Looking for some great food ideas that are cheap and yummy?

Some of you will remember Mr Bargain Queen, my husband and occasional contributor to this blog. Among his many talents, he’s a fantastic cook.

Here’s some great food ideas he wrote some time ago, that you might’ve missed — they’re still delicious!

It’s Christmas day and you just found out that your aunt is coming to Christmas dinner at your mom’s, but you don’t have a gift for this unexpected guest. The stores are closed and it’s far too late to get anything shipped in time. What do you do?

First off, don’t panic. I’ve got some last-minute gift ideas to get you out of this jam.

Jeans started off as pants for those whose work demanded tough clothing.  Now they’re ubiquitous in all walks of life.  That doesn’t mean that today’s casual jeans can slack off, though.  We women want jeans that work just as hard for us.  They should be comfortable, stylish, do wonders for our figures, and not cost an entire paycheck.  That’s not too much to ask, right?

From the original jeans company, Levi’s 512 Perfectly Slimming jeans are definitely…

An elegant occasion calls for equally elegant jewelry. Crystal jewelry is a great choice if you aren’t loaded but don’t want to settle for itty bitty gemstones, but frankly, most of the costume jewelry options out there are marketed more to indiscriminate teens than adults with a keen eye for both quality and style.

That’s why I’m so happy to come across a piece so gorgeous but inexpensive as this crystal drop necklace from 1928 Jewelry. It…

Neither can we!

That’s why we wanted to share what The Bargain Queens have been up to the last few weeks: Sara, Meg and all the BQ team have been developing a new project that will make it easier than ever to look your best, for less money.

We’re not quite ready to unveil everything just yet, but we thought that as a loyal reader, you deserve to know more about what’s going on.

We’ve been scouring the…

Costume jewelry has been chic since Coco Chanel made it so, but sometimes there’s no substitute for real gemstone jewelry. If you’d like to pick some up for much less than usual, here’s how.

Hint: It’s all about timing — and March is my favorite time to hit the jewelry counters.

We get a lot of emails asking, “where is the best place to look for …”

To help us answer your questions, we have a list here at BQ HQ where we share all our favorite shopping spots with each other. As well as helping us answer your questions, we also use it to find fabulous things to write about, and of course, to work out which retailers we want as affiliates too!

Today, we’ve decided to…

So far, I’ve explained the basics of using stripes and lines to flatter your figure and shown you ways to use vertical lines to look taller and slimmer.

Now I’ll show you how to use horizontal lines to make your figure look fabulous.

At the beginning of this gift guide series, I said that there were three basic things that would make great Valentine’s Day gifts for your sweetie. I’ve already covered the first two, food and fun, by giving you some gift ideas under $20. However, I’ve saved the best idea for last.

The last gift idea isn’t cheap. In fact, it’s quite priceless — and something that only you can give.

You guessed it, the best gift that you…

Some of the best recent reads from around the web.

Queen of hearts
Pretty ways to communicate love towards your beau, friends, or self.

Flavor bedfellows
How to match wine and chocolate.

Luxe for less
Rosewater delivers a lot of loveliness for its negligible cost … a bargain way to add beauty into your life in a multitude of ways.

Put to the test
They look stunning on the catwalk, but how do the latest designer collections work in real life?

Why do we read fashion…