Garden vegetables and your favorite meat – all stirred up in one dish – make for a simple, healthy and quick meal! Each time I make stir fry, the ingredients vary. This time I used a medley of broccoli and cauliflower I found on sale in the produce section. Chicken breasts, sliced thin and seasoned with a bit of soy sauce. And topped with a sliced garden tomato after all … [Read more...]
Tricia’s Cool Uses for Cucumbers
With a larger family of five children from preschool to high school, I am all the time looking for new ways to eat healthy and fill tummies! Thanks to our small, square foot garden, we've enjoyed large amounts of cucumbers. We are eating cucumbers in all kinds of ways for lunches and sides for suppers and I'll share them below. Cucumber Dippers - With homemade hummus (my … [Read more...]
Sauteed Okra Recipe
Summer comes and it's always time for fried okra. But it's also always good to have a lighter version of a garden favorite. That's when it's time to slice up and saute your okra. Four cups of sliced okra makes a wonderful side for my family of seven. Yum! Sauteed Okra Yield - 8 servings Preparation Time - 10 minutes Cooking Time - 10 minutes Ingredients 4 … [Read more...]
Crispy Ranch Mozzarella Chicken Strips Recipe
Quick, easy and crowd-pleasing is this very simple chicken recipe. I made it with chicken breast strips and pantry staples I had on hand. My daughter found the chicken recipe on Pinterest and we adapted it for our family, doubling the amounts and using mozzarella cheese. Make it especially frugal by snagging chicken on sale! Crispy Ranch Mozzarella Chicken … [Read more...]
Macaroni and Cheese Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe
Two favorites combined together make for double the child-friendliness of this recipe! My daughter found a photo/pin via Pinterest. She created her own version of macaroni and cheese grilled cheese – one that has her siblings asking her to make it all the time. She basically cooked a favorite store-bought box of pasta with Velveeta cheese. She then grilled up the … [Read more...]
Tricia’s Potato Salad
Potatoes are filling and frugal. Plus, a potato salad can be pretty and spring-like! Potato salad can take you right on through summer, in fact. My basic recipe can be tweaked to your tastes. You could use a purple onion just because it looks great. Sour cream is also a simple substitute for the mayo and mustard. Make it yours – but make it often! Basic Potato … [Read more...]
Tricia’s Slow Cooker Sloppy Chicken Recipe
I love those recipes that don't require much thought. This is a simple and easy twist on my Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken. Just put your chicken in the slow cooker, add the sloppy sauce and cook. It's a crowd-pleasing meal with little effort. Slow Cooker Sloppy Chicken Adapted from Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken Yield - 8 servings Preparation Time - 5 … [Read more...]
Tricia’s Veggie Spaghetti Recipe
Spaghetti is on the menu just about every Monday night at our house. Spaghetti is frugal, has wide appeal, and feeds many. Plus, sometimes I need to remind myself that we can enjoy more than just sauce on our noodles. I reminded myself recently when I saw those snow peas on sale. And the nearby bunch of broccoli. Don't you love simple? And maybe you need to be reminded too. … [Read more...]
Easy Stromboli Recipe
Busy weeknights, simple lunch time, a favorite for all time. My friend Kim's stromboli recipe is an easy way to fill tummies. I usually keep it simple with shredded cheese and turkey pepperoni for filling. But you can make it heartier with lunch meat like Kim does. This recipe is easily adaptable according to how cheesy you and your family prefer your stromboli. I … [Read more...]
Tricia’s Slow Cooker Old Bay Rotisserie Chicken
So many times I turn to the slow cooker for feeding my family. And often I try to put a new spin on a family favorite recipe just to make it stretch a little further for those hungry teens. Recently I paired two different slow cooker recipes. The result was delicious! My friend Phyllis, at Household Ways, inspired my Slow Cooker Old Bay Chicken recipe. I made a new … [Read more...]