Baked potatoes and salad make a great dinner, but when you add homemade cheese sauce, broccoli and bacon it gets even better. This dinner will warm you up on a cold, winter night. It’s also frugal and healthy. [Read more...]
Salsa Verde Steak in the Slow Cooker
This is so good and easy. A delicious Mexican meal that cooks in a crockpot – 2 of my favorite things. I adapted the recipe from The Ungourmet.
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Baked Potato Soup
My only complaint about this soup is that we only had enough left over for 3 people to have it for lunch the next day. It was so good, next time I’ll make a bigger batch.
I accidentally altered it a tiny bit from the recipe. I didn’t even realize that I’d made the mistake until I woke up at 1am and remembered that I hadn’t put the sour cream into the soup. Honestly, the soup was so good without it, I doubt I’ll ever add sour cream. (Am I the only one who wakes up in the middle of the night thinking about stupid things like sour cream in soup?) [Read more...]
South of the Border Skillet
I have to watch myself when I’m putting together a weekly menu, because I have a tendency to put lots of Mexican meals on the list. Mexican and Tex-Mex foods are just so good, but I try to only make the style meal once a week. My daughter likes to point out that Mexican people eat Mexican food every day. I can’t argue with that logic.
This dish is an easy week night supper. It’s healthy and budget friendly. Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]
Black Angus Potatoes Au Gratin
Many years ago, I was a young newly-wed with no idea how to cook. I wanted to learn though, so I spent hours pouring over cookbooks, copying recipes, watching the Frugal Gourmet on PBS and spending a large percentage of our meager grocery budget to cook one nice meal a week. We would invite friends over, all hungry college students, and have dinner together.
One of the recipes I copied in my cookbook journal was this one for Au Gratin Potatoes. I think I made it for Easter one year, when we couldn’t get home to celebrate. I’ve made it many times since and it’s always a hit.
Here’s what you’ll need:
Mac and Cheddar with Broccoli
Creamy, cheesy and satisfying. This can be a meatless meal or a side dish. I altered this a little bit from a Rachel Ray recipe. I used a bit less cheese than she called for and made a few other minor adjustments. [Read more...]
Enchiladas with Chili-Tomato Sauce
The home made Chili-Tomato sauce comes together quickly and makes these enchiladas taste extra special. The ingredients are all inexpensive and things that can be kept on hand. They can easily be vegetarian by not using the ground beef. I pulled the recipe from one of my favorite cookbooks, More with Less.
