Quick Cooking

Oven Fried Pork Chops

February 3, 2012

My husband loves pork chops. They are one of his favorite cuts of meat to eat. Over the years I have cooked pork chops many different ways and these oven fried pork chops are one of our favorites. We love these! And our favorite way to eat them is with buttermilk mashed potatoes. The gravy that [...]

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Fiesta Macaroni

January 19, 2012

Today for Ground Beef Thursday I have another quick, easy, and inexpensive dinner idea for you. This is one of my family’s favorite quick and easy meals. It is similar to my taco pasta, but has a different flavor. And we love this just as much as we do the taco pasta. This is one [...]

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Porcupine Meatballs

January 12, 2012

Porcupine meatballs are not exactly gourmet food. They are more of a down home everyday type meal. And they are not a very pretty meal, or a very photogenic one as you can tell from the picture above, but they are so good. And not only are they good, they are an inexpensive and kid [...]

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Pizza Soup

January 9, 2012

My kids love pizza. And really what kid does not love pizza? Today’s soup recipe is all about the flavors of pizza in a bowl of soup. This pizza soup recipe is so easy, so good, and very kid friendly. And you can easily add other ingredients like green pepper, onions, mushrooms, or whatever you like [...]

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Coconut Milk Asian Noodle Soup

January 2, 2012

I thought we needed to start the New Year out on a healthier, lighter note, so I decided to share with you my Coconut Asian Noodle Soup today for Souper Monday. This soup is a version of my basic Asian Noodle Soup that my family loves. Last winter I made my Asian Noodle Soup quite [...]

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Ground Beef Taco Rice Dinner

December 15, 2011

With all the holiday posts that I have done lately, my ground beef recipes and Souper Monday series have not been as regular as I had hoped, but after the first of the year, they will both be back as weekly features. I am really excited to continue both of these series next year. Today [...]

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Easy Fajita Pizza

October 27, 2011

This is one of those quick and easy, you don’t have a lot of time for dinner meals. It is also a perfect cook once, eat twice meal, because it uses fajita meat. And it is so easy to make extra filling when you are making fajitas. You just have to plan ahead. This Easy [...]

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Tater Tot Nachos

October 20, 2011

These Tater Tot Nachos are one of those recipes that I almost did not post. They are too easy and not really a recipe. Not only that, this recipe makes me admit that yes, I do in fact often have a bag of tater tots in my freezer. Yes, we love homemade oven fries, but [...]

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Roasted Vegetable Frittata

August 29, 2011

Nothing says summer quite like the fresh fruits and vegetables that are available. They are bountiful this time of year and I love finding new ways to use them in the kitchen I have mentioned before how much I love Everyday Food magazine. It is one of my favorite food magazines and earlier this summer Martha [...]