You're very welcome! Oh, you'd like to hear the recipe first? ;) I am so happy to share this one with you. I found it a couple of years ago when I was tired of cooking the same thing all the time, yet I need recipes that are easy and fast. Taste is an added bonus because frankly one of the kids will complain no matter what it is. The first time I made the Cheesy Pork … [Read more...]
Grilled Chicken & Simple Pasta with Sauteed Tomatoes – $5 Dinner Challenge
Last week the boys were attacked by the 4 hour stomach bug. It was probably really a 24 hour stomach bug...but the kids only acted like it was a 4 hour bug. Ryan called my mom, as he is quite handy with my iPhone...and he informed her in a bold, confident and cheerful voice that he was sick. She didn't believe him. It was almost a fluke of a stomach bug. In an effort to … [Read more...]
Big Meals, Little Budget: Angie’s Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings Dinner under $10.00
I'd like to introduce y'all to Angie! Tonight, she's sharing a meal for her family of 7 that's just under $8.50! In between school, boy scouts, choir, girl scouts, homework, BPSA scouting, potty training, MOPS, learning how to walk and PTA - somewhere in there this family of 7 has to eat! I don’t have an excess of time or money so I need to cook smart. That's right, this … [Read more...]
Chicken Wraps with Balsam-melized Red Onions
I made up a new word. I think. I haven't googled it. And I don't plan on it. I'm going to play ignorant on this one and just revel in my new word. Balsam-melized. Onions. Caramelized. In balsamic vinegar. Balsam-melized. Add said onions with some grilled chicken, lettuce (and swiss cheese if you're not dairy free) in a tortilla...and you've got yourself some … [Read more...]
Green Beans – Grow. Eat. Save.
So for the past several weeks we have been eating green beans for what seems like breakfast, lunch and dinner. Well, maybe not breakfast. (But chopped and baked into a frittata with some bacon...ooohhh...) I haven't really done anything exciting with our garden green beans. So I thought I'd share some old posts and some ideas for jazzing up these delicious garden … [Read more...]
Garden Trick for Green Beans – Snap as You Pick
So the green beans are coming at a "you better pick these daily" rate at this point. So we're having them with either lunch or dinner everyday! I couldn't be happier...I think green beans are one of the best garden investments in terms of seed cost and green bean yield...you get a TON from a $1.50 packet! The kids love the green beans too...either one or both of the boys … [Read more...]
Stuffed Green Chile Chicken
So I grabbed some green chilies a few weeks ago when I was stocking up (and going over-budget, sigh!)...and I had plans to make a green chile chicken in the slow cooker...but decided to pound out the chicken and roll it around the green chilies instead. I paired this with brown rice, corn kernels and green onions...plus some green beans from the garden. I'm glad I changed … [Read more...]
Mediterranean Chicken Quinoa
(Please pardon the iPhone photo. Dead camera battery.) I went out yesterday morning to survey the garden...and to make sure it survived our weekend away. I was pleasantly surprised to find lots of red grape-roma tomatoes, and a meal's worth of green beans! I picked some basil, parsley and oregano and then got to work. So we're calling this "Mediterranean" because it has … [Read more...]
Teriyaki Chicken Kebabs
Twitter knows everything. It even knows what you're having for dinner tonight. (Well, only if you ask.) It really does. It's never let me down. A recent tweet of mine: "Looking for a dinner idea for tonight that involves chicken and a grill...anyone?" And I liked Carrie's idea best. Teriyaki Chicken Kebabs it is! Would someone please tell me how to spell KEBABS?!? … [Read more...]
Cranberry Chicken Salad Sandwiches – $5 Dinner Challenge
I love me some chicken salad. I like to eat it out of the bowl. I like it on sandwich bread. I like it on croissants. I like it on hamburger buns. I like it in tortillas. And I like it sweet. While the plain mayo with some celery and salt and pepper is o-kay, my sweet tooth would rather there be some fruit mixed in, whether it's pineapple, grapes, or in this … [Read more...]