Perhaps it’s the half marathon training and the fact that my body is just CRAVING calories! Not only am I still full-time nursing, I’ve decided to train for the San Antonio Rock n Roll Half Marathon…I think I’m burning close to 3,000 calories per day. Hence *maybe* the fourth serving of this delicious quinoa salad.
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These muffins may or may not be featured in the next cookbook.
What do you think?!? Should I include them?!?
Ingredients
2 eggs
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup canola or vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup milk
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 granny smith apples, peeled and diced
1 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup packed [...]
Pictured above: the mixins.
This is a quick and easy pasta salad. And quite refreshing too.
(Too bad, it’s cool and wet outside today!)
Ingredients
2 cups elbows or penne pasta noodles ($.50) Almost out of my $.50 boxes of pasta!
6 strips of bacon or turkey bacon ($.50) Bought this past week for $1.5o/package.
2 heads broccoli, cut into florets [...]
Warm. Slightly crunchy. Just the right sweetness.
Mmmm…
Ingredients
4 cups water
2 cups quick cooking oats ($.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 actually made this before the baby was born. And of course, froze the extras. Because there were lots of extras. And we are eating those leftovers tonight!
Ingredients
1 cup dried red kidney beans ($.40)
1.5 lb. ground beef ($2.09) On sale for $1.39/lb!
1 onion, chopped ($.30)
1 15 oz. can diced tomatoes ($.29)
1 6 oz. can tomato [...]
So many colors and so many flavors in this meal…we really enjoyed this dinner!!!
Dried cranberries baked into my favorite apple muffins. A delightful taste of fall!
A little deep freezer CRISIS! Resulting in a delicious “breakfast for dinner”!
Diced caramel-y apples baked into a breakfast casserole…tasty. Very tasty.
