Naturally Frugal Living
Last week I attended the Savvy Blogging Summit and was away from home for 4 days. After 4 days of shifting on their own for meals, my husband and kids were all eager for me to cook dinner for them. I really wanted to accommodate them, and made plans to make Garlic chicken and Sauteed Squash. But [...]
I received such a wonderful reaction from my children to my Sonoma Chicken and Pasta recipe (which included artichoke hearts and olives) that I decided to try another “grown up” pasta dish. Since my oldest son’s reaction to dairy has intensified, I have been avoiding my Alfredo Sauce, but I must admit to missing the [...]
My husband is always happy to help out with dinner by grilling. Unfortunately, his job requires him to work quite late Monday through Friday. I already push dinner back to an unreasonably late hour so that we can eat together as a family, if I waited for him to grill we wouldn’t eat until bed [...]
When 96 degrees feels cool, you know you are experiencing a hot summer! It has been too hot to cook inside, so we have been grilling a lot of our dinners. When we have our act together (which doesn’t happen that often) we batch grill several pounds of meat at a time and then use [...]
After making my Cilantro-Lime Chicken Casserole, I wondered if there was a way to make it with fewer dishes, especially since I didn’t have any leftover rice and had to cook rice as well. Then I remembered I had an oven safe skillet with a lid, so I decided to cook the dish entirely in [...]
Today I am sharing my recipe for Cilantro-Lime Chicken Casserole at $5 Dinners. I set out to make a different casserole, but I was missing some ingredients and then my spontaneous side took over and the only thing that was the same from the original recipe was that they both contained chicken. I wish I [...]
I am sharing my Lemon Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli recipe at $5 Dinners. This recipe is fast, easy, and flexible. Although I prefer to eat it while it is hot, it is also good served at room temperature or chilled. Lemon Pasta is easy to adapt to just about any guest’s dietary needs. It [...]
This is a fast and easy recipe to make in bulk for either a party or to freeze and use as a base for a simple dinner on busy nights. If I use this recipe for dinners, it makes enough for 3 meals for my family of 5. The flavor of the honey mustard marinade comes through the pretzel crust, [...]
During this hectic time of year it is important for me to plan easy recipes to fall back on. This simple recipe comes together quickly and is a lower fat alternative to Chicken Parmesan: no frying or breading! This is a one pan meal, which is nice when it comes time to clean up. I keep the [...]
