This is a quick and easy spaghetti sauce recipe that can be made with pantry staples. In the summer when I have plenty of tomatoes I enjoy making spaghetti sauce from scratch, but when fresh tomatoes are scarce I make this easy recipe using canned tomato sauce and pantry spices. It is the spices thatRead More
Homemade French Vanilla Creamer
This quick and easy French Vanilla Coffee Creamer recipe can be made at home with only 3 ingredients. Even better? It only takes 2 minutes! Keep reading if you want to know why we drink lots of coffee with French Vanilla Creamer. Instead of telling you about Mother’s Day, I thought I would tell youRead More
Fresh Salsa Recipe
My family fell in love with the fresh salsa at Baja Fresh. They were always trying to get me to make it, but I resisted because I couldn’t match that exact fresh salsa recipe. Then I realized my family didn’t care if it tasted exactly the same as the restaurant’s recipe, they just wanted freshRead More
Chicken and Greens with Tortellini
This Chicken and Greens with Tortellini Recipe is an easy one dish dinner. Yesterday I had a craving for greens cooked in bacon drippings. I blame the craving on listening to country music while gardening. I had planned to serve a Strawberry Spinach Salad and Tortellini with Alfredo Sauce, but I couldn’t get over myRead More
Chili Pasta Bake
This hearty chili pasta bake recipe is a family favorite! Last week when I made Chili Stuffed Potatoes, I made a double batch of chili. Instead of serving the leftovers for lunch, I repurposed the leftover chili to make a Chili Pasta Bake and it was a hit with my entire family. This Chili PastaRead More
Roasted Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts
Dinner time has been unusually hectic the last couple of months. My oldest two children have many late afternoon and evening activities. Three nights out of the school week I arrive home at 6:50. I don’t have time to cook dinner, but I definitely don’t want my kids eating fast foods. I apply some ofRead More
Chili Stuffed Baked Potatoes
This Chili Stuffed Baked Potatoes Recipe is a delicious way to serve chili! I know most of you are enjoying lovely weather, but it is rather cold at my place. After we come in from blanketing horses, draining hoses, and covering plants to protect them from the freezing temperatures, we need something hearty to warm usRead More
Mexican Lasagna
This Mexican lasagne recipe is a lively twist on traditional lasagna recipes! Lasagna is one of those meals that is almost impossible to make without compromising your food budget for the week. Even vegetarian versions are expensive because the cheeses are just so pricey. Last week I had a revelation…my kids don’t like those expensiveRead More
Orange Roughy in Ginger Teriyaki Sauce
I hate to admit this, but I am not that fond of fish. I know it is good for me and I should eat more but I would rather just pop a few fish oil pills. My husband, however, loves fish, and could eat it every night for dinner and for lunch and even breakfast too. IRead More
Blackberry Egg Puffs Made in a Muffin Pan
I love questions and comments; they inspire me. My friend Christy, from Frugality and Crunchiness with Christy, asked me if egg puffs could be made in muffin pans. I didn’t know the answer because I usually make my egg puffs in ramekins, but occasionally make them in oven-safe coffee cups. However, I was determined toRead More
How to Make Your Own Oat Flour in a Blender
The longer you have been doing something, the more likely you are to do it on autopilot. When I was a manager, I used to have the second newest person train the newest person because she/he was the person that was most likely to still think about each step and remember to pass on ALLRead More
Chicken Alfredo Pizza with Broccoli
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 Slightly Healthier Gluten Free Garlic and Herb Pizza Dough recipe to make the crust for this pizza. Use your favoriteRead 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
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
Pumpkin Spice Egg Puffs
Since my 3 year old announced that my Sweet Potato Egg Puffs were his favorite muffins, I have looked at egg puffs in a whole new light. He is right; they are light and fluffy like muffins, but they have very little flour and sugar, making them a healthier alternative. They also come together veryRead More
There Must Be 50 Ways to Frost a Brownie
I have been quite busy lately and feel like I am being pulled in many different directions. My coping mechanism is brownies with frosting. Many years of stress have led me to perfect several different frostings. I have shared these recipes before (I have even reduced the Mocha Fudge frosting to 140 characters and tweetedRead More
How to Make Perfect Fluffy Scrambled Eggs
My kids and I love breakfast for dinner. When my husband has to travel, I always make scrambled eggs the first evening he is gone. The kids and I feel like wild rule breakers eating breakfast for dinner. When he is deployed, I make scrambled eggs once a week for dinner – we never getRead More
Turkey and Rice Casserole
Tonight I shared one of my recipes to use up leftover turkey at $5 Dinners: Curried Turkey Salad. It is just one of the ways that I will be using our leftover turkey after Thanksgiving. I will also use the leftover turkey in Tuscan Turkey Soup and use it make Turkey and Rice Soup, but myRead More
Wild Rice Stuffing and How to Make Croutons
Like many other people, I will be sharing Thanksgiving with people with varying dietary needs. Sitting at my Thanksgiving table will be 3 people who are gluten intolerant, 1 vegetarian, 1 person who is lactose intolerant, and 2 people with high cholesterol. Since I create a Thanksgiving buffet, I can easily make several dishes thatRead More
