My daughter’s friend shared the idea of using granola bars to make a pie crust with my daughter. It is an easy alternative to making a graham cracker pie crust or a cookie pie crust and it only uses 2 ingredients: crunchy granola bars and butter. Granola Bar Pie Crust Recipe Yield: 1 – 9in. pieRead More
Chicken and Mango Salad with Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing
I enjoy our cool evening weather and have a hard time coming in from the garden to make dinner. So I usually bring a bowl of greens with me when I finally come in and throw together a salad. The inspiration for this salad was a great sale on mangoes and limes at our localRead More
How to Freeze Lemon and Lime Juice with Zest
Every once in a while limes go on sale in my area for .07 cents each and occasionally I can buy 8 lemons for a dollar. When they go on sale I cannot resist buying them in bulk. I used to panic that I would not be able to use them all before they wentRead More
I’m Sharing My Recipe for Turtle Brownies at Real Life Living Today
What do you do when you have leftover caramel sauce? Well, you can use it as apple dip. But there is another option: Turtle Brownies! I made the brownie batter a little less sweet so it contrasts nicely with the caramel. You can find the recipe for these brownies at Real Life Living today. BecauseRead More
Kohlrabi: B List Veggie?
When I brought Kohlrabi in from the garden yesterday my daughter asked what it was. When I told her it was kohlrabi she said, “Oh yes, that cabbage turnip plant. With a combination like that I don’t know why I don’t remember what it is…that combination almost rivals peanut butter and chocolate”. Yes, I doRead More
Southwest Chicken Frittata
Now that the weather has warmed up, I spend every morning I have a chance riding my horse. I am anxious to get outside, so I don’t want to spend a lot of time cooking breakfast. Occasionally I have skipped breakfast in my rush, but I always regret it when I do. So I haveRead More
Easy Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
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
Southwestern Spaghetti Pie and Uses for Leftover Pasta
I’m sharing my recipe for Southwestern Spaghetti Pie at $5 Dinners tonight. My Southwestern Spaghetti Pie recipe was born of a desire to not waste leftovers. At the end of the week when I clean out the fridge I often have mix matched ingredients. Leftover noodles, but no sauce. Leftover taco meat, but no tortillas.Read More
How to Make Italian Seasoning
This evening I wanted to make lasagna, but before I could make lasagna, I needed to make Spaghetti Sauce. And before I could make Spaghetti Sauce I had to make Italian Seasoning… Making your own seasoning mixes allows you to tailor them to your tastes. It also gives you control over the quality and savesRead More
4 Ingredient Coconut Macaroons
My children love these chewy coconut macaroon cookies! They are easy to make and since they only have 4 ingredients they come together quickly, but they need to bake for about 25 minutes. Pretty soon it will be too warm to make these cookies, so I made several batches while we are still experiencing cool weather andRead More
Barbecued Boneless Ribs and Barbecue Sauce
The grill is officially open! I prefer barbecuing boneless ribs to ribs with bones for a couple of reasons. First, I do not like eating foods with my fingers (I don’t even eat corn on the cob or pizza with my fingers). Without the bone in the way I can easily use a fork andRead More
Menu Plan – Week of May 16th
I haven’t shared a menu plan in months. Our schedule has been crazy busy since January and I have just been winging it based on who is home and how much time I have to prepare dinner. Last week my two oldest children finished their finals and most of their after school activities are complete.Read More
I Shared My Easy Broccoli and Beef Recipe at $5 Dinners
The platform I use to publish my blog has been in read only mode for several days, so I am just now able to let you know that I shared my Easy Broccoli and Beef Recipe at $5 Dinners on Tuesday evening. I have always liked Beef and Broccoli, but rarely made it because thereRead More
Homemade French Vanilla Creamer
If you want to know why we drink lots of coffee with French Vanilla Creamer, keep reading. If you are looking for my Homemade French Vanilla Coffee Creamer recipe, scroll to the bottom of this post. Instead of telling you about Mother’s Day, I thought I would tell you about the day before Mother’s Day.Read More
Bourbon Chicken
Saturday is Derby Day. My daughter became fascinated with horse racing when she was only seven years old. The stable where she took lessons also trained jockeys. She was so interested in horse racing that we took her to Del Mar to watch the Breeder’s Cup for her 8th birthday. When Patricia found out thatRead 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
I’m Sharing My Enchilada Stuffed Pasta Shells Recipe at $5 Dinners
Enchilada Stuffed Pasta Shells is one of my husband’s favorite dishes. It is also one of my favorite meals to take to when a friend needs a meal. fortunately, this recipe makes enough for two 13 x 9 pans, so I can feed my family as well as take one to a friend. You canRead More
I’m Sharing My Spinach and Potato Frittata Recipe at A Cook’s Quest Today
I am sharing my recipe for Spinach and Potato Frittata at A Cook’s Quest today. This is a frugal, yet elegant dish for any meal of the day. While you are visiting A Cook’s Quest, I hope you will take time to peek at some of the wonderful recipes including: Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole –Read More
Sautéed Broccoli
I often wonder if I should share such easy recipes. Everybody knows how to sauté vegetables right? I didn’t until I was in my early twenties. While my mother did serve fresh salads with dinner, she usually just heated canned vegetables. So I was under the impression that I wasn’t very fond of vegetables. TheRead More
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