So during the school year we travel an hour, each way, to dance classes 3 days a week. That means after school we immediately get in a car and head out. Even now during the summer we are still heading out 2 days a week. So, I need meals that are quick, easy and can…
Spaghetti Pie
My family loves Spaghetti Pie but this is not the normal recipe we use. Being on a strict budget after vacation at the beginning of the month I did not have any ricotta cheese in the house and trying to finish out my “No Buy July” (except for fresh fruits and vegetables) I had to…
Chicken Francese – Rachel Ray
We had chicken thawing in the fridge and not very much else on the cupboard shelves. I started searching for recipes and found in Every Day with Rachel Ray a recipe for Chicken or Fish Francese-wiches. Well, I did not have bread, arugula, paprika, lemons or tomatoes but being adventurous as I am decided to…
Blueberry Pancakes – Trisha Yearwood’s Recipe
We love breakfast for dinner. I like making breakfast for dinner because it is generally a quick easy meal. With the heat index on the rise a short time having the stove on makes me much happier the rest of the evening. We are still living on limited resources this month so I had sour…
Turkish Meat Pie
My family LOVES food with lots of flavor and trying new and interesting things. When I saw this recipe on Pinterest, Turskish Meat Pies at Jocooks.com, I knew they would love it. My son especially loves trying “real” ethnic cuisine. Of course we are on a strict budget this month. You know those months where…
Marinated Cucumbers and Onions
It has been hot here. I know hot is a relative term but 85-95 degrees with 85%+ humidity makes us not very hungry at all. We have gone to the beach 7 of the last 8 days to escape the heat a bit. This is one of our favorite easy summer side dishes. It is…
Philly Cheese Hot Dogs
This month we are on the eat cheaply plan. We recently went on vacation and have tons of fun things planned for the month but it leaves little cash for groceries. As a stay-at-home mom I am trying to make my budget stretch as far as possible. Recently they had $.99 hot dogs on sale…
Italian Sausage Skillet Dinner
This is another one of those recipes that I started with what I could find on-line and then ventured off into unknown territory as I was missing some of the ingredients in the original recipe from Pillsbury.com for Skillet Lasagna. This was again a dinner for my family to eat on-the-go. It traveled well although…
Italian Cheese and Shells – Betty Crocker
Yes this really is boxed Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper Italian Cheese and Shells. We returned home from vacation the other night and I had almost nothing in my cupboards for dinner. My children took out what they thought was ground beef from the freezer. Well, it was ground country pork sausage! Several people I know…
Baked Boneless Pork Chops
First off this is a horrible picture for such a delicious dish. For some reason my camera refused to focus well and the dish is mostly beige so it was really hard to get everything in focus especially against my white plates. But, other than being a beige dish this was actually a really delicious…
French Fry Dip – Garlic
I needed something new to add to our dinner tonight and was running out of time to get a “new” dish on the table. We were having hamburgers with french fries (not at all creative tonight). My kids love French Fries but they are not always my favorite. I decided to see if I could…
Buffalo Chicken Pizza
I thought once school ended things would slow down and we would have leisurely dinners in the evening on the patio under little umbrella lights. Who was I kidding? I think things are busier than ever. I am still having to create dinners to go at least once a week. We are spending a great…
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