Raising a family with sense on cents
Alas, another Monday and menus to prepare. This is probably the most brain-intensive part of my week but it is so worth it to take the mystery out of the question, “What’s for dinner?” Personally, I do not assign a recipe to a certain day simply because I do not know what I want to eat or what my day…
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When you understand how marketers think, you can save more. So, in an effort to educate, we are decoding the sales and tackling the questions that you are asking about saving money at the grocery store. If a store advertises a group of items as 10/$10 or 2/$5, do you have to buy 10 items to get them for $1…
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Well, I have an abundance of Italian Sausage and Beer Bratwurst in my freezer so I am trying to eliminate some of it since it is not my favorite thing to eat. If you have a great recipe, let me know! 1) Pasta E Fagioli Serve with crackers or biscuits. 2) Messed Up Nachos Brown 1 lb ground beef and…
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Here is what Penny is cooking from the stockpile this week: 1) Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya, Broccoli Cornbread This recipe actually comes from Vickie L. in our recent church cookbook which you can see HERE. It is FABULOUS! A recipe for broccoli cornbread can be found HERE. 2) Pancakes and Bacon with Fruit Do you really need a recipe? 3)…
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You will not find me in the kitchen fixing a dinner that takes much preparation on most evenings. I am very much a 30 minutes or less kind of cook. But, I had been spinning an idea around in my head and tonight, I made it happen! My Mediterranean Lasagna turned out really yummy but I think next time I…
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1) Mediterranean Lasagna with Garlic Bread Based loosely on the recipe found HERE but I plan to use artichoke hearts, spinach and black olives and leave out the fennel, leeks and mint. I will let you know how it turns out and publish the recipe I use when I cook it. 2) Turkey Cobb Salad Found in the Everyday Food…
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Hi! I'm Tabitha. Yes, I know that you expected someone named "Penny," but there is a bit of a story … [READ MORE]