Category Archives: Casseroles

Casseroles and one skillet meals.

Chicken, budget friendly & easy!

Posted on December 9, 2012 by

Chicken is one of the cheapest meats in the market usually, and hindquarters are among the cheapest of the cheap.  While they do have more fat than other versions of chicken, that doesn’t mean you should pass them up. Start … Continue reading →

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French fried onions–a review

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

With rising prices, many American households are attempting to stretch pennies as often as possible.  With the traditional Thanksgiving dinner being served on Thursday, and higher prices blatantly obvious, that stretching is being applied to that meal as well. One … Continue reading →

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Native American inspired stuffed pumpkin recipe

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

The Native Americans contributed a lot of things to our modern diets, including things such as pumpkins, squash, beans, and corn.  Often, we forget our debt to their early agricultural endeavors and contributions to American farms. I was given the … Continue reading →

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Internet inspired rustic Italian-style pasta with sausage

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

I’ve been “under the weather” lately, and that means…I just plain don’t cook.  We “make do” with sandwiches, canned soups, slow cooker soup, and frozen food.  Probably not all that healthy, but…life happens, right? So as soon as I start … Continue reading →

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Creative cooking with the microwave with chicken, corn and a chili pepper

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

Face it, we’re sometimes just NOT in the mood to turn on the stove, heat up the kitchen, and get excited about dinner.  Even so, hunger may spur our kitchen adventure, or we may just simply have thawed chicken breasts … Continue reading →

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Summer colds with chicken and rice

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

Sometimes, one of those respiratory viruses that my mother would dub “creeping crud” will strike in summer.  I just call them colds, but there is no level of misery worse than a summer cold.  The heat and humidity, thunderstorms and … Continue reading →

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Easy pork and rice dinner

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

Sometimes, we don’t want exciting, and we don’t have time for fussy.  We just want dinner, and we need it to nearly cook itself. Pork and rice dinner is just that–simple, no exotic seasonings, no fuss, quick to throw together … Continue reading →

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