As a mom, I love sorbet. It is lower in sugar than ice-cream and my kids are getting a healthy dose of fruit on their ice-cream cone. However, the frugalista in me winces every time I look at the price of a pint container of sorbet. This recipe is an easy and frugal alternative to store-bought sorbet. When I buy strawberries on sale, I can make twice as much sorbet, for half … [Read more...]
Mushroom and Pepper Grill-Fry
We have been doing quite a bit of grilling these last few weeks...because it's just too too too hot for this mama to want to heat up her kitchen. I've shared another delicious grill-fry for you guys over on the Mushroom Channel's blog...make haste to get the recipe, so you can grill it up next week! Mushroom and Pepper Grill-Fry … [Read more...]
S’moreos
S’mores are summer. Summer is s’mores. Add in Oreos and it’s even more. Even more of a special treat. And you can treat even more. Translation: S’moreos last longer than traditional s’mores in our larger family. The recipe I found via Pinterest from Cakespy: Campfire Meets Cookie. Click over for the basic directions. Then gather your three ingredients for s'mores. Just … [Read more...]
Allergy Free Garlic Chicken Skillet
This my friends is a deceptively simple, knock your socks off dinner. It's a new favorite of my husband's and is super simple to make as allergy friendly as you need it to be. Here you see I have it served on pasta but you could just as easily serve it on a bed of brown rice or a gluten free pasta of your choice. Allergy Free Garlic Chicken Skillet A simple … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Grill Potatoes
It's been a long time. Too long of a time, since I've done a "5 Ways" post. Because we've been grilling lots and lots these past few weeks, I thought a grilling something version of 5 Ways was in order. So we'll start with potatoes. Below, you'll find 5 different ways to grill potatoes. And please feel free to share your favorite grilled potatoes recipes in the … [Read more...]
Lemonade Pie
We have several backyard barbecues planned during June to celebrate Father's Day, my dad's birthday and some visiting relatives from out of town so I'm looking forward to making several of these super simple Lemonade Pies! Everyone enjoys these ice cream pies and you can even switch it up by using orange juice concentrate, frozen strawberries or pink lemonade … [Read more...]
Cilantro-Lime Chicken Casserole
Do you ever start out to make one dish and then end up making something entirely different? I started out to make a lemon chicken casserole with green beans and new potatoes, but then remembered that I had used all the lemons making lemonade. I decided to substitute limes, but then that meant I had to change up the spices. Once I had changed the spices, I decided I needed to … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Freezer Recipes E-Cookbook
I love, love, love the slow cooker freezer packs. They save my day, sometimes even my week. And I especially love them for when I'm out of town (like this week...I'm out in LA working on Savings Nation stuffs, as well as shooting some cool videos for Smuckers, more on that soon! Also, no recipe from me tonight.) I love knowing that I can prepare a few meals that the boys … [Read more...]
Sweet Kielbasa Skillet
Winner winner sausage dinner! When I told my husband I was making turkey kielbasa for dinner, he wasn't thrilled. Once he tasted it, he went back 3 times! This is a great basic summertime recipe, because you can add anything from the garden to it. Throw in different veggies each time you make it and it'll never get boring! This can add a little to the cost if you don't have … [Read more...]
Chicken, Pineapple, Pepper Kebabs
This weekend I was really craving some teriyaki kebabs...I knew I had the canned pineapple (new coupon out for Dole...save and use with $1 sale for $.50 cans!), the chicken and we had a few peppers in the fridge that we didn't use last week. So I thought teriyaki kebabs would be perfect. I figured I had some teriyaki sauce on hand...because I usually keep some, "just in … [Read more...]