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Alea’s Hash Browns with Summer Squash

by Alea on July 24, 2012

It’s that time of year. The time of year when I struggle with my morals. Is it dishonest to hide squash in recipes? What if I adopt the “don’t ask, don’t tell” squash policy? Is it acceptable as long as I admit that I have once again hidden squash in a recipe if they ask? [...]

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This Honey Mustard Chicken and Potato recipe is easy to make and can be cooked on the grill to help keep the kitchen cool.

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Alea’s Strawberry Sorbet

by Alea on June 26, 2012

As a mom, I love sorbet. It is lower in sugar than ice-cream and my kids are getting a healthy dose of fruit on their ice-cream cone.

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Allergy Free Garlic Chicken Skillet

by Lindsey on June 20, 2012

This my friends is a deceptively simple, knock your socks off dinner. It’s a new favorite of my husbands and is super simple to make as allergy friendly as you need it to be. Here you see I have it served on pasta but you could just as easily serve it on a bed of [...]

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Alea’s Cilantro-Lime Chicken Casserole

by Alea on June 12, 2012

This dinner recipe for Cilantro-Lime Chicken Casserole came together quickly…

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Chicken, Pineapple, Pepper Kebabs

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 4, 2012

This weekend I was really craving some teriyaki kebabs…I knew I had the canned pineapple (new coupon out for Dole…save and use with $1 sale for $.50 cans!), the chicken and we had a few peppers in the fridge that we didn’t use last week. So I thought teriyaki kebabs would be perfect. I figured [...]

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One of the things I like most about Lemon Pasta is it meets a variety of dietary needs with one dish.

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Burrito Cups – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 7, 2012

We’ve all seen (or had) the 7 layer dip cups to serve at parties. But what about dinner in a cup. Specifically, burrito dinner in a cup. Sure burritos, require tortillas…but what if you can’t eat tortillas. We have a kid who is currently off gluten (and a number of other foods) because of some [...]

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Years ago when we had our oldest on a gluten free diet, I quickly learned that the best way to do that diet on a budget is to avoid gluten all together. And bake sparingly, and from scratch. I learned to base our meals around sweet potatoes, potatoes and brown rice. Adding in brown rice [...]

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Alea’s Asian Chicken Salad with Quinoa

by Alea on April 24, 2012

Quinoa, with its nutty flavor and crunchy texture, is a natural addition to this Asian Chicken Salad…

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