Author: Anne

Easy Slow Cooker Italian Pork Loin

Easy Slow Cooker Italian Pork Loin Easy Slow Cooker Italian Pork Loin is a simple fast recipe to put together.  All you will need is a pork loin, salt, pepper, dried dill, bag of mini potatoes, a yellow onion and Italian Salad dressing. Seriously, that’s it!  The Italian Dressing gives an amazing flavor…

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Instant Pot Baked Potatoes

Instant Pot Baked Potatoes The  meal I make the most in my Instant Pot is Baked Potatoes.  I love how fast I can make them, vs the oven.  I also appreciate that I can make them all at once, vs individually in the microwave.  They come out perfect each time and under 30…

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Slow Cooker Kielbasa and BBQ Beans

Slow Cooker Kielbasa and BBQ Beans is a recipe I put together to use up some extra browned hamburger I had.  One of my favorite ways to be frugal is to not waste leftover food in the fridge.  You should find most of the ingredients in your well stocked pantry. Slow Cooker Kielbasa…

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Slow Cooker Italian Pork Chops & Potatoes

Slow Cooker Italian Pork Chops & Potatoes Slow Cooker Italian Pork Chops & Potatoes was a fun recipe that I put together.   I had a huge bag of large potatoes I needed to use up.  My youngest daughter did the famous science project where you make potatoes light up a light bulb (it…

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Eggs & Potato Breakfast Casserole

Egg & Potato Breakfast Casserole is a dish that I made because we love egg dishes at our house.  With 3 hens, we have dozens of eggs all the time.  I had a big bowl of baked potato leftovers that I needed to use.  One of my biggest goals is to not waste…

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Slow Cooker Taco Rice Soup

Slow Cooker Taco Rice Soup is another recipe I decided to make to use up my stash of long grain rice that I uncovered.  This is a great pantry recipe. This recipe calls for a newer brand of Black Beans mix called Bushes Black Beans Fiesta Beans.  They don’t need to be drained…

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Instant Pot Creamy Chicken & Rice

I made Instant Pot Creamy Chicken & Rice after finding a huge stash of long grain rice that I had forgotten about.  I hate wasting food. Long grain rice is a great staple that stores well, thus I knew I could squeeze some frugality into this meal.    Used a tomato from the…

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German Pancakes

My Mother making our family German Pancakes growing up is one of my endearing memories of childhood.  We didn’t get them often, but it was so exciting when we did.  They are a great meal to make for a “breakfast for dinner” meal or a lovely holiday brunch.   I had two reasons that…

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Slow Cooker Baked Potato Chowder

Slow Cooker Baked Potato Chowder is a fun and tasty way to use up a nice big bag of potatoes.  I often have a bag on hand because they are affordable, thus keeping our food costs down. The family doesn’t want to have baked potatoes every week so this chowder is a easy…

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Oven Grilled St. Louis Pork Ribs

Oven Grilled St. Louis Pork Ribs uses your oven and aluminum foil to make a great moist, tender grilled rack of ribs.   Since outside grilling isn’t always plausible or practical this is a great recipe to use when you need a different option.  Cooking with the ribs wrapped in foil helps keep all…

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