from Matthew Mead: Creepy labels you can print out and use as props at your Halloween party, attach to treats or use for whatever you desire. Some examples include labels for bottles with sayings such as "Deadly Night Shade" and "Spider Legs & Centipede Hair". Or how about offering the trick-or-treaters some Troll Boogers, Shrunken Eye of Newt or Wormy Apples this year?

Free Halloween stuff from The Kidz Page and Halloween is Here such as Halloween e-cards, games, crafts, coloring pages, clipart and more.

Free Halloween Printables from Mint Printables including stationary, Halloween party invitations, greeting cards, gift and goodie bags, gift tags and printable activities for kids.

Free Haunted Paper Toys from RavensBlight. Unusual Halloween paper toys you can print out and enjoy such as coffin gift boxes, a ghost house, mechanical bat and other dark delights.

More Free Halloween Paper Toys & Printables from The Toy Maker. Fun treat boxes, paper banners and creepy creations.

Need free pumpkin carving patterns? Here's Over 100 Free Pumpkin Carving Stencils and Free Barack Obama Pumpkin Carving Stencils.

Martha Stewart Halloween Central offers Halloween decorating projects, pumpkin carving designs, costume ideas and crafts.

Halloween Recipes from Better Homes and Gardens , RecipeZaar and Martha Stewart. Great menu ideas for your Halloween party or just for fun, such as Ghoul-Camole, Pizza Mummies and
Mashed Boo-tatoes.

More free Halloween fun coming soon! - Cheap Cindy


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Free Mrs. Fields Cookie, Carvel Oreo Lil' Rounders, Taste of Home Recipes & Crohn's Cookbook

Celebrate National Cookie Month with a Free Chocolate Chip Cookie on October 1, from 11am - 1pm at all participating Mrs. Fields Stores

View recipes online or download several editions of Taste of Home magazine for free, from TasteofHomeDigital.com. Click on the images to select and view the 26 editions currently available.

Enjoy a Free Oreo Lil' Rounder at participation Carvel Ice Cream locations on Sept. 24, 3pm - 7pm in honor of Customer Appreciation Day. A coupon for $3 off an 18 pack of Oreo Lil' Rounders can also be printed off and is valid until 9/30/09.

Get a Free Crohn's Cookbook from Abbott Laboratories when you sign up for to be on their mailing list. The cookbook contains easy to follow recipes for people with Crohn's Disease.

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