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Smoothies: Common Ingredients, Combinations & Techniques
I love smoothies because they’re super easy to make! Step 1: Place foods in the blender. . . Step 2: Put the top on. . . Step 3: Press “pulse” a few times and then press a “blend” button (they all ultimately do the same thing) Below I’ve listed a few common ingredients used for […]
Pasta craving…but no Alfredo sauce…canned soup to the rescue!
What do you do when you don’t have all the ingredients for something? Make up a recipe!!! I really wanted Alfredo pasta for dinner but didn’t have any sauce or ingredients to make the sauce. So I improvised. Thanks, Progresso! Like it? Share it!
Easy Vegetable Soup for One
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Affordable Chili in 30 minutes
Last year for Christmas – mine and Cobalt’s first Christmas being engaged – my aunt gave us a lovely and thoughtful present. It included some homemade vanilla extract and some Texas themed chili seasoning mix. Ever since then, I’ve wanted to make chili for one of our many making-food-together-at-each-others’-apartments dates. But the winter came and […]
Microwave Eggs
I had no idea eggs could be cooked in the microwave until a couple of years ago. So I tried it myself, and lo and behold it works! The tips below are crucial however to yield the best tasting and most conveniently-cooked microwave eggs. Follow them carefully! :) Use a microwave safe container, such as […]
Spaghetti with Bratwurst and Broccoli
Cook Time: 30 minutes | Serves 5-6 If you look closely, you can see some spaghetti squash in here. To learn how to cook spaghetti and acorn squashes in the oven, check out this post. What I used: 1 box of whole wheat spaghetti ($1-ish at Aldi) 1 can of marinara sauce ($1 at Aldi) and Alfredo […]
Creamy Iced Vanilla Irish Breakfast Tea
Nothing like a cool drink to refresh yourself during a warm afternoon! :) …Made this iced drink after coming inside from gardening (working on a new row where I’ll plant more carrots!). Using the Irish breakfast tea still in my mug from breakfast, I added 3 more ingredients in the following order to my glass: […]
Homemade Nutty and Sweet Granola: A Crunchy, Munchy Breakfast or Snack
I love Aldi. Never have I been able to buy $30 worth of groceries while getting so much food (1-2 weeks for Cobalt and I, depending on the week). Back in Johnson City, Kroger was the only grocery store that consistently had good deals. But pineapple for $.99? Seriously? And a 10-lbs bag of potatoes […]
Tuna or Salmon Patties: Make them however you like!
When I lived with roommates a couple years ago, sustaining myself without a job, I bought a lot of tuna fish. At less than 75¢ — sometimes 50¢ — per 6-oz can, tuna’s one of the cheapest proteins to buy. It’s also low in fat, and high in the good stuff like potassium, and iron, and of course […]