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Cookbook Giveaway ~ 30 Day Gourmet’s Big Book of Freezer Cooking

As I begin my freezer cooking expedition, I have ended up with two of these books.  I ordered one from them directly and thinking it was not coming (since there was no confirmation or response to email) I ordered another from Amazon.  Since I get free shipping from Amazon Prime, they cost almost the same.  [...]

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Easy Lasagna Recipe

  Dinner last night was a very easy and delicious Lasagna. I hope you will make it and enjoy it. 1 lb ground beef 1 32-ounce jar of thick spaghetti sauce (I use two 24 ounce jars ) 1 medium onion – chopped 1.5 cups water 2 cups ricotta cheese 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese [...]

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Vacation Meals

This post is going to be a little different in that last week we were on vacation.  We stayed right outside of Walt Disney World in a nice two bedroom condo resort for less than we could have done an onsite budget resort.  One of the biggest budget breakers for vacation is meals and yet [...]

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What’s for Dinner?

Today will be southern all the way.  We will be having cube steak with gravy, rice and green beans. Please share your meal ideas if you like. For valentines day, I got a great new kitchen appliance.  It is a slow cooker. . .oh but wait this one is different.  The insert is stovetop safe.  [...]

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Rice Cookers & Dinner

Back in November, my husband bought a rice cooker.  I wasn’t sure it was going to be worth the space that it would occupy. Boy was I wrong. First off, it makes the best rice. It has come out perfectly every time no matter which kind of rice I used but that is only the [...]

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What’s for Dinner

Breakfast for dinner! Love these nights. Breakfast casserole, grits, and Monkey Bread. This is such a simple meal and the family loves it.  Breakfast casserole comes together very easy and is forgiving if you need to change the meat or leave out the green pepper.  I make grits in my rice cooker.  The rice cooker [...]

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