Living green and eating well on a budget
I love spaghetti and meatballs and hubs loves meatloaf. Monkey Girl loves anything with beef! This is such a fun meal to make and eat andit was a huge hit at our house. If youhave any leftover, it makes for a great meatloaf sandwich the next day onleftover garlic bread. With the penne pasta folded [Read On]
I was provided with the awesome opportunity to drive a KiaSorento for a week! The wonderful peopleat Kia asked that I spend a week with the Sorento and then come up with arecipe inspired by it. They evenprovided me with a $50 gift card to purchase the food! We have been considering moving up to [Read On]
Nothing goes together better than football and chili! But, life can get boring if you make the same old chili, and your diet can be blown if you eat the wrong chili. I came up with this “healthy” recipe so that I could eat as much as I wanted. This recipe turned out great and [Read On]
Ingredients 1 c. quinoa 1/2 lb. stir fry beef 1 tsp. low sodium soy sauce 1 tsp. corn starch 1/2 green bell pepper, diced 1/2 red bell pepper, diced 1/2 large onion, chopped 1 c. chopped shitake mushrooms 2 T. canola oil 3 T. black bean sauce with garlic 2 T. water Sambal Oleak [Read On]
While I was on vacation for a week, I was inspired to cook recipes I had never tried before. On a normal week night I don’t get home until 6pm, so my cooking is really limited. I was so excited to cook new things. Monkey Girl and I went to the library and checked out [Read On]
I wanted to make a big pot of chili to eat while watching the Pro Bowl this past weekend. Nothing goes together better than football and chili, and it has been COLD here! I wanted to make sure to make it *healthy* so that I could eat as much as I wanted. This recipe turned [Read On]
For the Stock:1 T. EVOO1 large onion, chopped3 large cloves garlic, chopped1 cup dry red wineBones from your prime rib roast4 cups homemade beef or vegetable stock (I had 2 of each in the freezer, so that is what I used)4 cups water In a soup pot, heat oil, then saute onions until just tender. [Read On]
We made prime rib for Christmas Eve dinner and it was wonderful! But, as always, we ended up with leftovers and I have been brainstorming different recipes to use them up. We made this one the day after Christmas and it was very tasty. We will definately be making it again (hubs has already asked [Read On]
I got this recipe from my dad and it is amazing. He is now on facebook and saw that I was doing a pantry challenge and looking for ways to use round steak. He gave me this recipe and it is wonderful! It is super easy and is great after a long day of work! 1 [Read On]
I just searched the blog and realized I have never posted these recipes. In the summer we make this all the time. Even though it is colder out, we still love to grill (and do so all year round!). Hubs is very particular about both his beef and potatoes and he LOVES these recipes!! They [Read On]
