It may seem early to be thinking about how you are going to use your Thanksgiving leftovers since you probably haven’t even bought your turkey yet. But the best way to make sure that your leftovers don’t get pushed to the back of the refrigerator is to have a plan for how you are going [...]
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Cooler evenings call for spicy dinners to warm us up. I like to add rice to my chili to make it extra hearty. And I often include corn in my white chili because the sweetness of the corn provides a nice contrast to the spicy peppers. Adding rice and corn are fairly inexpensive ways to stretch [...]
Find out which insanely popular movie that helped get Alea’s kiddos to gobble up these cabbage rolls…
I’ve tried cooking turkey bacon in the microwave on paper towels. I’ve tried it on aluminum foil in the oven. And I’ve tried it in the skillet. My fave…
Not sure you can make a meal for your family for $5 or less?! Have you thought about challenging yourself?!
Our Thanksgiving dinner, like most Americans, consists of a buffet that includes too many heavy dishes. And on Thanksgiving Day, I allow myself to indulge… However, I try to make up for that indulgence by using the leftovers to create healthier and lower calorie meals. I will make quite a bit of turkey soup and [...]
Well kids. I’m all “souped out!” It’s been great experimenting with new soups and coming up with various side dishes that nicely complement the soup. This is the last soup of “Soup Week.” Be sure to check out some of the recipes from this week’s $5 Dinner Challenge. There are some good ones!!! Hubs and [...]
Ingredients 2 cups shredded turkey ($1.88) Used leftover turkey from here 3 cups turkey broth + 3 cups water Used homemade broth from here 1 onion, finely chopped ($.30) 2 celery stalks, diced ($.20) 1/2 bag organic baby carrots ($.50) 1 cup wild rice/rice mix from Trader Joes ($.75) Salt/Pepper 3 medium sweet potatoes ($1.39) [...]
The ladies at Happy to Be at Home are hosting a contest…Be sure to stop by for a good chuckle! Here is my troublesome turkey! My little man is trying to help me rub some sage onto “Fred”! 6 month old touching raw meat…ick…I have “raw meat issues”… I have burnt the edges [...]
