Recipes using ground beef are limitless. Yet, I still sometimes find myself out of dinner ideas with 2 pounds of hamburger staring at me from the kitchen. I decided to alter a meatloaf recipe for individual balls, and of course everything is better with melty, gooey cheese. I diced up way too much cheese, but it's good to snack on too! Your meatballs should be the size … [Read more...]
Iced Caramel Coffee Punch
This is a repost of one of my favorite drinks ever. So a couple weeks ago I was at a Pampered Chef party and my friend Stephany served an "iced coffee punch." I'm not much of a coffee drinker. I generally only drink it when I need to clear the fog after a rough night's sleep, which is only about once a month these days. But when I do have to give into the caffeine and … [Read more...]
BBQ Meatball Sliders
So this is my first "set" of meatballs since moving to Texas. And I thought making BBQ style ones would only be appropriate...seeing as how there is a BBQ joint on every second corner around here. (At least it seems that way!) I had some dinner rolls I'd picked up "on special" and some meat in the freezer. These sliders would be perfect alongside my Spicy … [Read more...]
7 Easy Comfort Chicken Recipes
Chicken is a comfort food at our house. Simple meals and casseroles fill tummies and stretch pennies. Chicken soup helps heal stuffy noses. Today I share seven easy and frugal recipes: Buttermilk Fried Chicken Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup Easy Chicken Legs 4 ingredients! Slow Cooker Rotisserie Chicken Equals Three Meals Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Angie’s Buffalo … [Read more...]
Chorizo-Apple Stuffed Acorn Squash
Every now and again I happen upon a recipe that sounds all fancy-schmancy, but can certainly be made for under $5. Take this recipe for example. Stuffed acorn squash. Chorizo. Sounds gourmet. It is. But it isn't. But it is. The end result is gourmet, the process and the price tag are not! The process is simple...cook the chorizo and mix in some rice and diced … [Read more...]
Ginger, Sweet Potato and Bean Soup
I know sweet potatoes and beans combined with Asian seasonings sounds like a crazy combination. You are just going to have to trust me on this. This soup is seriously delicious! It is also fast and easy to make, filling, and frugal. I pulled this soup together in under 20 minutes. I was able to do that because I had cooked rice on hand. If you don't have … [Read more...]
Mushroom Quinoa Casserole
Our family loves quinoa. I have photographic evidence of my 18-month-old trying to lick his bowl clean. A bowl that was filled with one of our favorite quinoa meals. I love that it's filled with protein, that it's gluten free and that you always leave the dinner table satisfied. This dish is a perfect weeknight meal, great as a main or side dish for company, as well as a … [Read more...]
Homemade Break ‘n Bake Cookies
Two cookie dough posts in one week. You'd think I was pregnant and craving cookies or something. (Oh wait.) Actually, I really should have included this in Monday's How to Freeze Cookie Dough article, but we'll let this one stand on its own. I love gifting people with homemade cookie dough. And this is a simple and easy way to do it! Scoop into groups of … [Read more...]
Allergy-Free Roasted Potato Chunks
This is such a fantastic, remarkably simple side dish free of just about everything. It's perfect for a very restricted diet! This recipe yields 2-3 servings, so feel free to double it and put the potatoes in a 13x9 rather than the suggested 8x8. Roasted Potato Chunks These are the PERFECT side dish! 1 medium sweet potato (chopped into 1 inch pieces)1 large … [Read more...]
Spicy Calico 15 Beans
Perhaps it's the season...but these spicy calico beans make me think of football games...and friends gathering together to cheer on (or rival against each other) their favorite teams, their alma maters. These beans just belong on the countertop at such gatherings. Drop a bowl of potato chips next to them and scoop them up by the chip-ful. Or place them next to the burgers that … [Read more...]