Sometimes you just need quick and easy comfort food that the whole family will eat. Well this recipe is it! The ingredients are pantry staples so it is not only fast, but frugal as well! Simple Sloppy Joes 1lb Ground Beef 1 Onion 1 Green Pepper 1C Catsup (or Ketchup!) 2TBS Brown Sugar 1TBS Mustard… Keep Reading
Recipe: Pumpkin Black Bean & Beef Tamale Pie
Don’t all those pumpkin recipes that pop up in the fall intrigue you? Here is a Mexican style casserole that highlights Black Beans & Pumpkin! This smelled so fabulous the last time I cooked it that the kids kept popping into the kitchen every five minutes to ask “is it done yet?”. This recipe is… Keep Reading
Recipe: Beef or Venison Hungarian Goulash for the Crockpot
I love crockpot cooking! There is just something so satisfying about throwing a bunch of ingredients in the crockpot in the morning and then not having to worry about dinner all day long, not to mention the delicious smells that permeate the house all day either! I was introduced to Goulash when I was stationed… Keep Reading
Recipe: Fried Green Tomatoes
I’ve got green tomatoes on the vine. Although I am anxiously awaiting actual RIPE tomatoes sometimes I just can’t resist filching a couple of green ones to use immediately. One of the classic uses for Green Tomatoes is “Fried Green Tomatoes”-a staple in the south and truly simple to make. Fried Green Tomatoes Green Tomatoes… Keep Reading
Recipe: Reuben Dip & Thousand Island Dressing
This weekend we attended a backyard birthday BBQ for a good friend. It was a “bring something to share” kind of potluck event, and I wanted to make sure I didn’t bring the same Buffalo Chicken Dip, Spinach Artichoke Dip, or Deviled Eggs that I’ve done before. Then I remembered this fantastic and unusual dip… Keep Reading
Recipe: Homemade Seasoned Oven Fries
Potatoes are an inexpensive staple food that all frugal folks should have in their pantry. Use these potato wedges as a tasty and economical alternative side dish instead of your standard rice, noodles or mashed potatoes. And of course because they are baked instead of deep fried they are much more healthy for your heart… Keep Reading
Recipe: Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
I want to share with you how you can use the Homemade Hamburger/Hotdog Bun recipe I gave you last week to make cinnamon rolls. I love this recipe because you can whip up the dough in your breadmachine (breadmaker) with almost no effort! 1. Make a batch of Hamburger Bun Dough-using 1/3 C sugar instead… Keep Reading
Recipe: Homemade Hamburger / Hotdog Rolls
Have you ever considered making your own Hamburger and Hotdog Buns? With this recipe it’s inexpensive and easy! The bread machine does all the hard work-all you have to do is shape, rise & cook. I hope you enjoy this ABM (automatic bread machine) recipe! Homemade Hamburger/Hotdog Rolls 1 1/4 C Milk 1/3 C Vegetable… Keep Reading
Recipe: Soy Wasabi Salad Dressing
My family is in love with a Wasabi Soy salad dressing that I am having an increasingly difficult time finding. It used to be sold at just a single store in town, the most expensive one that I never ever shop in, except to swing by the sushi counter and pick up the dressing. Except… Keep Reading
The Great Oatmeal Experiment-Results!
So, a while back I posted my Overnight Crockpot Oatmeal recipe. To my embarrassment a bunch of readers had absolutely horrible results. Oops. So I decided to figure out what was going on. I enlisted the help of some erstwhile volunteers-Daniel, Candi and Allison*. We all started out with the original recipe: 1 cup steel… Keep Reading
