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Counter Top Cooking for the Freezer – A Guest Post

by Tiffany on September 2, 2010

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This is a guest post from Saidah at AProverbsWife.com. If you are interested in guest posting on Eat at Home, contact me with your ideas.

One of the biggest challenges I tend to face is making sure that I have a healthy meal on the dinner table each night. I do not know what it is about dinner time that seems to throw me for a loop.

Maybe it’s the fact that dinnertime, just seems to be the busiest part of the day. And not to mention, it is the time of day when I feel drained. [click to continue…]

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Ingredient Spotlight: Chocolate Chips

by Tiffany on September 1, 2010

This is the start of a new series where you get to link up your recipes! Each week I’ll focus on a different common pantry ingredient. I’ll link to a few of my recipes that feature the ingredient and then give you a chance to link up to your blog.

Chocolate chips are one of my favorite ingredients. Sometimes they don’t even make it into a recipe before we eat them up! I buy at least 1 bag each week and sometimes more. I also like to keep mini chocolate chips on hand.

Our favorite way to eat these morsels is in Chocolate Chip Cookies, of course.

Here are some of my other favorite recipes that feature chocolate chips:

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Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy over Rice

by Tiffany on August 31, 2010

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Some foods just aren’t photogenic. Please forgive me for this photo.

Thankfully, it tastes great. Kid-pleasing comfort food. And it’s a slow cooker meal, which is perfect for busy school days. I adapted it from Mandarin Chicken and Rice Bake from the More with Less Cookbook. I wanted something similar that could be fixed in the slow cooker.

Here’s what you’ll need to make it:

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Menu, Grocery List, Recipes – Year 2, Week 3

by Tiffany on August 30, 2010

This is bell pepper week.

Three out of 5 of the recipes on the menu this week have bell peppers in the ingredient list. I didn’t realize it until I was typing it up. If you don’t like them, this may not be the menu for you!

On the other hand, if you do like bell peppers this is going to be a good week! If you’re lucky, you’ll be able to walk out to your garden and pick some. I actually have 2 small green peppers in my garden. I can’t wait till they are big enough to use.

Here’s what is on the menu this week:

Ravioli with Red Onion, White Wine, and Asiago, salad
Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas, salad, chips and salsa
Scrambled Eggs and Peppers, fresh fruit, biscuits
Italian Sausage and Rice, salad
Chicken Smothered with Summer Vegetables on a Bed of Couscous
Sweet and Sour Meatballs over Rice
Apple Brown Betty Muffins

To print, click here: Menu, Grocery List, Recipes Year 2, Week 3 (136)

This menu is part of Menu Plan Monday at orgjunkie.com

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Scrambled Eggs and Peppers

by Tiffany on August 27, 2010

This is more of a method than a recipe. We ate it for dinner, but if you like a big breakfast, this would be great in the morning.

I used red and yellow bell peppers, onions and Italian blend cheese. It paired up perfectly with biscuits.

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Apple Brown Betty Muffins

by Tiffany on August 26, 2010

Apple goodness and sweet brown sugar make these muffins delicious. But you know what made them even better? A friend stopped by to share them with me!

Good conversation, a cup of tea and muffins warm from the oven can make a plain old Wednesday morning the best part of the week.

Muffins are about the perfect snack food. They are such a quick way to have the comfort of homemade baking. Here’s what you’ll need:

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Ravioli with Red Onion, White Wine, and Asiago

by Tiffany on August 25, 2010

This tasted like something from a good restaurant. It can be made in the time it takes to boil water and cook the ravioli.

I found the Asiago cheese in the cheese case near the deli. It was the same price as Parmesan, which can be substituted if you can’t find it. The label states that Asiago has a “mild and nutty” flavor.

Oh, I’m detecting nuttiness.

Name that movie.

I’m pretty sure Remy and Gusteau would approve of this dish.

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Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas

by Tiffany on August 24, 2010

You may have noticed that I have a thing for enchiladas.

There’s something about warm tortillas stuffed with zingy filling and covered with melting cheese. Yum!

These were inspired by cans of green chili enchilada sauce I picked up at the grocery. Simple and delicious.

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Menu, Grocery List, Recipes – Year 2, Week 2

by Tiffany on August 23, 2010

I finally updated the Weekly Menu page to include links to all 52 menus + complete grocery lists. You can access all of them from the “menu” category in the side bar, as well.

I’m not sure what I’ll do now that I’m into year two. I’d like for them to be easy for you to find, but I may just let the “menu” category do that work. I’ll have to see what I come up with.

As always, the menu this week has 6 dinners and 1 dessert. One night is for shrimp and/or fish tacos. Sometimes I make both types and sometimes just one. I’ll let you decide. Shrimp and tilapia are both on the grocery list.

Serving suggestions are in bold on the recipes and curly brackets {} on the grocery list.