Daylight Savings Time is not welcomed as much by my family as it is by the rest of the country. You see, the more sunlight I have, the longer I spend outside in the garden, which means that dinner is served a little later each day until the summer solstice and then it slowly returnsRead More
Making Do and Doing Without: Getting the Most Out of Your Blender
Smoothies are my favorite breakfast food. It is not a big surprise that I have looked rather longingly at the Bullet and other smoothie makers. I had been making smoothies in my blender, but I liked the take and go ease of the smoothie makers. As you can see in the picture above, cupboard spaceRead More
Chicken Alfredo Pizza with Broccoli
This Chicken Alfredo Pizza with Broccoli recipe is a delicious way to use up leftover chicken. This Chicken Alfredo Pizza recipe is my favorite way to use up leftover Alfredo Sauce, but I have no problem whipping up a batch of Alfredo sauce just to make this pizza. I used my Homemade Pizza Dough recipe toRead More
Slightly Healthier Gluten-Free Garlic and Herb Pizza Crust
Tonight when I made Chicken Alfredo Pizza with Broccoli, I used a slightly healthier version of my Garlic and Herb Pizza Crust. I replaced some of the white rice flour with brown rice flour and reduced the oil to 1 tablespoon. I also made it from memory and did something wrong, but it is aRead More
Real Food Deals – Devote Your Grocery Budget to FOOD!
I have had an opportunity to view many grocery store purchases while browsing the web. One thing I find interesting is that many people include paper goods and cleaning products in their grocery budget. When I say I spend $100.00 a week on groceries, I mean I spend $100.00 on FOOD, usually just ingredients withRead More
Steak and Asparagus Frittata and Pasta Alfredo with Asparagus
Today, as part of breakfast week at $5 Dinners, I shared my Steak and Asparagus Frittata Recipe.You will want to check out all of the delicious breakfast recipes, like Erin’s recipe for Cinnamon Walnut Quinoa with Raisins. You can find more breakfast recipes in Erin’s latest book The $5 Dinner Mom Breakfast and Lunch Cookbook.Read More
2 Different Almond Cookie Recipes
Today, my youngest child said, “Let’s recipe”. So recipe we did. We made 2 batches of almond cookies so we could taste test them and decide which were our favorites. After much deliberation, we have agreed to disagree on which were the best. I liked the eggless almond cookies which are sweetened with coconut palmRead More
Making Do and Doing Without
Last week Sheila from To Love, Honor, and Vacuum tweeted the question “could you stop shopping for a year?” and included a link to I’ve Got Enough Stuff. The article takes a humorous approach to our over consumption while asking a serious question: Do you have too much stuff? I tweeted back to @SheilaGregoire thatRead More
Strawberry and Spinach Egg Puffs
Last week on $5 Dollar Dinners, I explained that my recipes are occasionally inspired by my children’s interests. I shared how my kids like Lord of the Rings and pretend that my Stuffed Cabbage with Turkey and Brown Rice is made by elves since it is a food item wrapped in a leaf. This generated some discussionRead More
Real Food Deals – The Grow It Yourself Edition
Troy, from I Refuse to Recede, shared a post on how to start an herb garden yesterday. Growing your own herbs, fruits, and vegetables is a great way to enjoy real food, for less. As Tami, from Butter My Kitchen, pointed out in the comments, even buying small potted herbs saves money over buying fresh cutRead More
How to Make Self Rising Flour, Baking Powder, and a Substitute for Whipping Cream
On Saturday, Vickie shared a recipe for biscuits that only required 2 ingredients: self-rising flour and whipping cream. I really wanted to try them, but I didn’t have self-rising flour and I definitely didn’t want to go out in the snow to get it, so I decided to make my own self-rising flour. Don’tRead More
Starting Your Own Herb Garden
Troy, from I Refuse to Recede and DTL Herbs LTD, is sharing tips for starting an herb garden with us today. Thinking of starting an herb garden? Herbs have been a part of our lives for as long as recorded history. Early medicine was based almost entirely on herbs, and many of the compounds fromRead More
Sloppy Joe Pie
Tami, from Butter My Kitchen, is sharing a delicious recipe with us today. Hi everyone, I’m Tami from Butter my Kitchen, and I am honored that Alea asked me to do a guest post for her. I ‘met’ Alea last year in the blogosphere leaving comments on each other’s blogs. She has always left kindRead More
Biscuits and Chocolate Gravy
Here is a recipe for biscuits that only require 2 ingredients and is topped with chocolate gravy from my friend Vickie! I got married to my husband at a very young age and without the knowledge of how to cook. Oh, I knew the basics –how to scramble some eggs, make a pancake, etc. butRead More
Sweet Jalapeño Corn Casserole
Elsa from Elsa’s Cooking Diary is sharing one of her incredibly flavorful recipes with us today. I must confess, I’ve never eaten corn casserole before. Nope, not even once. I know! Crazy! 🙂 For some unknown reason, I randomly decided that I needed to make a corn casserole to go with dinner. I searched forRead More
Frugal Fun Tip: Turn a Kiddie Pool into a Sand Box with a Cover
My friend, Shana, often shares pictures of her adorable little boy, Blaze. In one of those pictures I saw what I thought was a brilliant, beyond brilliant idea and asked her to share it with you, as well as a little bit about herself. This last week here in GA we have had some beautifulRead More
Stuffed Cabbage with Turkey and Brown Rice
My recipe for Stuffed Cabbage with Turkey and Brown Rice was featured on $5 Dinners yesterday.There are probably a few of you who are wondering how I get my children to eat their dinner wrapped in a leaf. You can read how I accomplish this feat at $5 Dinners and also learn how I use theRead More
The Benefits of a Raw Dairy Club
In the following article, Alex, from A Moderate Life, shares the benefits of a Raw Dairy Club and explains how it operates. Thinking about joining a raw dairy club? Here’s the scoop on ours! Alea asked me to do a guest post for her lovely blog and I was thrilled to be ableRead More
Real Food Deals – The Make it from Scratch Edition!
I debated whether or not to pop back in from my blogging break to do a Real Food Deals post. The deciding factor was my grocery bill this week! I bought some convenience items, packaged versions of things I would normally make from scratch. I didn’t buy a lot, just enough to cover 2 dinnersRead More
How to Save Money on Food at Ethnic Markets
You might assume smaller markets mean higher prices, but that is not the case. Here’s how to save money on food at ethnic markets. A trip to an ethnic supermarket is always an adventure. I know every time I enter one that not only will I find some great food bargains, but I’ll also getRead More
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