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Baked Chicken Spaghetti

September 25, 2009

A simple dish turned into a bit of an experiment! Diced chicken with tomatoes, green tomatoes, eggplant, Cubanelle peppers and some spices…tossed with spaghetti and topped with mozzarella cheese!

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Homemade Spaghetti Sauce and Salsa

September 10, 2009

I’m not sure what possessed me to do this…but I found myself at the farmer’s market. Picking 20 pounds of tomatoes. Then going on a spaghetti sauce and salsa making spree…

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Grilled Eggplant Panini with Rosemary-Garlic Aioli

August 28, 2009

I SO wish my stomach was larger…because I seriously would have eaten 4 of these…they were just THAT de-li-cious!

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Eggplant Penne Pasta with How to Prepare Eggplant

July 21, 2009

A “2 for 1″ eggplant and pasta dinner! Meatless or vegetarian…you decide!

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Simple Moussaka

March 6, 2009

I’ve been wanting to try moussaka for a long time, but knew that I couldn’t pull it off for under $5. I used the recipe from Joy of Cooking and simplified it quite a bit. I did not use any Greek yogurts or cheeses. Yes, I know those are the KEY ingredients to the dish, [...]

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Steak and Potatoes

September 13, 2008

Can’t beat this…2 steaks for $2.08! “Manager’s Special” is the way to go! May not be the “best” cut of steak, but it was still delicious!
Ingredients
2 cuts steak ($2.08)
1/4 cup marinade ($.50)
4 potatoes ($1.oo)
3 cloves garlic ($.10)
1/2 cup milk ($.10)
2 T butter ($.20)
1 small eggplant ($.79)
2 T EVOO ($.10)
1/2 cup corn ($.20)
Directions
1. Marinate [...]

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Pork with Peaches

September 7, 2008

My mom-in-law told us how she was cooking peaches in with her pork chops! Let me tell ya…YUM! Within an hour of her telling me her latest and GREATEST, I had 3 pork chops and 1 sliced peach in the frying pan!

Ingredients
3 pork chops ($1.85)
1 fresh peach ($.52)
2 eggplants ($1.50)
1 pepper ($.75)
S/P
Directions
1. Slice peach into [...]

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Veggie Lasagna

August 26, 2008

Really…Lasagna for $5??? Yep…it’s possible! I did it tonight…I wish I had ricotta cheese, but I was all out! It tasted delicious without it!
Ingredients
1/2 box lasagna noodles, cooked ($.65)
1/2 jar spaghetti sauce, ($.65)
8 slices provolone cheese, sliced ($1.67)
1/2 cup mozzarella and cheddar cheese, shredded ($.90)
Veggies – BIG squash, eggplant and zucchini (Z – $.79), (S [...]

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