Our family love rice. With few exceptions, if you place a dish with rice in front of my kids, they will eat it. I love red beans and rice in particular because, growing up in Louisiana, the dish was kind of a staple of my youth. Many recipes add meat (ham hocks, sausage, etc.) … [Read more...]
The Daring Cooks’ Challenge: Cooking with Tea
Sarah from Simply Cooked was our November Daring Cooks’ hostess and she challenged us to create something truly unique in both taste and technique! We learned how to cook using tea with recipes from Tea Cookbook by Tonia George and The New Tea Book by Sara Perry. I have been … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Cheese”steak”
First and foremost...if you are from Philadelphia, just go to the next topic! You will likely be offended. I plan to mimic the flavors of a cheesesteak, replacing the steak with portobello mushrooms. Don't get me wrong...I love a good cheesesteak! The ones in Philly are the … [Read more...]
Friday Favorites: Oscar Mayer Sub Kit
Friday Favorites is another almost weekly feature here at Simply Budgeted. The whole point of this feature is to share some of our favorite finds. Anything is game. Food. Cleaning supplies. Kid stuff. Garden favorites. Recipes. Anything that I really like and want to randomly … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Lubia (Stewed Green Beans)
Alright, this is a day late here, but I can hardly be held accountable. Beth took the camera to work with her yesterday and she had to work late! So I didn't get a picture until it was too late to really post. Dealing with a new dish, three kids, and no camera, I'm happy to … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Pasta with Fresh Tomato and Basil Sauce
It has been a pretty long weekend around here. It was the one weekend that we didn't have planned to go anywhere, but those weekends always wind up busier because you have to work on all of the stuff that you weren't able to get to on the days that you were out. Beth had … [Read more...]
Friday Dinner with Dad: Turkey Patty Melt
When I was growing up, dinner with dad consisted of spaghetti, pizza delivery, or a bucket of fried chicken. Beth got a bowl of cereal or PB & J. Slowly but surely, dads have started moving into the kitchen. However, women still spend twice as much time cooking as men. At … [Read more...]
Tips for Dinner in a Flash
So how do you get dinner ready in a flash? When asked for three tips to answer that question my first thought is have your husband make dinner. I do realize that not everyone has a home chef husband though so here are some tips that everyone can use, even that home chef … [Read more...]