This recipe can now be found exclusively in The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook! … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2009
How to Bake a Sweet Potato
Learn the proper way to bake a sweet potato - so that it caramelizes itself and doesn't need extra sweetener to taste perfect! Tonight the guys had fish sticks (I know!), mashed sweet potatoes and corn. I didn't have any trouble preparing the veggies, but just couldn't handle the meat! (Note: This is an old post and I was pregnant when I wrote it and couldn't handle meats … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken and Cornbread Casserole
Easy "One Dish Dinner" Made in the Slow Cooker - BBQ Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Corn, Plus a Cornbread Topping Tonight's meal is based on this recipe from A Year of Crockpotting! I threw it all in the crockpot as the boys were eating lunch and put the crockpot outside on the patio to cook for the afternoon. Worked like a charm. Didn't have to smell it cooking all day and … [Read more...]
Power of Coupons
I wanted to give you a quick example of the power of coupons. Lately I've been shopping at Walmart (here's why), but do keep up with the sales and advertised specials at Kroger. Because its in my backyard, and well, its my favorite store! I bopped in this weekend because two of my favorite items were on sale AND I had coupons for them both! Here's the breakdown from my … [Read more...]
Introducing – The Kabob Party
Well kids. It's like summer today. Sunny and 80! Slight breeze! The PERFECT day for a Kabob Party! We are off to a friends house for the first (of many) kabob parties this year! Each family brings something different to put on the skewers and a side dish! This way you get a tasty variety without one person having to bear the brunt of the cost of the party. What is … [Read more...]
Steak Salad
I found a little gem at the grocery store last week! A package of sirloin steak marked down to $2.41. You could do this meal using iceberg, romaine or other favorite lettuce. I don't recommend bagged lettuce unless it is on sale for at least 50% off its original price. Using a fresh head of lettuce is cheaper and will keep the cost down. That is, of … [Read more...]
My Coupon Binder
I have received MANY inquires about the now famous coupon binder that was seen in the Rachael Ray segment. I used to house my coupons in an accordian folder. I had it divided into several categories like food, household products, toilletry items, organic products, child items, as well as separate folders of specific store coupons. I got tired of leafing through the mound … [Read more...]
Potato and Egg Breakfast Tacos
This recipe is featured in our 20 Meals from Costco for $150 Meal Plan #1. I knew that today would be a BUSY day, so I planned accordingly. Easy "breakfast dinner." I try to incorporate breakfast for dinner at least 2 or 3 times a month. Helps keep the cost down and brings a little more variety to the table. (Pun intended.) Plus, I was in no … [Read more...]
Cheesy Ziti with Glazed Carrots
I had to make a little change in the menu plan! I intended on making an Italian Sausage Ziti I similar to my friend Carrie's. What we ended up with was a "cheesy" Ziti. Was craving cheese and pasta! So that's what we'll have! Cheesy Ziti with Glazed Carrots A yummy pasta dish, loaded with cheese! 1 lb Ziti noodles1 lb ground Italian … [Read more...]
Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas
This is probably my most favorite enchilada recipe ever. These are my comfort enchiladas. They make my heart and tummy happy all at once. For the Costco recipes, our list has you make 2 of these...these more laborious casseroles do better when you make two at once. You feel productive, and you don't have to cook dinner twice. Double this recipe if following Costco Meal Plan … [Read more...]