Mom Hacks & Frugal Finds

Chili, but make it Halloween 🎃🌶️ The twist: a can of pumpkin puree melts right into this chili — you cannot taste pumpkin. It just makes it thicker, richer, and sneakily healthier. Kids eat it without a single question. • 1 lb ground beef or turkey • 1 onion, diced • 2 cloves garlic, minced (or 1 tsp garlic powder) • 1 can (15 oz) pumpkin puree — NOT pie filling • 1 can (15 oz) kidney beans, drained • 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained • 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes • 2 tbsp chili powder, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp smoked paprika, salt to taste Brown the meat with the onion, drain. Stir everything else in. Simmer 30 minutes (or low in the slow cooker, 4–6 hours). Serve with cheese, sour cream, and cornbread. Freeze leftovers flat in zip bags — they stack like books and thaw fast on busy nights. #MomHacks #FrugalFinds #EasyRecipes #Halloween

Hack Attack! 🥚 Deviled eggs that look bakery-pretty with zero skill: spoon the filling into a zip bag, snip the corner, and pipe it. Perfect every time — no fancy tools, no mess. Make the eggs in the Instant Pot: 1 cup water, eggs on the trivet, 5 minutes high pressure, 5 minutes natural release, 5 minutes ice bath. Shells slip right off — no more pockmarked eggs. Filling: yolks + 1/4 cup mayo + 1 tsp yellow mustard + 1 tsp pickle juice or vinegar + salt and pepper. Mash smooth with a fork. Spoon into a zip bag, snip a corner, and pipe. Finish with paprika (smoked, if you have it). No Instant Pot? Stovetop works fine. Make them the day before, fill them the day of. #MomHacks #FrugalFinds #EasyRecipes #Thanksgiving

This list started as a real family's Thanksgiving game plan — the tools that actually get reached for on the big day — matched with the top-rated versions of each. Sorted the way the day actually flows. Free shipping on orders $35+ or with Prime. — THE BIRD — Turkey Oven Roasting Bags (holds up to 24 lbs, 2 ct) — $2.94 https://link.amazon/B04dds0sJ Aluminum Foil Pans, full size, 2 ct — $13.99 (good to a 16 lb bird — double them, sheet pan underneath) https://link.amazon/B01X1QyX0 Nonstick Roasting Pan 11x15 with Rack — $18.16 https://link.amazon/B0cSmeuXF Creole Butter Marinade (the injectable butter) — $14.95 https://link.amazon/B0cE9nYx6 Instant-Read Meat Thermometer — $5.99 https://link.amazon/B0ho0GkZe Electric Carving Knife Set — $30.95 https://link.amazon/B0dgfgLuh — PREP & COOKING — Cutting Board Set of 3 — $11.99 — https://link.amazon/B0cWcmKDa 3-Qt Strainer/Colander — $11.99 — https://link.amazon/B0fc568Ns Potato Masher, stainless — $6.98 — https://link.amazon/B0cCdQvV...