Living green and eating well on a budget
I love my slow cooker, and I love lasagna, but I have always worried about combining the two. Would the noodles cook? Would the noodles be soggy? But today I finally took the leap and decided to it out. Why the heck did I wait so long? It was wonderful! The noodles were perfectly cooked and [Read On]
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]
Roast one medium sweet potato in the oven for 30 minutes or in the microwave for 8 minutes. Look at that beautiful orange flesh! In a large bowl, combine turkey, panko bread crumbs, flesh from the sweet potato, and an egg. Mix together until well combined, but don’t over mix. Add ground sage and stir [Read On]
I am trying to count calories and eat less carbohydrates…but man do I love my pasta. This recipe is a great way to satisfy that carb craving without over indulging while also using up a bunch of garden fresh vegetables! I watch Rachael Ray all the time and she is always talking about bringing cooked [Read On]
I was really craving Thai food the other night, but didn’t want to spend the money on take out. I found this recipe by Tyler Florence and used it as my inspiration. Some of the ingredients I couldn’t find, some I forgot, and some I just decided I wanted to replace. It turned out great! [Read On]
After my friend Heather posted that she was making buffalo chicken for dinner I couldn’t stop thinking about it! I didn’t have breadcrumbs so I decided to come up with my own version with what I had on hand…one thing lead to another and this is the final product. It will definitely be going into [Read On]
I saw this recipe on Rachael Ray years ago. We have been making it ever since!! Hubs calls it homemade Hamburger Helper (I don’t think he knows it is turkey-evil laugh!). I have reduced the fat some and added a little heat. This is a winter favorite in our house!! 1/2 pound elbow macaroni 1/2 T [Read On]
I love lasagna, but I hate ricotta cheese (not sure why, just do). Believe it or not, we still have a bunch of zucchini and eggplant coming out of the garden, so I created this recipe to use some of them. I like veggie lasagna, but I like meat lasagna too. I decided, why not [Read On]
I have lots of great vegetables in my garden and am trying to find new ways to use them. When hubs said he wanted spaghetti for dinner last night I knew that I could use up some of my garden veggies! If you are trying to hide veggies from children or a husband who doesn’t like to [Read On]
This is a great comfort food that is easy to make. It is also very easy to double or triple and freeze. The amount of ingredients below made enough for two pans to freeze (that will feed 4 each if you have other sides with the meal) and one pan that fed two. There were [Read On]
