Keep an eye out at the butcher or your local grocery store for manager specials. Some stores have bins and some just have these items mixed in with the other meats. At my local store, the butcher routinely does some premixed and seasoned meat and sausages. If they don’t all […]
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Pastrami Cheeseburgers – Perfect for Low Carb Diets!
OK, I said perfect for low carb diets, not low fat. But seriously, even if they are a little higher in fat than a standard burger, you could always substitute with ground turkey and make them more lean. As for us, we eat them wrapped in lettuce, hence the low […]
Simple Stroganoff, hold the mushrooms, please!
Stroganoff is simple, yet so yummy! Nothing to it, really. Not just easy, but very inexpensive, if you keep it that way. I’m sure there are recipes that far exceed $10, but not this one! It’s probably on my kiddos top 5 list for dinners, so it must be good! […]
Homestyle Sloppy Joes with Pepperoni Pasta Salad
There are times when it’s not just about saving money, but also about convenience and using what you have available. This recipe was perfect for one of those times. As usual, we flew in from soccer, kids were starving, I was scrambling and then it hit me, sloppy joe. I’ve […]
Dry Rub Grilled Beef Tri-tip with Pickled Cucumbers
It’s Memorial Weekend! Of course that means, SUMMERTIME is here! People around the country are firing up that BBQ and slappin’ on that meat. If you happen to get as lucky as I did, you may find some Tri-tip on sale. I picked some up for $5.47. A nice big, […]
The Infamous “Hardee’s” Mushroom and Swiss
For those of us on the West Coast, Hardee’s is practically non-existent these days. But when I was a teenager, growing up in Ogden, Utah, Hardee’s was “the” place to hang with friends, cause teenage mayhem and eat till our bellies wanted to burst. Until I moved to San Diego […]