The holiday party season has ended, but we have a little while before football season is over. I have created a round up of frugal appetizers to help you save money on your Super Bowl Party. Easy and Thrifty Party Food: Fruit platters always disappear. If you want to make your fruit platter look a littleRead More
Ham and Broccoli Frittata
On Christmas morning, I decided to use our leftover Honey Glazed Ham to make a fast and easy Ham and Broccoli Frittata. When my daughter saw what I was going to do, she said, “You can’t use broccoli, broccoli isn’t a breakfast food”. When I asked her what I should use instead she said Brussels Sprouts. Seriously?Read More
Hearth and Soul Hop – Meatless Meals Edition
Welcome to another Hearth and Soul Hop, the food carnival for and about food that not only nourishes our bodies, but our souls! You can find me sharing links to entries on my Pinterest Boards. This week I am highlighting healthy, meatless meals from last week’s contributors to the Hearth and Soul Hop: Kale, BrusselRead More
Healthy Recipes for the New Year from the Gallery of Favorites
This week April and I are featuring two healthier recipes: Sugar and Spice Roasted Shrimp and Pasta Primavera with Vegetable Noodles and Vegan Alfredo Sauce. We thought these recipes would be a delicious way to start the New Year without endangering any resolutions you have made. Sugar and Spice Roasted Shrimp from Girlichef – aRead More
Asparagus Quesadillas
Last month, I accidentally bought too many tortillas and had a week of quesadilla recipes. Surprisingly my family did not get tired of quesadillas. Perhaps because they are just thankful that I cook for them and choose not to complain. No, that can’t be it. It is probably because I tried to create truly unique flavor combinations eachRead More
What to Do with Leftover Ham
Are you wondering what to do with leftover ham? Here are some of my favorite leftover ham recipes. I usually serve a ham on Christmas eve. We go to a candlelight service and then come home for dinner. The ham is easy to serve shortly after we arrive home since it is precooked and I canRead More
Peppermint Bark Popcorn
I enjoy coming up with new snack ideas for parties. I decided to modify my Peppermint Bark Chex Party Mix to make a Peppermint Bark Popcorn. I changed the quantities, but used a similar method. I also decided to use white chocolate on half of the popcorn and dark chocolate on the rest. This allows people toRead More
Festive and Fun Ideas from the Hearth and Soul Hop
Welcome to another Hearth and Soul Hop, the recipe exchange for and about food that not only nourishes our bodies, but our souls! You can find me sharing links to entries on my Pinterest Boards. Next week, the Hearth and Soul Hop will not be open as the 25th is Christmas day. The week afterRead More
Gallery of Favorites: Food Gifts
April of The 21st Century Housewife and I would like to welcome you to our weekend blog hop: Gallery of Favorites. Last week we featured cookies recipes and invited everyone to share their favorite cookie recipes in our cookie exchange. There were so many delicious submissions! These cookies would be most welcome at a cookieRead More
Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies with Chocolate Chunks
This Oatmeal Cranberry Cookie recipe has become a family favorite! You can make it with chunks of your favorite chocolate candy. Baking with Holiday Candy My oldest kids are busy with finals, so we will wait until they are done with school to make and decorate sugar cookies. But I needed a fun activity forRead More
Holiday Party Recipe Inspiration from the Hearth and Soul Hop
Welcome to another Hearth and Soul Hop, the food carnival for and about food that not only nourishes our bodies, but our souls! You can find me sharing links to entries on my Pinterest Boards. This week I am featuring recipes that would make a lovely addition to any holiday party. My highlights from visitingRead More
Chicken Salad Quesadillas
Last week after I discovered that I accidentally bought too many tortillas, I declared a quesadilla week. Why quesadillas? Because they are fast, easy, and each quesadilla uses two tortillas. I wanted my kids cooperation, so I asked them to share their ideas for variations. My daughter suggested using chicken salad and since I thinkRead More
Gallery of Favorites: Cookie Recipe Exchange
April of The 21st Century Housewife and I would like to welcome you to our Gallery of Favorites Cookie Exchange! We would love for you to join us and share your favorite cookie recipes, both past and present. However, you do not have to link a cookie recipe, feel free to share your favorite postsRead More
Italian Chicken Salad
Come on, admit it: occasionally you use Italian dressing as a marinade. We all do at some point. It is fast, easy, and delicious. If it wasn’t we wouldn’t keep doing it. As good as it is, I have found that it is a little harder for me to use up leftover chicken that has been cookedRead More
How to Make Caramel Popcorn
My kids have been after me to make homemade caramel popcorn for a while. But when my oldest son announced that he made enough popcorn for me to make caramel popcorn and left it on the counter for me, I knew that they had waited for far too long! Caramel Popcorn is actually quite easyRead More
Barbecue Chicken Quesadillas
Quesadillas are an awesome way to use up leftovers. Don’t limit yourself to traditional ingredients! For this recipe, I shredded leftover barbecue chicken and used it to create seriously delicious Barbecue Chicken Quesadillas. Melted cheese goes with everything including barbecue chicken! Have I mentioned that I love how fast and easy quesadillas are to make?Read More
How to Make Barbecued Chicken in a Pressure Cooker
Have you ever craved something that would take you hours to make? This weekend I was craving barbecued chicken, which I usually make in the slow cooker in the winter, but I didn’t want to wait 6 hours for my barbecued chicken. So I pulled out the pressure cooker and was absolutely delighted with notRead More
Spinach and Mushroom Quesadillas
This spinach and mushroom quesadillas recipe is quick and easy to make. I accidentally bought too many tortillas, so I have declared this week Quesadilla Week. Fortunately, we love quesadillas! They are fast, easy, and use melted cheese as glue. You can’t get much better than that. When we are in a hurry, I makeRead More
Bean, Rice, and Lentil Recipes – Budget Stretching Strategies
The most flexible part of my budget is groceries. You can’t cut back on the rent payment or insurance premiums, but you can make cuts in your grocery budget to stretch your budget. I would rather eat beans and rice a few more times in December than be faced with credit card bills in January.Read More
How to Cook Dried Beans – Directions for Stove Top, Slow Cooker, and Pressure Cooker
The price of canned beans has gone up over the last couple of years. Occasionally you can find a good sale or a great coupon, but most the time it is much more frugal to cook dried beans than to use a can of beans. One pound of dried black beans makes the equivalent ofRead More
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