I love a nice tender steak topped with crumbled blue cheese. That got me thinking about how to make a recipe to get close to that flavor yet enjoyable for the kids and used what I had on hand. By the time I got it in the oven, I was really craving that meaty [...]
This is an easy little appetizer that’s quick to whip up and light on your wallet. Even more so if you have access to a garden! I’ve also used these as a side dish with some ranch dressing to dip them in! If you can handle some spice, chop up a small chili to throw in the [...]
The other night my 5 year old Liza wanted to “cook” dinner by herself. I thought for a minute, and decided yes with appropriate supervision, of course. The easiest recipe I know is also pretty darn frugal. Just use whatever meat, cheese and dressing you have on hand! And, yes, Liza made the entire thing, [...]
I love my slow cooker. I love coming up with new recipes to put in my slow cooker. I love the compliments I get for great dinners, but secretly I feel guilty because I know most of the tender goodness was done by the crock pot. That said, the Chicken Lettuce Wraps turned out fantastic. [...]
One of the more frugal tips I’ve learned is to have a cheap bottle of wine on hand. A cheap bottle of white wine, even the box ‘o wines, can make so many different things taste wonderful, in a pinch. Let me share some of my favorites with you. Fruit Salad Glaze: Mix honey [...]
I have no time to bake, yet cookies are needed at pre-school, scouts, the party at dance class, and oh yeah, I did sign up for that cookie exchange. Ok, no time to panic. Let’s put away the Martha Stuart aspirations and go with something easy, fast and of course, tasty. When I have no time to bake [...]
Recipes using ground beef are limitless. Yet, I still sometimes find myself out of dinner ideas with 2 pounds of hamburger staring at me from the kitchen. I decided to alter a meatloaf recipe for individual balls, and of course everything is better with melty, gooey cheese. I diced up way too much cheese, but [...]
Sometimes a beer finds its way into my house. It’s pretty rare because my husband will only drink one or two a month maximum, and I never developed a taste for it. When he does get a six pack, the leftovers just lurk in the refrigerator forever. Well, until recently! It turns out, that beer [...]
Woah Momma! How did I not know these sandwiches existed?? Has anyone else been living under the same rock as me? There are so many recipes for these sandwiches out there in the inter-webs, and they are all different. It’s so customizable, it’s awesome! Use different meats! Use different cheeses! It’s awesome! Am I a little too excited [...]
Everybody has little tricks they do to make their meal preparation a little easier. These are some of mine: See that pot of boiling pasta? It can boil at high temperatures and not boil over because I kept a metal spoon in it. The spoon does get hot, so don’t grab it with your hands! If you oversalt some [...]
