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Menu Plan Monday

February 2, 2009

I do my grocery shopping on Tuesday afternoons, so it works better for me to include the following Monday in my plan, so I know what I need to purchase.Monday – Hot dogs/Hamburgers and FriesTuesday – Chicken Rice Soup in the Crockpot – see recipe belowWednesday – English Muffin PizzasThursday – TacosFriday – Homemade SpaghettiSaturday [...]

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Frito Pie

October 17, 2008

One of my favorite meals growing up was Frito Pie. When I moved out of my parent’s house, I brought this recipe with me. It’s a great meal to make for new moms, since you can bring it ready-made or send the base already made with the rest of the ingredients to add after …

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Homemade Dutch Pea Soup

October 10, 2008

Since my dad is Dutch, I grew up eating really yummy homemade pea soup. When I moved out of my parent’s house, I, of course, took the recipe with me. Normally, I’ll make the soup and then freeze all the leftovers, so we can eat it again for a couple more dinners.Begin about …

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Works for Me Wednesday – My Recipe Binder

October 1, 2008

My most important tool in the kitchen is my recipe binder. Back when I was a single girl, I got a subscription to one of those recipe magazines where they show a picture of every recipe. I had to have the picture, since I’m rather picky, and I like to see whether something is going [...]

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Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

September 24, 2008

I grew up eating homemade spaghetti sauce, so I don’t think that the jarred stuff tastes good (no matter how much my MIL tries to doctor it up with meat). However, I do have to admit that the jarred stuff is very easy to make. I don’t always have an hour to cook the days [...]

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Frugal Fridays – Homemade Pizza

August 22, 2008

In our family, it’s tradition every Saturday night to order pizza and watch a movie. We would always order from the same place, and we’d order enough so that we could have the leftovers after church on Sunday (an easy meal to heat up in a hurry).However, about a month and a half ago, with [...]

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