Category: BUDGET MEALS
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There is at least one night a week when we are having so much fun playing that we loose track of time and before we know it 6:00 has come and gone. Dinner becomes a bedtime snack after baths and before the kids shuffle off to bed. For this very purpose I always house a…
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When I was 16 turning 17 my best friend’s family invited me to join them on a cross country trip. Equipped with R.E.M’s “Out of Time” album and C&C Music Factory’s “Gonna Make You Sweat”, we made our way to Texas to visit Beverly’s Friends the Robinson’s, New Mexico to visit her Aunt, a site…
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French Onion Salisbury Steak is another one of our favorite family recipes. French onion is probably a deceptive word to use because the sauce is nothing like French onion soup. This dish reminds me “Ratatouille” the movie from Pixar. Each part is essential to the whole. The flavors from the sauce meld with the meat…
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A couple of years ago, all the older kids wanted for dinner was pizza, hot dogs or mac and cheese. Just having baby number three, I complied for a little while until I could get back on my feet. I began asking friends what they usually made for dinner. A couple ideas I liked were…
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Quesadillas or “Cheesers”, as Stephen’s family calls them, are a regular staple at our house. They are quick and versatile. They can be made with just cheese or chicken and cheese, tuna and cheese; you get the picture. This is one of my favorite ways to spice up chicken quesadillas. I got the idea from…
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I learned how to make tortillas from a friend, Juanita Sorez, in Freemont, Texas. She is an amazing woman with an enormous heart. Every week, my friends and I would gather at her house to eat, play the guitar and shoot some pool. To be honest, I have never been able to copy hers exactly,…
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A few years ago, I went on a quest to dig up recipes from the early 1900’s. I was curious to know what types of meals they prepared at the time while living on a strict budget with limited convivences. Timbale was one of the few that intrigued me the most. Surprisingly, I discovered that…
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Good Seasons used to make a nice make-it-yourself Asian salad dressing. Sadly I can never find the Asian flavor or Cesar at any of the grocery stores in the area. I used the dressing from an Asian spinach salad recipe and omitted the OJ. Source: unknown 4 (5oz) cooked salmon fillets 1/3 cup Asian Ginger…
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Breakfast is one of my favorite meals of the day. I just love breakfast food. My mom used to make these for us all the time even on camping trips. I love my egg with a slightly runny center. It must be a Southern thing like grits. English muffins Butter Cheddar cheese slices Scrambled, poached…
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When I was in college I rented a room from a friend of mine. There was another tenant named Scott. He was the brother of my friend’s boss. Down on luck and trying to piece his life back together Renea was obliged to help him out. I can’t say that it was like a rerun…