Cheep deals for your little ones
MMM! Kale Chips! Kale is talked about everywhere right now. Kale is supposed to be super duper healthy..like, Popeye would eat it if he didn’t have anymore spinach. I was at the store this morning and saw a big bag of kale for around $4, already cut so I figured I would try to make some Kale Chips. They look pretty nasty, right? They were actually pretty good! To me, they tasted very similar to cooked turnip greens. I could {Read More}
What screams a good ol’ southern dinner like chicken fried steak?! Chicken Fried Steak is a cheep dinner because it uses cubed steak. No, it’s not chicken. It has nothing to do with chicken. It’s steak, fried like chicken. Don’t ask me. I didn’t make the name up! And I was born a Yankee so I get brownie points for even trying. Cubed steak is a less expensive cut of beef that has been tenderized to somewhere between a juicy {Read More}
We spent the entire weekend painting the exterior of your house. Of course, it’s not done. Anyhow, since we were busy doing that, I put my daughters in charge of Superbowl food. We had lots of Little Smokies left in the freezer from our last family event. The only problem, they forgot to pick up crescent rolls from the store for some pigs in a blanket. It just so happens that I bought a pack of wonton wrappers the last {Read More}
We are half way through the school year and I just got done making the 456,895th lunch since August. Well, not really but you know what I mean. I am so tired of making lunches in the morning. I feel like I’m sending them off with a sack full of sugar & carbs. I only pack for 2 these days because the “little” will buy lunch anyway. That’s a whole other story. He eats breakfast at school too, right after {Read More}
Chicken is a staple around here. We often have a lot leftover when we cook a bag of chicken leg quarters or when breasts are buy one get one free. To me, leftover chicken means less work for your next meal. Chicken is such a versatile food. Pick the leftovers off the bone and store them in the fridge until you are ready to use them (within 3 days). These leftover chicken ideas are all throw together recipes. If you {Read More}
