Casserole de Riz Réchauffé – Doesn’t that sound fancy and complicated? The truth is that we’re talkin’ Leftover Rice Casserole here. A humble yet delicious way to disguise, er I mean use up the bits and bites in the fridge near the end of the week.
Sausage balls without Bisquick
Can you make delicious sausage balls without Bisquick? Not only is the answer a resounding YES, I’m gonna shout from the mountain top that they are way, way better without it!
Easy Vegan Paella Your Non-Vegan Family Will Love
This easy vegan paella is a no-recipe-needed, throw-in-the-kitchen-sink dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal or a potluck dinner. It’s budget friendly Too!
Swedish Glogg – Why you MUST make it this year!
Swedish Glogg – Gud Jul! One of my favorite fall/winter hot drinks is Swedish glogg (more properly written glögg and pronounced gluurk – channel your inner Swedish Chef muppet). It’s a mulled wine that is ubiquitous in Sweden at Christmas time. Although I’d heard of mulled wine before, my first introduction to Swedish glogg came…
15 bean soup slow cooker recipe – simple, economical, delicious!
ahhhh 15-bean soup in the slow cooker For me it is the comfort food of all comfort foods. It’s also wicked cheap, wicked easy, and wicked healthy, sort of, I guess, depending on your style of eating. If you’re a low carb or paleo person this will not sound healthy to you. If you normally…
Vacation Meal Planning
Utilize vacation meal planning to save time, money, and your hips while you enjoy your trip! Part 1 of a 5-part series.
Marinated Fish Tacos
Marinated Fish Tacos Totally full disclosure. I did not take this photo. These are someone elses’s delicious fish tacos. I have no clue how to take a picture of marinated fish tacos that is even remotely appealing. Photo by Jmao13 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons Marinades are really flexible and not at…
Super Simple Cuban-ish Ropa Vieja
I’m quite sure this version of ropa vieja would make any Cuban Cook gasp for breath and run screaming out of the room, but it’s close enough to make me happy when I need an easy fix. Traditionally you use flank steak and shred it after some long, slow cooking in a pot. Carne picada,…
Jenny’s Infamous Marked-Down-Meat Slow Cooker Curry
When I do my shopping on Sundays I look for marked-down beef or some sort of über cheap piece of meat. They work great in the slow cooker. Like most of my “recipes”, Marked-Down-Meat curry is not an exact science. It goes like so:
Breakfast Casserole Muffins
A Very Long Time Ago I became obsessed with the idea of making breakfast casserole muffins. I looked all over Pinterest, I scoured Google, I painstakingly followed recipes. Then I had a revelation. You don’t need a freakin’ recipe to make breakfast casserole muffins! Follow these very, very basic guidelines and you’ll be doing the muffin…
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