Spaghetti With Vegetables and Meatballs
As part of my ongoing effort to save money on groceries plus feed my family good real food, we ate spaghetti with vegetables and meatballs for dinner. The vegetables were again courtesy of my grocery-gleaning neighbor, the pasta was from the pantry and the…
Pasta with Kielbasa and Peppers
In the same spirit of frugal dinners and using up things in the pantry before grocery shopping, dinner last night was pasta with smoked kielbasa, green peppers, zucchini and tomatoes. It was super yummy and easy – I just sauteed some smoked kielbasa (from…
Savory Spinach and Feta Strata
One of my New Year’s resolutions this year is to get our grocery budget under control. We spend much more than we should on groceries, so I’m using a four part plan to try and keep the cost down this year: 1) use a…
Spiral Cut Hotdogs
Tonight I made spiral cut hotdogs – they were great – I thought they tasted much better than non-spiraled dogs. On the grill (initially I started half with skewers and half without to see which worked better, but they ended up cooking better without…
Summertime Grilled Chicken Supper
On a warm summer Sunday, I always like to indulge my urge to cook out on the grill. Tonight I made grilled chicken thighs, corn on the cob, and white rice with basil. I did have a big assist from Alvaro – he made…
Tilapia with Peppers and Onions
Tonight was a quick dinner – pan-friend tilapia smothered with onions and sweet bell peppers, served with steamed rice and broccoli. Super easy and super kid friendly (my kids aren’t into fried onions and peppers so I left it off their portions). Tilapia with…
Picnic Madness
What a busy day today – I have been going nonstop since early this morning! My projects today drew on my mom creative juice, since I had to come up with two separate picnics for two different concerts. First up was a lunchtime picnic…
Happy Independence Day!
Oooh, I almost forgot to post tonight! My project today was food for our holiday celebration – olive tapanade, Mediterranean bean salad, steaks and grilled corn. I got the recipe for the bean salad here – it’s Easy Mediterranean Bean Salad and it certainly…
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