This is an old-time recipe just updated to cook in the slow cooker. The best part is that the ingredients are still fairly inexpensive today. I bought a 10 lb. bag of potatoes on sale for $2.49, a bag of carrots for $.79, a bag of Quorn $2.50 and a can of tomato paste for…
Month: November 2015
Slow Cooker Quinoa Southwest Casserole
My kids are fairly fearless tasters of new foods. People often think I have some miracle cure because my son is Autistic and many people with Autism have food aversions or a small list of foods that they will eat. I am not talking about the children and adults with Severe Food Aversions which affects…
Pasta Carbonara
The word “healthy” is bothering me lately. It is blazoned across every post and recipe I read lately. It doesn’t matter if it has butter, cheese and cream in it they call it healthy. It may be “healthier” than another version of the same recipe but that does not make it healthy. Can food be…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Originally posted on What's for Dinner Moms?:
No, my calendar has not lost a few days. We decided to celebrate with our traditional Thanksgiving dinner a bit ahead of time this year so that when Thanksgiving day rolls around we can spend the day together doing all the things we really are thankful for…
Ground Beef Lo Mein
The temperatures are finally getting cooler here. The other morning it was 39 degrees even with the sun shining. Today we are starting the time of year with little to no sun. We are looking for comfort food and pasta does that for most of my family. I am not a fan of red sauce…
Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Spinach, Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Cheese
Thanksgiving is coming up and I am trying to get all our shopping done on a budget. I have been scouring ads and comparing prices. Today we picked up the turkey because they were 50% off at one store ($.52 a pound). I used to get a much better deal but this seems like the…
Shrimp Po-Boys
We have been eating quite a bit of shrimp and fish lately. Still trying to stick to the mostly vegetarian diet while still eating fish and seafood, and dairy. I noticed today our milk consumption is slowly dropping as I am sure our cheese consumption will slowly start to go down to as we slowly…
Slow Cooker Tomato Basil Bisque
This past weekend was our one weekend home for the month. It means we try to cram everything we want to do at home into one weekend. We pounded chicken down, poached a few breasts for casseroles and cut others into tenders all for freezing. Then there is the house cleaning. The one billion and…
Chicken Fajita Pizza
I love my small kitchen appliances. I can’t believe that so many people stick them in their cupboards and never let them see the light of day. As you know I LOVE my slow cooker. Put some ingredients in the bowl in the morning and at dinner time you have a meal! How easy is…
Five Easy and Heart Warming Casseroles
Spaghetti Pizza Casserole (click for link to recipe) Casseroles are a huge part of my family cooking. I love that I can make a dish during my “free” time and it is all ready to cook when I am ready to bake it. These casseroles can be made up to a day ahead of time,…
Beer Battered Fish and Chips
My kids love having food from different countries. When I first mentioned making Fish and Chips the first thing they asked me to do was to get Malt Vinegar for the chips (fries). To make this dish a bit healthier, and I mean just a little bit, I made oven fries rather than deep-frying them…
Make Your Own Subs – What We Have When We Have No Time for Dinner
My kids say I am cheap. I prefer frugal. Cheap implies scrimping beyond comfort levels that I will not cross. I have read stories of people separating 2 ply toilet paper into two rolls to save money or stuffing their pockets with ketchup, soy packets, salt and pepper when they visit restaurants. No, I will…
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