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Budget-Friendly Ideas

Soft Tacos With Sausage and Feta

The first time I made these tacos, I think I had some ground pork in the freezer, and I’d recently discovered the pleasure of making my own Italian Sausage.   The tacos sounded...

Raspberry Cream Pie- Delicious!

We managed to hit the raspberry patch one more time this season.  Last week it popped up in my Facebook feed that Wednesday morning was going to be the end of raspberry...

Baked Chicken with Leeks and Apples

Yesterday Andy asked for a simple baked chicken for dinner.  I was good with that, and I was making a grocery run, so I could pick up whole chicken legs, which I...

Convenience: Made My Way

Sometimes it’s really difficult to stick to your personal cooking convictions.  Take, for example, my insistence that we eat homemade as much as possible.  There are definitely days where I want to...

Yogurt Follow-Up

Straining the yogurt works great!   After I let the yogurt sit in the fridge overnight to chill, I pour it into a colander that I’ve lined with coffee filters.  Two hours later,...

A Cherry Tomato Abundance

As I was planning my garden this spring, one of the visions I had in my head was of glorious bowls of salad from the garden.  I had thoughts of bowls of...

Meatless Taco Filling? Oh My, Yes!

Last night was a taco night for our family, and my chosen filling was a ground turkey filling.  I have a couple of rolls of the better quality frozen turkey in the...

The Easiest Pasta Sauce!

One of the many challenges with our new schedule is trying to not make the same things over and over.  There are several nights a week where I need to make a...

Fried Rice: Super Easy

Fried Rice is not generally one of my go-to dishes, or at least, it hasn’t been.  Like casseroles and other one-pot-wonders, the kids have not historically been fans.  However, their taste buds...

Freezing Blueberries

The single easiest act of food preservation you could ever do is freeze your own blueberries.  You know how you go to a farmstand or a Farmer’s Market and you see those...

Taco Pie: A Leftover Solution

We have tacos or burritos quite a bit at our house.  It’s just such a great, quick and easy meal.  You can vary it by using different meats, cheese and veggie toppings,...