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Beef and Mushroom Pie

I’ve been having fun since I discovered the gluten free pastry in our supermarket recently. So here’s another one for a delicious homemade meat pie. HINT This recipe contains one of my favored ingredients –lentils. Lentils are almost undetectable when added to soups, stews and casseroles as they will absorb the flavor of other ingredients, while still being are a great source of fiber and protein that contain little fat. There is no need to cook the lentils in this dish beforehand. Simply rinse them and pick out any lentils that are discolored. ONE NOTE OF CAUTION Do not get … Continue reading →

Making Your Freezer and Crock Pot Work Together

Two great appliances in your kitchen arsenal are your crock pot and your freezer. These two things can do a lot to save you money on your food budget. The crock pot can cost less to operate than a conventional oven. And having a full freezer reduces the chances that you will be buying expensive restaurant meals. But when you combine both the crock pot and the freezer, you’ll make the most of your savings. Here are some guidelines to using these appliances together to reduce your food budget and live frugally. Practice crock pot cooking and freezer cooking at … Continue reading →

Tenderizing Cheap Beef

Beef may be what’s for dinner, but it is also what takes a big bite out of your grocery budget. With the price of gas going up, and the recent beef contamination scares, buying beef today is almost like buying caviar. Okay, it is not that bad, but it isn’t that good, either. Eating more meatless meals can help with the cost of your grocery budget, but let’s face it, sometimes you just want to cook a meat and potatoes kind of meal. You can go the route of using less beef in your meals, but that just might not … Continue reading →

Black Friday’s Sweet Potato and Beef Stew

I know some people avoid going to the malls on Black Friday because it’s crowded. But apparently, there are a whole bunch of bargain seekers who do not feel the same because if they did, the malls wouldn’t be crowded. I love going shopping on Black Friday. In one fell swoop I get all the Christmas shopping done. That’s 12 kids (that includes my own as well as nieces and nephews), my husband, my mom, and my in-laws. Very rarely do I have to go shopping beyond Black Friday. Yep, I’m one of those route planning, get-up-at-the-crack-of-dawn type people. But … Continue reading →

The Crock Pot and Barbecued Pork–A Marriage Made in Heaven!

Slow cookers (also called Crock-Pots) offer a convenient way to prepare meals. Beef stew, pot roast, barbecue beef or pork, chicken and rice, spaghetti sauce, and many more dinner meals can be placed in your slow cooker in the morning and enjoyed at dinnertime. I particularly enjoy using my slow cooker in the winter months. The aromas of the food fragrance the house and whet the appetites of anyone who steps inside the door. The recipe I am sharing is both simple and delicious. It is pleasing enough to serve at a pot luck or family get together or at … Continue reading →

Making the Most Out of Your Crock-Pot

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If you have a Crock-pot, you probably have a few tried-and-true meals that you like to cook in it. But did you know that it is very easy to adapt other recipes for use in your Crock-pot? Knowing some of these tricks can help you get a home-cooked (and frugal!) meal on the table even on the busiest of days. I see my Crock-pot as an alternative to ordering out on hectic days. Doing a small amount of planning in the morning can save you money (and energy!) come mealtime. Here are a few tricks for adapting meals to your … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking Soup and Stew Recipes For Those Cold Winter Months

With the cold autumn and winter months rapidly approaching, I thought it should be my freezer cooker queen duties to share with you a few of my favorite soup recipes for this time of year. I try to make hearty soups in the winter, to fill the stomach and warm the soul. There are two tips I have learned about freezing soup. First, allow the soup to cool completely before putting it into the freezer. Second, when storing soup, use plastic microwaveable containers to freeze. This way it can go from freezer to microwave without anything in between. Typically I … Continue reading →

8 Low-Cost Recipes from Families.com Bloggers

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I hope that you have been searching the Food Blog here at Families.com for great recipes. They write great stuff! I have taken special note of the most inexpensive dishes they have shared. I have compiled some of these recipes for an easy reference. Check out these recipes for frugal meals from our Families.com Food bloggers! Macaroni with Beef and Tomatoes This recipe is for a kid-friendly comfort food that the whole family will love. In my home growing up, my mother made a similar dish that she called goulash. Goulash, though, might just be a name for any hodgepodge … Continue reading →

Less Time Cooking = More Time Working

Home-based professionals are often juggling many roles and responsibilities at once. From child care to cooking and cleaning and oh yes running our businesses, we have a lot on our plates including making sure that the family has plenty of nutritious food on their plates at meal time. Cooking is something that I enjoy very much, but I am keenly aware of just how much time goes into making many of the meals that I like to make. There must be a way that at least on some days, cooking and cleaning up can take up a little less of … Continue reading →

Warm Up With Chili

Fall is one of the best times of the year to make chili. After all, nothing beats digging into a piping hot bowl of hearty chili following a marathon leaf-raking session. Chili is also great to serve up during Sunday football tailgate parties. Regardless of where you serve this highly versatile dish, the preparation is a breeze. My favorite chili recipes are delicious, nutritious, and will help warm up the coldest autumn day. See for yourself: EASY CROCK POT CHILI Ingredients: 1 can pork and beans 1 can kidney beans 1 can pinto beans 1 can black beans 1 can … Continue reading →