Oatmeal is the perfect breakfast food: filling, inexpensive and healthy. But hot oatmeal in the hot, sticky summer? Not so much. That is where overnight oats come to play. Overnight oats are a cold, muesli-type cereal. You prepare them the night before for a quick and easy breakfast. The star ingredients in this recipe are peanut butter and bananas. The peanut butter adds … [Read more...]
Asian Spinach Salad with Soy-Sesame Vinaigrette
While I do my best to eat salads for lunch during the winter months, I find myself gravitating towards soups and breads when it's chilly outside. But come spring and summer, I'm enjoying a delicious salad for lunch most days of the week. And I especially love picking lettuce and spinach leaves from my garden. I enjoy making my own vinaigrette for my salads as well, and … [Read more...]
Spicy Lentil Soup Recipe
Lentils have a bad reputation. They are known for their bland taste, but they really don't have to be. With enough heat and kick, lentils can be transformed into a delicious, time-warming, taste bud-igniting spicy lentil soup. Try this recipe: Spicy Lentil Soup Recipe With enough heat and kick, lentils can be transformed into a delicious, time-warming, taste … [Read more...]
Baja-Cali Black Bean Salad
So this was my lunch yesterday and today. And I'm thinking about whipping up another bowlful this weekend to serve with some yummy grilled chicken (if it warms back up enough to be pleasant for eating outdoors! Brr!). And whipping up is probably not the best verb here...because there is no whipping involved. Just stirring really. So maybe I'll stir up another bowlful this … [Read more...]
White Bean & Corn Chowder
{$5 Dinners - Rice and Beans Budget Board} Who ever said beans were bland, anyways? Seriously y'all. There is so so so much flavor packed into this chowder. There's just something about a homemade white sauce with the flavors of the veggies and the stock. So rich, so simple...just down home, "roux goodness," y'all. We enjoyed this meal, as you see it. No other bread, … [Read more...]
Greek Salad
This Greek Salad recipe comes from my Greek babysitter. She makes the most delicious, tangy salad dressing that cannot be beat over crunchy vegetables topped with yummy feta cheese. This is a great salad to add to your family's "salad rotation," as it will help keep veggies tang-iliciously interesting. Dana's Greek Salad 2/3 cup olive oil1/3 … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
My kids and I love sweet potatoes, but my husband isn't as fond of them as we are, so I am always trying new ways of serving sweet potatoes to make them more appealing to him. When I adapted my Twice Baked Potatoes recipe and replaced the potatoes with sweet potatoes I finally found a recipe that he really liked. I usually bake sweet potatoes in the oven. But there are times … [Read more...]
Chana Masala in the Slow Cooker
Thanks so much to Kimberly Danger from Frugal Bites for sharing this great recipe with us. I'm still on "leave," enjoying my time with new baby and settling into life as a family of 6. I'm so grateful for the help and support of my fellow bloggers during this time! ~Erin Ever since a new Indian restaurant opened up down the street from us last fall, I can't get enough. … [Read more...]
Stir Fry Cabbage
Cabbage is an often overlooked veggie. But at less than 50 cents per #, it is a wonderful, inexpensive option to add to your vegetable rotation. Cabbage is rich in fiber and vitamin C. One of my favorite ways to prepare cabbage is to stir fry it with onions. Stir frying it allows it to slightly caramelize which really makes it yummy! This recipe is a very simple but … [Read more...]
Holiday Salad
Looking for a quick and easy side dish to bring for Christmas dinner? Try my favorite Holiday salad. It takes minutes to put together and looks great! Holiday Salad Yield - 12+ side dish servings Preparation Time - 15 minutes Cooking Time - 0 minutes Ingredients 2 heads of red or green leaf lettuce, washed and dried 1 medium red onion, diced 6 oz. container … [Read more...]