I’m thrilled to be guest posting for Erin today, especially after having had the honor of meeting her in person recently. If you’ve never had the pleasure and wonder what she’s like, I have to tell you she is every bit as sweet and fun as she seems and then some! My only complaint is [...]
From the category archives:
Breakfast
Breakfast is always a simple and frugal dinner option! A big thanks to Lynn for sharing this great recipe with us tonight. The next few recipes will be from some special guests. I’ll be taking some time away, as we deal with a loss in the family. Be back soon!
Frittatas can be [...]
Warm. Slightly crunchy. Just the right sweetness.
Mmmm…
Ingredients
4 cups water
2 cups quick cooking oats ($.20) $.50 containers bought here
1 large honeycrisp apple, diced ($1.12)
Few dashes of cinnamon ($.05)
3-4 Tbsp brown sugar, or other sweetener ($.15)
1 tsp lemon juice ($.05)
Directions
1. Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add 2 cups of quick cooking oats. Cook according [...]
It’s hard to photograph egg casseroles. Every time I’ve tried, it just doesn’t look as good as it tastes. I suppose it’s the bland colors.
Anyways…L-O-V-E-D the sausage and apple flavors in this casserole!
Ingredients
6 slices wheat bread ($.25)
1 lb. mild sausage ($1.99)
1 onion, chopped ($.20)
1 granny smith apple, peeled and chopped ($.25)
8 eggs ($.80)
1/2 cup milk [...]
I started to make this meal in the 9×13 baking dish, but them switched to the smaller baking dish because I didn’t want there to be any leftovers…and I know that with a 9×13, we’d have lots of leftovers. And from my past experience, baked french toast meals and egg casserole meals just taste better [...]
As part of the No Cold Cereal Challenge last week, I made this oatmeal…inspired by one of those instant packet oatmeals that I’ve seen at the store.
But I guarantee this tastes better!!!
I still have some pecans leftover from the holidays…and my *free* maple syrup from Amazon (using Amazon credit from Swagbucks)…and some marked down oats [...]
As part of No Cold Cereal Week and Pantry/Freezer Challenge Month, I made this fabulous oatmeal (along with another I’ll share next week!)…
…as well as Banana Cinnamon Waffles (which I made the night before…because we all know (or maybe you don’t) that I am SO NOT a morning person…and I’m not sure what I was [...]
Still looking for that perfect Christmas morning recipe…or the morning after Christmas recipe?!?
If you’ve got some diced ham in the freezer, go get it out now to thaw! And use it on Christmas morning to make this for brunch!
If you’re having ham for your Christmas dinner and need a way to use up the [...]
After having Tiffany’s Gingerbread Waffles a few weeks ago, I thought some ginger pancakes were in order! I have been doing lots of experimenting with pancake batters, and these were just too good not to share
These pancakes were D-E-L-I-S-H!
And with no sugar in the batter!!!
Enjoy these with some scrambled eggs and fresh fruit [...]
**Update: This giveaway is now closed. Winner will be announced later tonight.
Congrats to #56 Mandie D!!!
After looking through the Holiday Recipe Guide from Carnation, I decided this Pear Oven Pancake was worth a try! And boy am I glad I did! It took minutes to prepare, and of course filled the house with a fantastic [...]
