June 2008

Simple Is Sometimes Best

June 24, 2008

Last night for dinner we had something simple. I grilled boneless skinless chicken breast and brushed them with barbeque sauce. I made some 40 minute rolls to use as buns and we had chicken sandwiches. I served it with lettuce and tomatoes. We also had salad and canteloupe. Usually when I grill chicken I use [...]

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Favorite Tool-Grill

June 23, 2008

My favorite tool for this week is the grill. I think a lot of people would say they really like their grill. Where we live, we can grill about nine months or more out of the year. But this time of year, when it is hot, we use it a lot. We cook on it [...]

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Whole Wheat Pasta

June 23, 2008

I wrote yesterday about how my family does not like 100% whole wheat pasta. I have found something they do like though. I found a whole wheat pasta that is a blend. It is only part whole wheat. I found it at Sam’s Club and decided to give it a try, since it was not [...]

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GratiTuesday

June 23, 2008

I think we need to remember to be thankful for the little things. So often we don’t realize how good we have it. We complain about things, we get bored with things, we get tired of the same things. For me this happens a lot with food and cooking. I get tired of cooking the [...]

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Black Bean Burgers

June 23, 2008

I started making black bean burgers quite a few years ago when we were living on a very tight budget. They are cheap to make because they are meatless. I continue to make them because they are frugal but also because they are healthy, quick and easy, and good.

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Eating Healthier Update

June 23, 2008

I thought I would give a brief eating healthier update. I am continuing to try to cook more healthy. However, I have had a few complaints from my family. I don’t mind the complaints form my kids so much, but there have been a few things my husband has not liked. Brown rice, 100 % [...]

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Meal Planning

June 23, 2008

Here is my meal plan for the week. We now have lots of basil, peppers, and zucchini from our garden. So, you will see lots of those incorporated in the meals this week. I hope to try out some new zucchini recipes also. Dinners grilled chicken, pesto, and bread barbecue chicken sandwiches on 40 minute [...]

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Baking Website

June 20, 2008

If you love to bake you need to check out this website I found. It is the site for Everyday Baking from the Martha Stewart people. I have not seen the show on PBS that this goes with, but oh the recipes. There are about ten from the site that I want to try. They [...]

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Buying Rice

June 20, 2008

Has anyone else noticed the price of rice lately? Like everything else, it is going up in price. Rice is still a frugal thing to cook but not as frugal as it used to be. We eat a lot of rice. My husband really enjoys rice. He will eat the brown rice but he prefers [...]