Category: Side Dishes

  • Monday – mini meatloaf (freezer), butter noodles, veggies Tuesday – crockpot chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans Wednesday – cornbread pizza, raw veggies, or salad Thursday – creamy caesar chicken pasta bake, veggies, garlic bread Friday – hot dogs, French fries, raw veggies Saturday – leftovers Buttered Noodles – My oldest son loved the noodles. This…

  • I had read you could cook baked potatoes in the crockpot, but I was skeptical about whether it worked.  Since baked potatoes were on my meal plan for Thursday night, I decided to test whether you could cook them in the crockpot.  I am no longer a skeptic because it really worked.  My hubby even…

  • I found this recipe on The Pioneer Woman’s website. Since I had put some lemon chicken in the freezer, I decided this would complement the chicken. The pasta dish is pure heaven. Okay, maybe not pure heaven. However, it was delicious, and the smells coming from cooking it or heating it up made me happy.…

  • Last week, I was looking through Taste of Home’s Healthy Cooking Magazine when I saw a recipe for makeover macaroni and cheese that used no butter.  It was also very simple to make because you make a roux of milk and flour and then add Velveeta (or a similar off-brand cheese) and cheddar cheese to make…

  • My mom gave us various vegetable seeds last April. My hubby decided to plant some of them.  One of the vegetables was carrots.  Last night, I harvested some of the carrots.  I decided to make brown sugar carrots for dinner. This recipe is so simple, but the taste is superb. Brown Sugar Carrots Stars of the Recipe:…