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…] about Loaded Baked Potatoes with Homemade Cheese Sauce
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Chicken Posole Stew in the Slow Cooker
I don’t think I’d ever eaten hominy until I made this stew. It was a nice compliment to the tomatoes. I adapted the recipe from Cooking During Stolen Moments. The stew comes together quickly and it’s wonderful to put it all in the crockpot and come home later to a warm, filing meal. [Read more…] about Chicken Posole Stew in the Slow Cooker
Oven Fried Potatoes
The night I served the BBQ Chipped Ham Sandwiches, I was wishing I’d picked up a bag of frozen french fries to go with them. Or potato chips. Or something. Instead, I had about 25 minutes before dinner and a bag of potatoes. I threw these oven fries together and they were a hit. [Read more…] about Oven Fried Potatoes
Linda’s BBQ Chipped Ham Sandwiches
Another quick, hot sandwich that’s good on a winter night. Rick shared this recipe on a homeschool forum I’m part of. His wife, Linda makes them and Rick said they are good enough to be world famous. I think he’s right. The recipe makes a lot. It would be great for a crowd, but if you’re just feeding your family you might want to cut the recipe in half. I made a whole recipe and we ate left overs for a few days. That didn’t bother any of us though, because they were good. [Read more…] about Linda’s BBQ Chipped Ham Sandwiches
Vanilla Fruit Salad
This is another super, simple side dish. Two ingredients and a couple of minutes are all you need.