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
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
Turkey and Rice Soup
I use leftover turkey in many recipes, but my absolute favorite, must-make-every-single-year leftover turkey recipe is Turkey and Rice Soup. This soup is so frugal to make with Thanksgiving leftovers, but that is not why I make it. I make this soup because it is the embodiment of comfort food. We often get our firstRead More
Rice Lasagna
This Rice Lasagna recipe is inspired by a dish a friend made for my family. She knew that most of us could not eat gluten, so she made lasagna and replaced the noodle layers with layers of rice. It was delicious! The next time I had leftover rice and leftover spaghetti sauce, I knew IRead More
Hearty Vegetarian Soups
I have had several requests for hearty vegetarian soups. With that in mind, I created this delicious Ginger, Sweet Potato and Bean Soup recipe. It is a very filling soup. It also comes together quickly and is inexpensive to make. More Hearty Vegetarian Soup Recipes: Vegetarian Stew Tortellini Soup Spicy Lentil Soup Radish Leaf SoupRead More
Chicken and Summer Squash
Last week I attended the Savvy Blogging Summit and was away from home for 4 days. After 4 days of shifting on their own for meals, my husband and kids were all eager for me to cook dinner for them. I really wanted to accommodate them, and made plans to make Garlic chicken and Sauteed Squash. ButRead More
Avocado Pasta with Chicken
I received such a wonderful reaction from my children to my Sonoma Chicken and Pasta recipe (which included artichoke hearts and olives) that I decided to try another “grown up” pasta dish. Since my oldest son’s reaction to dairy has intensified, I have been avoiding my Alfredo Sauce, but I must admit to missing theRead More
Sonoma Chicken and Pasta
Since the pickiest kids EVER have started artichoke hearts and olives on their pizzas , I have been looking for more ways to incorporate them in recipes. This recipe was inspired by a chicken salad recipe that I saw at a local deli. I decided to add the chicken, artichokes and olives to a tomatoRead More
Grilled Honey-Lime Chicken
When 96 degrees feels cool, you know you are experiencing a hot summer! It has been too hot to cook inside, so we have been grilling a lot of our dinners. When we have our act together (which doesn’t happen that often) we batch grill several pounds of meat at a time and then useRead More
Hummus Crusted Salmon
This hummus crusted salmon recipe is a quick and easy way to put dinner on the table! I know I mention this in every single article I write about fish, but fish has been an acquired taste for me. I just read through my fish recipes and it is interesting to see the progression fromRead More
Steak and Artichoke Frittata
Confession: Sometimes I want my recipes to seem like I put a little effort into them even though I don’t really want to work very hard. That is when I turn to Frittatas. They are fast and easy, but they still have the wow factor, especially if you add unexpected ingredients like artichoke hearts. WhenRead More
Lemon Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli
I am sharing my Lemon Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli recipe at $5 Dinners. This recipe is fast, easy, and flexible. Although I prefer to eat it while it is hot, it is also good served at room temperature or chilled. Lemon Pasta is easy to adapt to just about any guest’s dietary needs. ItRead More
Southwestern Quinoa Salad
This Southwestern Quinoa Salad recipe is delicious served warm or chilled! Just when you thought it was safe to come back…I have another quinoa recipe. If I were smart, I would have spread all these quinoa recipes out over a couple of months. But why stop with torturing my family… Seriously, my husband and kidsRead More
Chicken and Artichoke Pizza with Mushrooms and Olives
For those of you who have picky children, take heart! Most of the ingredients, including the mushrooms and olives, were suggested by formerly picky eaters. I’m talking seriously picky eaters! So picky, I could count the foods they would eat on my hands. So picky that I packed a cooler of food they would eatRead More
Broiled Catfish with Artichokes and Tomatoes
It has taken me a while to appreciate fish, but I have come to love mild fish like Catfish and Mahi Mahi and I’m learning to enjoy more flavorful fish like Salmon. There is one thing I have always liked about fish: You can cook it in under 10 minutes in the broiler. Fish isRead More
Black Bean Salad with Tomatoes and Avocado
This is my fast and easy “oops I forgot to start dinner and now my starving family is looking at me expectantly” recipe. This salad comes together in under 10 minutes. The combination of beans and avocado make it quite filling despite the fact that it is a meatless dish. It is also a very flexibleRead More
Corned Beef and Cabbage Casserole
Corned Beef and Cabbage Casserole with Mashed Potato Crust Every year, I make Corned Beef, Potatoes, and Cabbage for my husband. And every year, I am left with some leftover corned beef. I usually just make corned beef sandwiches for my husband, but this year I was inspired by Aunt B on a Budget toRead More
Lemon Basil Catfish
After last week’s success with Pecan Crusted Ruffy, I was excited to try another fish recipe experiment on my family. I decided to try a “sweet” marinade, while sticking to some of the traditional fish flavors.They were completely not expecting a sweet note with fish, so I caught them all by surprise. However, they allRead More
Pecan Crusted Roughy
I’m afraid that every week I am going to have a “this is what I really made” post. When I posted my menu plan, I intended to make Herb Crusted Cod, but I didn’t check my pantry very well before I made my menu plan. Then when I set out to make dinner I discoveredRead More
