No frills this week for Meatless Monday! We made a quiche with some veggies that were sitting in the fridge. We took some onions, mushrooms, and broccoli and sauteed them up with butter, salt, and pepper until the broccoli was tender. We poured the veggies into a pie shell and … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Salad Wrap
When we do Meatless Monday, we are so focused on our dinner being meatless, that I actually forget about keep meat out of lunch sometimes. To keep us on track a bit, we are going to start working on some easy lunch and snack options. Today's efforts? Salad Wraps! We all … [Read more...]
The Daring Cooks’ April 2012 Challenge – Create Your Own Recipe
With our diet plan for January, February, and March, we haven't had a great opportunity to do our Daring Kitchen Challenges this year. We are very excited to get back in the mix and take up the challenge for the rest of the year. Our April 2012 Daring Cooks hosts were David … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Vegetarian Tapas
We are all about keeping our dinners simple, affordable, and tasty. On the other hand, I'm still just a big kid who still likes to play with his food. Sometimes, experimenting with new flavors or new types of food can really negate these factors (especially the tasty part). … [Read more...]
COOL WHIP Mint Chocolate Trifle Recipe
Whipped Topping and trifles are like a peanut butter and jelly to me. They go together perfectly. I was planning a dessert for Brian's Mom's belated birthday celebration. I was thinking about a cake and then I decided I wanted to make a trifle. I asked Brian what his mom's … [Read more...]
Well, it was a good plan!
If you've paid much attention to our blog this year, you know that Beth and I challenged ourselves with a pretty specific diet plan this year. We started off going vegan for six weeks, including a three-week detox, and planned to follow that up with six weeks on a vegetarian … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Baked Potatoes
Ok, so I know that we did Twice Baked Potatoes last week, but potatoes are a great multipurpose staple, and, if you shop on a budget like us, you are likely to buy them in 5-10 pound bags. Potatoes keep for a while, but not indefinitely, so it's smart to plan a few meals around … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Twice Baked Potatoes
Sometimes going meatless doesn't mean doing anything particularly fancy or outside of the box. It can mean taking a basic, well-loved recipe and simply removing a small part of it. This is what we did this week with twice-baked potatoes. Usually, when we make these, we include … [Read more...]
Are you prepared?
This past week, The National Geographic Channel began airing episodes of Doomsday Preppers. This show speaks directly to my slightly paranoid nature. The people showcased, however, take my slight paranoia to a whole other level. From houses built out of shipping containers to … [Read more...]
Friday Favorite: Skippy Natural Peanut Butter
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...]
Turkey Leftovers: Pot Pie and Enchilasagna
Some people do ham for Christmas, but I've always fancied turkey. Just like with Thanksgiving, though, you always have the problem of what to do with all of the leftover turkey. You want to use up the turkey, but turkey dinners, turkey sandwiches, and turkey salad can only get … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Slow Cooker Vegetarian Garden Chili
It's getting on wintertime and, here in Virginia, it's starting to get cold. As such, soup and chili are going to start being staples around our house. What better way to cook these comforting meals than using that slow cooking crockpot? Hook it up in the morning and you're … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Memories: Pecan Crusted Sweet Potato Casserole
Thanksgiving is a pretty special time around our house. I don't really have a large extended family and the family that I do have is spread all over. Growing up, we didn't really do Sunday dinners, so those few times that we did get together for big meals were pretty … [Read more...]
Macy’s Recipe Share Contest
We are excited to partner with SheSpeaks on featuring the Macy's Recipe Share Contest! SheSpeaks has teamed up with Macy's and their Recipe Share Contest! Share your favorite holiday recipe for a chance to win $1000 and have it featured on Food Republic. You can submit … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Middle East Feast
Today's Meatless Monday was a clean out the cupboard meal. We had some Middle East mixes in the cupboard so they became tonight's feast. We had the Manischewitz Falafel and Hummus mixes and a Near East Taboule. My father visited the Middle East several times when I was growing … [Read more...]
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