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Home » Fancy & Frugal Recipes

Fancy & Frugal Recipes

Elegant appetizers, dinners, soups, side-dishes, desserts and cocktails that cost $25 or less to make! Impress your guests with these affordable recipes!

Looking for the fanciest, frugal appetizer? You have to try my Beautiful Pesto Ricotta Crostini! Want an affordable cocktail for a party? Try my delightful, Sparkling Pink Grapefruit Cocktail with Cucumber. And for an impressive dessert, try my Panna Cotta with Strawberry Rhubarb Compote!

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Apple Cider Vinaigrette Dressing

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Seedless Blackberry Sauce

Chicken with Herbs de Provence on a plate.

Herbs de Provence Chicken Breasts

About 20 apricot appetizers on a plate, garnished with thyme.

Elegant Apricot and Goat Cheese Appetizers

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Easy, Cute, and Classy Holiday Appetizers

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Festive Goat Cheese Christmas Present Appetizers

An appetizer with cheese, dill, tomato and pepper on a cracker on marble.

Simple Christmas Ornament Appetizers

A cracker with cream cheese, 3 prosciutto roses and 2 sprigs of dill on marble.

Pretty Prosciutto Rose Appetizers

6 appetizers with cream cheese and bell pepper stars.

Easy Bell Pepper Star Appetizers

A jalapeño on a cracker with cheese, 2 pink peppercorns and parsley leaves on a marble tray with 4 others.

Cute Christmas Wreath Appetizers

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My name is Genevieve, and I'm just trying to be a little fancier today than I was yesterday. Sharing recipes for the creative host or hostess that are simple, elegant and colorful too!

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Winter Recipes

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Homemade Thanksgiving Stuffing with Anjou Pear and Mushroom

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Sautéed Swiss Chard with Caramelized Shallots

A sparkling spiced hibiscus cocktail on a dark table, sprinkled with sugar and cloves, with a tiny flower placed beside it.

A Sparkling Spiced Hibiscus Winter Cocktail

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20 Beautiful Holiday Cocktails

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Simple Crockpot Bone Broth

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Homemade Pear & Ginger Cocktail Syrup

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