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Summer Side Salad

July 10, 2009

A nutritious and delicious summer side salad…or lunch! There are many great colors, textures and flavors in this dish.

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Pork Brine – $5 Dinner Challenge

June 22, 2009

The most delicious pork chop I’ve ever had!

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BBQ Chicken Pizza

June 16, 2009

Cheeseless Pizza? For real? I thought it was pretty good! Really???

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Almost Cobb Salad

October 4, 2008

Tonight I made “Almost Cobb Salad” for us. The boys ate mostly “toppings” with an attempt at the lettuce. Not the most kid friendly meal, but they didn’t leave the table starving!
I had to cave in on the rolls. Yesterday I nabbed 2 Grands Biscuits that were on sale $1 each and I had a [...]

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Spaghetti

August 28, 2008

Little guys LOVE spaghetti! Always a kid favorite…pssssghetti!

Ingredients
Handful of Spaghetti Noodles ($.35)
1/2 jar Spaghetti Sauce (I’m planning on starting homemade soon…) ($.66)
1/2 lb ground beef (save other half for tacos next week…) ($.85)
1/2 green pepper ($.50)
1 Cucumber, sliced ($.67)
1/2 cup “chives” sour cream, diluted with 1/4 c milk ($.25)
1 clove garlic ($.05)
S/P

So I had a [...]

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Summer Pasta Salad

August 23, 2008

A light, simple summer “one bowl” dish!
Ingredients
1 Box Pasta (bowtie, rotini, ziti) ($1.25)
1 chicken breast, cooked and cubed or shredded ($1)
1 cucumber, diced ($.67)
1 cup cheese (chedd or mozz) ($.85)
1 can Italian style tomatoes ($.70)
1/2 cup Italian dressing ($.40 )
Directions
Cook pasta as directed on box. Drain and rinse with cold water. Transfer to bowl and [...]

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