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Recipe: Hashbrown Casserole

This is a modified (really, does anyone leave recipes alone?) recipe that I got from someone for Restaurant Style Hashbrown Casserole.   We think that the extra cup of cheese makes it much better — better than the Cracker Barrel, even!   We frequently make it with French Toast Casserole and they cook in the same amount […] Read more…

Best Ever Sloppy Joes

I have made Sloppy Joes numerous times AND ways.  Finally, my husband had to concede that yes, my mom’s recipe really is the best.   If you don’t eat so much meat or want to be frugal, you can use lentils to stretch it further or substitute ground turkey and it is still excellent! You need: […] Read more…

Recipe: Homemade Chocolate Syrup

Oh, yes I did! I had completely intended to make this one of my baby freezer list recipes, but I was craving chocolate milk and made this and had to share.   It’s from Alton Brown (of Good Eats fame) and so of course it’s good!  I won’t tell you  that one year Bones bought me […] Read more…

Tuna Noodle Salad for Picky Eaters

Yes, this is tuna noodle salad for picky eaters (i.e. me).  Believe it or not, my mom is even pickier than this! Ingredients: · 3 c. elbow noodles (uncooked) · 1 lg. can of petite sweet peas (~15 oz.) · 1 lg. can of tuna fish (~12 oz.), drained · 4-6 eggs, hard boiled · […] Read more…

Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie

Ingredients: · 1 (9 in.) double pie crust · 2-1/2 c. rhubarb, finely chopped · 1-1/4 c. sugar · 2-1/2 c. strawberries, sliced · 5T flour · 2T butter · ¼ tsp. nutmeg or cardamom, ground · Vanilla ice cream, optional Directions: Place bottom crust in pie pan. Preheat oven to 400F. Cut rhubarb into […] Read more…

Ribbon Jello

Photo by RVWithTito This is my favorite summer BBQ or Potluck dessert recipe.  Enjoy! Ingredients: 4 small boxes of Jello (red, yellow, green and orange) 2 c. milk 1 c. sugar 1 pt. sour cream 2 tsp. vanilla 2 pk. unflavored gelatin (Knox) 1/2 c. cold water Directions: Dissolve Knox in 1/2 c. cold water. […] Read more…

Yummy Baguette Chips

Last week, I made a huge Christmas dinner on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.  I had bought some nice crusty rolls.   Boy were they crusty; no one could eat them!!   But I had a dozen of them and spent MONEY on them.   What was I going to do?    I ended up tweaking a bagel […] Read more…

Best Ever Bread Pudding

One of my favorite frugal foods is bread pudding.   You can only make so much garlic bread and you can’t use leftover donuts or sweet bread for it.   I save up all my bread scraps (if I get to it before they start getting moldy, that is) in a baggie in the freezer to make […] Read more…

Simple Orzo

Oh. My. Word.   I found my new favorite non-boxed real food side.   I got the method from My Recipes.com, but it’s so simple it’s really just a method.  You can do whatever you want to it! You will need: 1  tablespoon  butter 1  cup  orzo 1 1/4  cups  fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth 1 1/4  cups  […] Read more…

Chocolate Heath Cookies w/White Chocolate Chips

I had a hankering for some cookies today and so I decided to build on an old favorite.   I used a triple chocolate cookie recipe as my base and added some leftovers from my pantry.    They were FABULOUS! Preheat oven to 375.   In a small bowl, combine: 2 1/4 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 […] Read more…

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