Summer Squash Pasta Salad is a delightful dish, full of flavor and color! This recipe is the perfect summer meal. Take it to the next level with some grilled chicken! A most delicious pasta dish! How to Make Summer Squash Pasta Salad In medium saucepan, cook pasta noodles according to package instructions. Drain and rinse with cool water (if you wish to serve this … [Read more...]
Summer Side Salad
A nutritious and delicious summer side salad...or lunch! There are many great colors, textures and flavors in this dish. I set out to use up some of my corn...then threw in the FIRST tomato from my garden (more on that tomorrow!), then a cucumber that was on sale last week and needed to be used up...plus some chickpeas, parsley from the garden and a vinaigrette … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Black Beans and Rice
I {heart} rice and beans! Mostly because they make SUCH cheap meals! Even larger families or families with older children could make a meal with rice and beans that's less than $5! I encourage everyone to incroporate a rice and beans...or other vegetarian style meal into their weekly meal plan. Just an easy way to save a few bucks each week! I {heart} my slow … [Read more...]
Grilled Salmon
Well kids...when FRESH salmon fillets are on sale for $2.99/lb...there is just no passing that up! I do believe I had to pick my jaw up off the ground while standing in front of the fresh fish counter! I have N-E-V-E-R seen such low prices for fresh salmon fillets! So grilled salmon it is! Grilled Lemon Pepper Salmon The best thing to make when salmon is on … [Read more...]
Lemon Pepper Chicken Kebabs with Tzatziki Sauce – Potluck Kebab Party
Friday night we had a little gathering to celebrate a milestone. A BIG milestone! I finished the cookbook manuscript! That's reason to celebrate, right??? Check out all this goodness... Bacon Wrapped Onion Kebabs Wrap 1/2 slice of bacon around a "stack" of onions. Brush with favorite BBQ sauce. Grill! Delish! Lemon Pepper Chicken Kebabs with … [Read more...]
July 4th Smoothie
Here's a Red White and Blue smoothie for you all to try this holiday weekend! It turns a magnificent purple color when blended! July 4th Smoothie A healthy and fresh patriotic treat! 1 banana1 cup milk, rice milk or yogurt6 large strawberries1 cup blueberries2 Tbsp ground flaxseed ((optional))2 Tbsp favorite sweetener (honey, agave syrup or sugar (I used … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Beef Roast with Garden Vegetables
I had a beef shoulder roast stashed in the freezer that I plan to use for 2 meals this week. The roast was almost 2.5 lbs...too much for our family. I'll use the other half of the beef roast on Thursday when I make a Beef Stroganoff. Cubed beef to be used in the stroganoff, other portion of the roast to be sliced and eaten now! I'm keeping the cost low on this meal by … [Read more...]
Beef, Snap Pea and Broccoli Stir-Fry
Here's the deal on proteins...I try to keep our protein source under $2.50 for each meal, as I can typically get in a starch and veggies for less than $2.50 to round out the meal at $5...so when I come across a gem like this at the store, I'm sure to snag it up! s$1.85 for a package of stirfry beef, and I can certainly make a stirfry meal for less than $5! Also, I used … [Read more...]
Fruit Salad
These days I'm trying to cut as many corners as I can without sacrificing the quality and healthiness factor of our food. I've decided to make a fruit salad twice a week with the different fruits that I find on sale each week in the produce department. I find myself cutting up a different piece of fruit every day for lunch and another for a snack. Not really the most … [Read more...]
Spinach Salad
I do believe I have DIED AND GONE TO SALAD HEAVEN! Seriously, it's divine! When I first saw this recipe last week, I wanted to reach through my computer screen for a taste. Then I made a few small modifications to her recipe, like using spinach from the garden, omitting the mushrooms (I'm not the biggest mushroom fan!) and adding pepper to my bacon, instead of … [Read more...]