One of the things I've enjoyed most about this summer is all the yummy corn on the cob! I buy it whenever I can get my hands on it for a decent price {which has been pretty often since it's summer}. Since I'm still a cook-in-training, I've been experimenting with how to boil my corn on the cob. I'm pretty confident that I've found it and thought it was time to share it on the blog. One thing … [Read more...]
4th of July Themed Food
If you're meeting up with friends or family to celebrate the 4th of July, then more than likely food will be involved at some point. Most of us think about eating summer-y foods or other foods you'd find at a BBQ on our nation's birthday. Those may taste yummy, but I thought it would be fun to think about foods that look patriotic as well. I've compiled some of my favorite {and simple} … [Read more...]
Recipe Roundup – Spicy Sausage Pasta & 30 Min Chili
I'm so proud of myself because it's Thursday and we haven't eaten out for dinner or had to resort to pancakes or cereal {not that there's anything wrong with that} this entire week. After having a nice break from cooking over the holidays, it has been nice to get in the kitchen again. Did I really just say that? I think the other reason I was excited to cook this week was because I … [Read more...]
Chicken & Rice
I decided to do a little Pinterest research last Sunday evening, in hopes of finding a yummy yet frugal recipe to add to my arsenal. Menu planning can be tough when you are on a budget. I found one that seemed fairly simple and it turned out to be quite yummy, so I thought I'd pass it along. Chicken & Rice (serves 6-8) Weight Watchers pts. = 5 2 boneless chicken breasts 1 … [Read more...]
Homemade Pizza
It's sort of become a tradition for us to have homemade pizza one night during the weekend. By the time Friday rolls around, I'm usually needing a night off from cooking a full meal and this recipe for homemade pizza is easy-to-make, inexpensive, but also yummy! I stumbled upon Crystal's homemade pizza recipe after I first started reading over at … [Read more...]
