I've mentioned before that my mom used to make lentil burgers. A lot. Well, maybe it wasn't as much as I am remember...you know how everything always seems so much bigger when you are a kid? My memories are probably a bit distorted, but it did seem like she made them all the time. She was the (almost always) vegetarian in our home, so she would make them just for herself and us even though she hardly ever tried to get us kids to eat them, we were always sure that they were gross.
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Sports Bar Grilled Steak Tacos
I'm so excited to share this with you all! Recently I was one of several lucky bloggers selected by Smart & Final to participate in their Grill Up Your Summer promotion. The challenge? Create one of my own grilling recipes using their line of Cattleman's Finest beef. That's a challenge I gladly accepted!
Egg & Soyrizo Breakfast Burritos
In our home, breakfast burritos are a common meal in the morning. One of my husband's favorite ingredients for them is Mexican chorizo (it's a spicy sausage). The last time we had chorizo and egg breakfast burritos was Summer 2010 when we stayed with my brother and his wife. My brother loves chorizo and eggs too, so we had it a couple times while we stayed there. I remember eating my burrito and grease started running down my hands and wrists. Yes, there is that much grease in it that it would
Cheesy Potato Casserole Recipe
Several years back, family friends of our invited us to dinner and they served this potluck-type side dish, which I called Cheesy Potato Casserole, but they called it Funeral Potatoes. I thought it was an odd name, but they were good and over the years, Cheesy Potato Casserole (or Funeral Potatoes) became a family favorite.
BBQ Chicken Quesadillas – Easy Family Recipe
Last night we had a repeat of a dinner that I came up with several months ago. After the summer had ended last year, we had a pretty good amount of bottled barbecue sauce in our pantry. You know how it goes on sale a lot during the summer? Well, we went a bit overboard.
I started brainstorming for meal ideas that we could use all this barbecue sauce in - and that's when BBQ Chicken Quesadillas were created. While we eat them for dinner, they are great for lunch too. They would also be the
Baked Four Cheese Penne Pasta
I really like the color pink. But not in my food. Actually, pink frosting is perfectly okay. And pretty much any sweet treat that is pink. And foods that are naturally pink, that's okay too.
But I'm not crazy about red foods (dips, sauces, etc) that are mixed with white ingredients and then they, of course, turn pink. Ick. Like salsa poured over cream cheese? YUM. But after a zillion tortilla chips have blended it all together. No. Can't do it.
I reviewed the ingredients in this recipe and
How To Make Grilled Cheese Sandwiches For A Crowd
One of my favorite inexpensive "go to" dinners is Grilled Cheese and Soup, particularly in the winter. I know many people have this as a common lunch, but I first married, there wasn't hardly a month that we didn't plan at least one dinner of Grilled Cheese and Soup. It was a cheap comfort food, and one of the meals I could surely make well.
Anytime that we have a dinner like Grilled Cheese and Soup, it means that I am making them for several people at once. I do come from a big family, so I
Spaghetti Casserole
Spaghetti Casserole is a easy and frugal dinner idea that only needs a few ingredients, such as bacon and cheese.
Spaghetti Casserole is a meal from my childhood that I've always enjoyed. It's also one of the few dinners that I was willing to reheat the next day as leftovers (I'm not big on leftovers). When talking to David and the kids today I mentioned that we were having it tonight and that I would post it on the blog. I said that I think it might need a more "fancy" name. Spaghetti