Good Monday afternoon friends! You all are in for a treat this fine Monday. You're getting a double bonus on recipes today! This one, plus another tonight for the $5 Dinner Challenge! I was working on dinner over the weekend when Steve pops into the kitchen with a few handfuls of itty bitty tomatoes. Huh? I thought the garden was "done." I haven't officially closed … [Read more...]
Avocado Chicken Tacos – $5 Dinner Challenge
So I made these a few weeks ago...and I'm so sorry it took me so long to get them posted. I used 2 of the smaller peppers from my garden, along with some of my cherry-like tomatoes. And avocados. *swoon* And I think these would be just as great with ground beef or ground turkey tacos. Love the different flavor and texture that the avocado chunks brought to these … [Read more...]
Summer Squash Quesadillas – Grow. Eat. Save.
***These would make a great appetizer for your July 4th BBQ!*** Just sayin'. (OK, just had to get that out of the way.) So for the second time, I've had to pick up the veggie from the market to make my meal for Grow. Eat. $ave. I remember looking through last year's garden posts, and by this time in June 2009 my squash plants were producing a new squash every other … [Read more...]
Beef & Bean Burgers – $5 Dinner Challenge
A few notes about this lovely meal. These were SO GOOD, but they were super crumbly...from the beans...so I would add an egg to hold the burgers together. The cilantro and lettuce are from the garden. The bread...because I had no buns in the house. And ran out of time to make them from scratch. The salsa is homemade from last year's garden. (Canned, of course.) The … [Read more...]
Scallops with Herbed Tomato Sauce
Nikki told me about a recipe in the August issue of the Rachael Ray magazine...Scallops and Herbed Raw Tomato Sauce. I took the idea of grilling the scallops, and then tossed it with a partially sauteed herb, tomato and olive oil sauce...and some pasta too! I had some "on sale" scallops in the freezer...and tomatoes from the garden, so this fancy dish could be made for less … [Read more...]
Angel Hair with Cherry Tomatoes – $5 Dinner Challenge
A perfectly TANGY pasta dish...we ate this until we were stuffed! And there's a ton of pasta leftover too! My camera battery needed a recharge, so this iphone photo and the below vlog will have to do! I'm *hoping* to do more vlogs from here on out! Angel Hair with Cherry Tomatoes Yield - 4 servings Preparation Time - 10 minutes Cooking Time - 25 … [Read more...]
Italian Chicken and Bowtie Pasta
Lindsay emailed this recipe for a yummy pasta dish that uses cherry or grape tomatoes! I used the $3.55 Tyson split chicken breasts that I bought this morning. I baked them with some seasonings and then cut off all the chicken...gave me 4 cups total! Used 2 cups for this recipe and 2 cups went into the freezer! (Read more here about what to do with split chicken breasts.) … [Read more...]
Grilled Steaks
Despite the gray and drizzly day, we decided to grill steaks anyways! I found 2 packages of steaks in the freezer that needed to be used up. And since all the veggies are coming from the garden, I could keep this meal frugal even using both packages. Each package was almost 1 lb. 2 lbs of steak is way more than we need for our family, but I asked the Hubs to grill them both so … [Read more...]
Garden Pasta Primavera
Because I spent most of the day running around with my brain in one room and my body in the other room (seriously, preparing to leave for just a few days is a MAJOR ordeal...can I get an AMEN!?!), I needed a quick one pot dinner that each of us could eat with a bowl and spoon. Sensing my desperation here! Garden Pasta Primavera Yield - 4 servings Preparation Time - 10 … [Read more...]
Summer Squash Pasta Salad
A most delicious pasta dish! Summer Squash Pasta Salad Yield - 4 servings Preparation Time - 10 minutes Cooking Time - 20 minutes Ingredients 1 lb. spaghetti noodles ($.97) Use rice noodles for a gluten free meal! 1 Tbsp olive oil ($.10) 4 cloves garlic ($.15) 2 Tbsp olive oil ($.20) 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar ($.10) 1 yellow summer squash (free from … [Read more...]