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Simple Weeknight Meals

It’s Monday morning, do you know what you are making for dinner this week? If you are short on time and money, then consider the following quick, easy and affordable recipes that can be on the table in less than an hour: BAKED CHICKEN STRIPS Ingredients: 1 box seasoned croutons, crushed 1 cup Grated Parmesan cheese 1 tablespoon dried parsley 1 teaspoon garlic salt 4 egg whites, beaten 1/4 cup water 4 boneless chicken breasts, cut in strips Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix croutons, Parmesan cheese, parsley, and garlic salt. In a separate bowl whisk the egg whites … Continue reading →

My Family’s Favorite All-in-One Meal

Yesterday I told you about a rare event in my home—having extra ground beef in the refrigerator. It came in very handy in preparing a number of easy and affordable all-in-one meals. Not only did I have enough meat to make the Beef and Asparagus Pasta Toss and the Sloppy Joes on Wheels I also had a pound leftover to make one of my family’s favorite Sunday night dinners—-Easy Meatballs, Vegetables and Pasta. (Don’t let the name fool you—-they are more like meat squares than balls.) Only this week our favorite Sunday meal will be served on Monday, as we … Continue reading →

Simple and Tasty Ways to Use Extra Ground Beef

Ordinarily there is nothing remotely close to “extra” ground beef anywhere near my kitchen, but since I committed to making Spicy Sloppy Joes (among other dishes) to take to a football viewing party tomorrow I happened to have a few extra pounds of beef in my refrigerator. As such I was able to prepare two tasty and affordable one-dish meals to feed my family this weekend. (Both can be modified to feed more than four people.) Two other perks of these dishes are their simplicity (all of the ingredients are kid-friendly and take less than 30 minutes to prepare) and … Continue reading →

Shopping List and Tidbits for August 21 to the 24

This is the food blog’s week in review. Rather than simply linking and describing the recipes or other interesting tidbits that we have here, this is a shopping list for the week’s recipes. It is divided into staples–things that are called for but that you likely keep on hand, recipe ingredients–things that you need to buy, and tidbits–those interesting items that belong in food but don’t qualify as recipes! Also a big thanks to Mary Ann who is giving us excellent tips on choosing all of our produce! Staples: baking powder brown sugar butter eggs flour milk powdered sugar salt … Continue reading →

Two Speedy Ground Beef Suppers for Busy Weekday Nights

That’s right folks. Just around the corner are those ominous three words: back to school. The lazy days of summer are pretty much gone and with that means that week night dinners need to be quick and easy. Here are two ground beef recipes that will be quick to prepare, quick to serve and will have your kids asking for more. (Which in my book is always the sign of a perfect meal.) Nacho Cheesy Crock Pot Sloppy Joes Combine this easy weeknight supper with a salad and some baked potatoes. Since it goes in the crock pot, it’s a … Continue reading →