The green beans have only come in dribs and drabs for most of the summer. However, I am finally harvesting them fast enough to serve green beans as a side dish, rather than merely using them as an ingredient in soup. I prefer to eat my veggies with just enough seasoning to highlight their naturalRead More
Roasted Eggplant Hummus
When I was at Trader Joe’s last week I noticed that they sold eggplant hummus. I just happened to have excess eggplant from my garden and this seemed like a delicious way to use it up. I picked up some tahini sauce and decided to try my hand at making homemade roasted eggplant hummus. I placedRead More
Repurposing Leftover Spaghetti Sauce
This evening, I shared my recipe for Eggplant Pizza Bites at $5 Dinners. When I make any type of pizza, I often substitute leftover spaghetti sauce for the pizza sauce. I thought I would share a few other ways that I repurpose leftover spaghetti sauce. ~ I mix together all the leftover tomato based productsRead More
Menu Plan Monday – Week of August 23rd
My son is still recovering from having his wisdom teeth out, so we are going to begin the week with soft food. Hopefully, he will feel well enough by the end of the week to eat Grilled London Broil! Monday – Carrot-Ginger Bisque from Cooking for Isaiah and Garden Salad Tuesday – Crock Pot SplitRead More
Orange Ginger Stir-Fry over Spaghetti Squash Noodles
Instead of using a gluten-free alternative to soy sauce when I make stir-frys, I sometimes decide to skip it altogether. This is one of my favorite gluten-free stir-frys and it does not require any substitutions! All of the ingredients are naturally gluten-free. I love the combination of orange, ginger, and sweet peppers in this dish. IRead More
Repurposing Leftover Rice
Instead of making rice multiple times through out the week, I make one large batch. I am usually pretty good about matching the amount I make with the amount we will need, but occasionally I end up with excess rice. Below are a few ways we use up leftover rice: ~ Leftover rice is theRead More
Alternative to Oil Cooking Spray
Ounce for ounce oil from spray cans is more expensive than much higher quality oils. I prefer to splash a little oil in a pan and then use a basting brush to thoroughly coat the dish with oil: It only takes a second. I have found that silicone basting brushes are easier to clean upRead More
Spicy Sesame Stir-Fry
Stir-frys are perfect for using up the the bits and pieces from my refrigerator and garden. I have given the measurements that I used, but the amounts were driven by the fact that I had a handful of early green beans, a handful of peas from plants that will not give up, 1/2 of aRead More
Menu Plan – Week of August 16th
This is going to be a crazy week. My oldest child is turning 20! My husband will be doing his annual training with the reserves. Fortunately he will be doing it at our local base, but his hours will be erratic. And my oldest son is having his wisdom teeth removed, so I am planningRead More
Broiled Cherry Tomatoes
We are harvesting several cups of cherry tomatoes every day. A couple of Early Girls are ripening each day and it won’t be long before we pick our first Roma tomatoes. When we are over run with Early Girls and Romas, I make and can spaghetti sauce and salsa. I freeze a lot of ourRead More
Garden Party Cupcakes
When I was at the grocery store my 3 year old pointed out a turtle cake and told me we “needed to get it for my birthday”. As much as I would have liked to indulge my toddler, I couldn’t. Several of us are gluten intolerant, plus grocery store frosting doesn’t taste very good. HoweverRead More
Menu Plan – Week of August 9th
When I made last week’s menu plan I forgot that my husband was going to be on travel most of the week. I also quite conveniently forgot that I was celebrating a birthday. So meals were shifted around and some were pushed back into this week, like Southwest Steak Salad with Honey Lime Dressing. ThisRead More
Herb Roasted New Potatoes
After digging up potatoes and onions this afternoon, I decided I could not wait until the weekend to roast the new potatoes. If you grow your own herbs this recipe can be made almost entirely from the garden. I don’t grow my own olives, so I used store bought olive oil. I intended to serveRead More
Marshmallow Mixed Berry Pie
This Marshmallow Mixed Berry Pie recipe takes a little bit of time to create, but the effort will be greatly appreciated by your Little Bear! My youngest son formerly spent a large portion of each day pretending to be Little Bear. For many months he even called me Mother Bear instead of mommy. He oftenRead More
Menu Plan – Week of August 2nd
This week I am trying three new recipes: Double Bean Stuffed Bell Peppers, Paella with Tomatoes , and Summer Pesto Pizza . Each of theses recipes calls for ingredients that I have growing in abundance in my garden right now. So these recipes are win – win. I get to experiment while saving money on groceries. Monday –Read More
Using Leftover Taco Meat to Make Enchiladas
Last week I had a mixture of seasoned hamburger and black beans leftover from Taco Salad that I used as a base to make enchiladas. If you are starting from scratch, I would suggest browning 1/2 pound of hamburger, then add 1 cup of cooked beans and 1 tablespoon of your favorite taco seasoning. MakingRead More
Cowgirl Caviar
Black-eyed peas are usually associated with Hoppin’ John, which is a traditional New Year’s Day meal in the South. On the first day of the year, you eat “poor”, so that you may eat “well” the rest of the year. However, black-eyed peas are so delicious and nutritious that I don’t think they should beRead More
Dinner Menu Plan – Week of July 26th
We survived eating salads every night last week. The lettuce plants are still producing, but at a much slower rate, so salads will show up a little less frequently on our menu. Many other vegetables are reaching maturity and are making their way into our meals providing us with much desired diversity! In the pastRead More
Taco Salad
This salad, even with all of my alterations, reminds me of my childhood. My grandmother knew it was one of my favorites and made it whenever I visited her. My grandmother’s recipe is always a hit. The only thing I don’t like about it is that any uneaten salad will wilt. I don’t like toRead More
Southwest Steak Salad with Honey Lime Dressing
This week I will be sharing a salad recipe each evening. I don’t want you to think I have reformed and am going to get all healthy on you; this week of salads is one of necessity. All of my lettuce is getting ready to go to seed, as is my Swiss chard, so IRead More
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