Mexican “Rice”

 Some rights reserved by elana’s pantry I’m usually pretty hesitant when I see the title of a recipe and part of it’s in quotes.  This recipe does not disappoint!  August and I paid a visit to the dollar store today while looking for a post office around here to mail out his birthday invites.  I decided on … Continue reading

Zucchini Pasta

 Some rights reserved by joannova This Tri-Blade Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer from World Cuisine is a must have piece of equipment for the kitchen and without it you can’t make my next recipe…..haha. 1 Zucchini 1 Can Petite dice tomatoes 1/2 tsp minced/chopped garlic oregano basil 1/2 tbsp butter parmesan cheese The glorious thing about this recipe is … Continue reading

Special Sandwich Loaves

These are the sandwiches I made for August’s Birthday Party.  I was so fried from cleaning the apartment and panicked about what to cook that when my husband came over to me with one our recipe books and said, “Why don’t you make these?” I figured I would just do it and pray that they … Continue reading

Bourbon Chicken

So I’ve been cooking with this recipe from food.com for a while now.   I use chicken thighs which are especially frugal (aka dirt cheap) and have usually had to use August’s juice boxes instead of apple juice.  It started out with Apple Carrot Juice from Fruitables, so good.  But any juice is good really.  I … Continue reading

Cheri’s Famous Green Bean Bundles

By LeAnn :)  (BAFARMERSWIFE) and Cheri I’m assuming ;) 2 cans whole green beans, drained 4 slices bacon ½ stick butter, melted ¼ cup brown sugar ¼ tsp. garlic powder ¼ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. pepper Bundle 4-5 green beans and wrap with a small piece of bacon. Place bundles in a lightly greased casserole … Continue reading