From the category archives:

Meatless

Baked Beans

August 9, 2010

I love baked beans. The trouble is that my husband does not like them. He has told me many times that beans and sugar should not be mixed. He like beans, just not covered in sugar. Most baked bean recipes contain sugar and/or brown sugar and molasses. Although my husband does not like sugary beans, he [...]

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Cheese Grits

May 5, 2010

Grits are not something we ate when I was growing up. They were pretty much a foreign food to me. However, my husband grew up eating lots of grits. I quickly learned how to make them, and over time have really started to enjoyed them. Now, I still do not like just a bowl of [...]

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Spinach Enchiladas

March 15, 2010

This recipe came from my sister. She told me about it and I immediately tried it because my husband and girls love spinach. They love anything to do with spinach. My son and I however only like spinach if it is covered in cheese, which is why we enjoy this recipe. If your kids or [...]

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Mexican Rice in the Rice Cooker

January 12, 2010

I love my rice cooker. It is becoming one of the most used small appliances in my kitchen. I use it for cooking plain rice, but I also use it for things like my rice cooker macaroni and cheese. I love the convenience of my rice cooker, especially for recipes like this one. I can [...]

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Oven Risotto

November 9, 2009

My family loves risotto. I have made it many times on the stove top, but it is time consuming and it is not something you can walk away from. You have to watch it constantly, because of this I rarely made risotto That was until several years ago when I saw an oven version of [...]

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Creamy Black Bean Quesadillas

August 24, 2009

I love cooking magazines. I love to look through them to not only find new recipes, but to find new ideas and techniques to incorporate into my cooking. The other day I was looking through the newest issue of Paula Deen’s magazine, by the way I love her magazine, and I saw a recipe for quesadillas [...]

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Tomato Pie

July 27, 2009

I have been picking a lot of tomatoes from my garden. My husband and all three kids love tomatoes. We slice them and they eat them with salt and pepper. We have been eating them a lot like this. But I have also been making things with them like my bruschetta, my simple summer [...]

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Simple and Healthy Summer Supper

July 13, 2009

This is based on a recipe that my sister and I learned to make in the cooking class we took. It was my favorite dish that we made. I think it was also one of my sister’s favorite. Not only was it good, but it was easy. Right now we have a lot of ripe tomatoes [...]

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Meatless Meals

April 23, 2009

Meatless meals are a great way to cut down on your grocery budget. I love meatless meals. I try to serve at least one meatless meal a week. I would serve more, but my husband prefers meat for dinner. But at times when our budget was really tight meat was one of the first things [...]