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Cheesy Vegetable Polenta

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:50:14 +0000

The other night, I made a tasty Cheesy Vegetable Polenta. The flavors were straight on and it was beautiful in color. However, I wasn’t too crazy about the texture since everything was mushy. My hubby loved it but I’m a big texture person. Total meal cost $14.00*. (*Note: Most of the ingredients I have already, so the price may be higher if you’re buying things from scratch.)

Turkey Sloppy Joes

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:33:05 +0000

Last night’s meal was delicious! I’m not a huge fan of sloppy joes but Family Circle’s Turkey Sloppy Joes. Prep time was minimal, just cleaning and chopping of veggies. I had it in the oven for about one hour and a half at 200º F. I had two servings, the hubby had two servings as well and there was plenty for my neighbor. Total meal cost $8.25*. (*Note: Most of the ingredients I have already, so the price may be higher if you’re buying things from scratch.)

Mexican Brown Rice Casserole

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:07:21 +0000

Last night’s dinner was a scrumptious Mexican Brown Rice Casserole. The hubby loved it, had two servings and a serving for lunch. He said it’s the best meal of the week, but we forgot I’ve only made two meals so far. He’s in for a treat tonight. I added another 1/2 cup of brown rice to the recipe because it seemed the rice to sauce ratio was off. I was right. After baking in the oven at 300º for about 2 hours, the meal was delicious. It had the right amount of heat and flavor. Total meal cost $7.70*. (*Note: Most of the ingredients I have already, so the price may be higher if you’re buying things from scratch.)

Lemony Garlic Chicken Thighs

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:54:42 +0000

Last night’s dinner was an aromatic Lemony Garlic Chicken Thighs. Instead of using a crock pot, I used my dutch oven and put it inside a conventional oven at 250º F, with a total cook time of about 2 hours. One thing I would change would be using fresh spinach instead of frozen. Though it tasted fine, the look of the frozen spinach wasn’t as fresh. Total meal cost $9.62*. (*Note: Most of the ingredients I have already, so the price may be higher if you’re buying things from scratch.)

Menu for the Week

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:50:39 +0000

I recently received my Family Circle and there was a section for slow cooker suppers. Though I do not own one, I’m using my dutch oven as an alternative. Here’s the menu:

Lemony Garlic Chicken Thighs

Mexican Brown Rice Casserole

Turkey Sloppy Joes

Pineapple-Ginger-Glazed Pork Chops

Cheesy Vegetable Polenta

I’ll review the recipes and post them as they are cooked.

Pork Tacos with Pineapple Salsa

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:51:21 +0000

For tonight’s dinner, we had a scrumptious delight of Pork Tacos with Pineapple Salsa. It was fairly easy to make, where most of the prep work went into making the dressing and salsa. One thing I know to do for next time is to cut the chunks of pork into smaller bite size portions. Total meal cost $8.24*. (*Note: Most of the ingredients I have already, so the price may be higher if you’re buying things from scratch.)

Fun with PixelBlocks

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:17:17 +0000

To stay fresh, I try to do one out-of-the-norm thing a week. This week was fun with PixelBlocks. Since it was my first stop motion video, I wanted to do something simple. I hope you enjoy it, because it was fun making it. Click here!

Penne with Sausage & Peas

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:22:10 +0000

Today’s dinner was a delicious serving of Penne with Sausage & Peas minus the parmesan cheese. It was so simple, that the most time consuming parts were waiting for the water to boil and cutting up the veggies and sausage. We had enough for the hubby to take to work and a small lunch for me tomorrow. Total meal cost $4.04*. (*Note: Most of the ingredients I have already, so the price may be higher if you’re buying things from scratch.)

Slow Cooker Corn & Crab Chowder

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:31:03 +0000

What a hearty meal today! Today I made Slow Cooker Corn & Crab Chowder, but instead of a slow cooker, I used my dutch oven in the oven. Cut the cooking time tremendously. The bulk of the time was cleaning and cutting the vegetables, but there was a lot of down time during cooking. I could not find the Old Bay Seasoning at the store so I substituted with Tony Chachere’s. After cooking, I tasted and noticed it needed more flavor, so I added a bit more of Tony Chchere’s, All Spice and a pinch of salt. It was quite delicious. I had enough to share with my neighbors. For a dipper, I baked some wheat rolls that enhanced the meal and was free. Total meal cost $12.41*. (*Note: Most of the ingredients I have already, so the price may be higher if you’re buying things from scratch.)

Grilled Shrimp & Cold Rice Salad

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:27:58 +0000

Today’s dinner was a twist on Grilled Shrimp & Cold Rice Salad. Instead of doing the wild, brown and red rice mixture (the Rice Select cost over $8.00 for a jar of it, I didn’t want to spend that much not knowing if it was going to be good), I opted for a cup of white rice. Afraid that the rice would not cook with the amount of water suggested, I added a little bit more water to cook. The rice came out a little mushy but it was very tasty. I just know for next time to use the water suggested. It was the first time cooking with craisins and I think I’ll have to keep that in my back pocket, it was quite good. I was not wanting to fire up the grill for the shrimp nor make the house hot using the broiler, so I decided to sauté the shrimp in a non-stick skillet with a little bit of EVOO. Also, instead of doing a cold rice dish, after the shrimp were done cooking, I added the rice mixture to the pan to dry up some of the rice. The dish reminded me of the consistency of a paella. Needless to say, there was not any leftovers tonight. Total meal cost was $5.75*. (*Note: I bought a 2lb. frozen bag of shrimp, that way I have extra for another meal. Also, most of the ingredients I have already, so the price may be higher if you’re buying things from scratch.)