One of my favorite childhood meals is Albondiga soup. There is nothing better for a cold day than a big bowl and some warm tortillas on the side. This is my Mom’s version of this Mexican cold-weather staple, my kids now love it. Ingredients like the “El Pato” sauce can be found in your grocery’s store’s ethnic/hispanic foods aisle. Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef (the leaner the better) 1 egg 1 oz rice (uncooked) 2 Mexican squash 2 russet potatoes…
The perfect breakfast or brunch for a lazy weekend morning. I saw a recipe by Nigela Lawson in a magazine at work recently but forgot to snap a pic, and coulnd’t find it online afterwards. This is my winging it version with our favorite breakfast ingredients. It may take a while to bake, but this is so delicious it will be worth it, seriously. You can cut morning prep time by cutting up the potatoes and other toppings the night…
Ok my friends, I seriously love my slow cooker. Now that I’m working nights it has become such a big help in keeping my family eating home cooked meals while I still get some rest. Not to mention how low cost a lot of them are! Preparing and freezing big batches of meals can save a lot of money by allowing you to buy large amounts of ingredients when they’re on sale. This list is composed of some of…
As a busy working mama, I’ve been trying to find the easiest ways to feed my family delicious and healthy food, while working with time and budget restraints. We bought our first house this year and have been working towards building our savings back up, so any little tricks to save money help. One of my usual things to get at Sam’s club is the Rotisserie Chicken (same as the Costco one). This is one of the best deals big…
This is a recipe a family member taught me a few years ago and it is one of my favorite ways to prepare steak now. It’s very simple to make and so delicious. You can throw it together very quickly with ingredients most of us always have on hand. One of my favorite parts about this is the easy clean up! Everything goes in the bag and you can just throw that out when you’re done. Ingredients for…
I’ve been trying to find new ways to save a little money on groceries and also not let as much food go to waste at home. This is one of my long used tips for accomplishing both. If your family is anything like mine, fruit goes bad often. Either because a giant pack of strawberries happened to only last 2 days in the fridge before starting to mush up, or because we just forgot we had something until a day…
I’m letting you all in on my secret weapon. This salsa is delicious. I’m not gonna say much else because it’s gonna speak for itself. My mom gave me this recipe a long time ago and it has become one of my favorite salsa’s to always have on hand at home and my husband’s favorite. Even a few people at my work know it well and request it for potlucks. This salsa can get very spicy so I am listing…
I’ve been working on adding healthier recipes and dishes to my usual family meals. It’s always a challenge to come up with things that everyone in the family will love. Specifically my 3 year old. These turkey patties are delicious and have been a huge hit with everyone, plus are so easy to make. They are also a great recipe to add into meal planning and bulk cooking, each one is around 170-180 calories. This recipe makes about 10 small…
We have a little Sunday Morning routine in our home. We sleep in, play with the kiddos in our bed for a little while after they wake up, then… pancake breakfast. I make them on other days occasionally but I try to make Sunday mornings a constant thing we do together. Why Sunday? It’s the only morning Hubs and I are both off together and I’m not home for dinner most days, so we don’t really have too many chances…
Here in southern California, we are having a lovely 90+ degree sneak peek of summer. It’s gonna be HOT this year. Here are a few tips for busy Moms and Dads that save both time and money in making delicious smoothies as snacks or on-the-go meal replacement. I like to freeze fruit that we haven’t gotten to at the end of the week before I go buy more. Just wash, chop, peel, and divide it into snack size baggies…