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…
Blackberry Lemon Pound Cake
A few days ago we hit our secret blackberry spot again and picked a couple more pails of blackberries which have been in the fridge since then. I needed to use up at least some of them today and I wanted to try something…
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…
Chicken with Olives and Tomatoes: Slow Cooker Saturday Supper
Sometimes it’s so nice to come home from a rainy day out and about to a meal that’s already cooked and waiting for you. The house is filled with warm and cozy smells and most of the work is already done. I threw the…
Gallo Pinto
Costa Rica holds a very special place in my heart – I met my husband there (no, he’s not a Tico but that’s a different story), I learned I love to travel during my first trip there, I tortured my mother with the horseback…
Tortilla Española a la Meghan
I hard a craving for Tortilla Española (a sort of a Spanish omelet) and I knew I had enough ingredients to make one up, so that was dinner tonight. It turned out great – my 4 year-old took one bite and said “Hey! Can…
Slow Cooker Coconut Curry Chicken
Sundays are cooking days. Sometimes they’re lazy days when I can spend hours on a complicated recipe, and sometimes they’re so lazy that the only thing to do is use the slow cooker, so that I can laze around all day and still have…
Chorizo Hash a Caballo
I’ve had a packet of Spanish chorizo sitting in the fridge for a few days that didn’t end up in our New Year’s Eve paella, and I’ve been contemplating how to use it. Today I had an inspiration, the best kind where I ended…
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