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 AS AN AMAZON ASSOCIATE I EARN FROM QUALIFYING PURCHASES Homemade Vegetable Egg Rolls are super simple to make. Because the filling marinates and isn't pre-cooked, the vegetables maintain their crispness. These will be a huge hit as an appetizer at your next gathering with family or friends. With simple ingredients that aren't hard to find and not expensive to boot, you have to try this Vegetable Egg Roll recipe. I made these for a club I belong to and everybody thought they were absolutely delicious and said they were so much better than any local Chinese takeout place they had ever ordered from. Some of the things I have learned in making these is: make sure you wrap tightly, seal the edges properly, refrigerate them so they firm up before frying and keep your oil temperature a consistent 350°! To do that I highly recommend a fryolator . I've had mine for years now and just love it. We do French Fries, homemade Onion Rings, chicken tenders and shrimp to name some of the t

  AS AN AMAZON AFFILIATE I EARN FROM QUALIFYING PURCHASES. Spicy Beef Teriyaki: a healthy, filling meal the whole family can enjoy! What's not to love about an Asian inspired stir-fry? It's a healthy way to eat, definitely feeds a number of people and if there are any left-overs it warms up nicely the next day. I tend to make them more when fresh vegetables are available at the local farm markets or from our garden, however any time of the year is a good time for stir-fry. I keep a few Asian condiments in my pantry which come in handy when making a good sauce. Those are soy sauce, mirin and rice wine vinegar. Also I always have garlic on hand and keep ginger in the freezer. Another ingredient on hand are dried chilies - they last forever! For more adventurous cooking there are other ingredients that are common to Asian cuisine: Sesame oil, fish sauce, oyster sauce and hoisin sauce to name a few. Last, but not least is a wok and kitchen tool they call a spider . A spider is a lo

AS AN AMAZON AFFILIATE I EARN FROM QUALIFYING PURCHASES Pork Chops with Beef Balsamic Reduction is perfect for family meals or entertaining friends.  Pork Chops with Beef Balsamic Reduction is so easy to make and certainly will be a family pleaser as it is kid-friendly as well. The reduction sauce tastes amazing. It's what makes this dish so special that you can not only wow your family but serve it as a main course for entertaining friends.  Plus, this recipe is easy on the pocketbook. At $2.91 per serving, it's definitely a Cooking On A Budget meal. The prep time is minimal for the chops and reduction. If you serve with a starch and vegetable, it's not much longer. All in all you can get this on the table in under an hour! 4 bone in Pork Chops - about 3/4 - 1 inch thick 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar 2 cups Campbells beef broth 1/4 cup onion - finely chopped 1 tbsp. butter 4 tbsp. olive or vegetable oil salt and black pepper to taste In a saucepot set to medium high heat add in

  AS AN AMAZON AFFILIATE I EARN FROM QUALIFYING PURCHASES Stewed Chicken was a comfort dish from my childhood. I've taken my mother's basic recipe and elevated the dish to another level of deliciousness and as always kept the cost to cooking on a budget! My mother had a knack for home cooking. Most every single dish she made from my childhood was absolutely delicious - except for the ginger chicken dish she made which was pretty awful, so naturally we never let her live it down. One of the comfort dishes she made was stewed chicken. She only made stewed chicken during the winter months and I looked forward to it every time she made it. Now as an adult I loved slow braised dishes like stewed chicken. I have not made her stewed chicken recipe for years. I decided to not only make the dish but recreate it to fit the style of cooking today. Instead of the dried herbs that she would use, I opted for fresh herbs: aromatic sage, rosemary and thyme, all of which go splendidly with chic

  It's that time of year - Super Bowl Sunday is almost here. Are you ready for some good eats? Buffalo Wings  - What would Super Bowl be without some tasty Buffalo Wings. Made with my signature wing sauce, these are sure to please. Garlic Herb Cream Cheese Dip Tastes just as good and it's less expensive then the store bought garlic herb spread. Artichoke Dip and Homemade Garlic Pita Chips The homemade pita chips are so good and so worth the time to do. This is one of our go to snacks and will add some  great snacking to your Super Bowl festivities . The Italian Stallion Grilled Cheese Sandwich is definitely a must if you are planning on a sandwich. Forget the boring grinder - make these instead.  Crab Meat Dip   This is a recipe from my mother. It's tried and true and delicious. I love it served with potato chips, however crackers work too.

  AS AN AMAZON AFFILIATE I EARN FROM QUALIFYING PURCHASES Ribollita originates from the region of Tuscany in Italy. With peasant origins it starts out as a hearty vegetable soup. The next day this soup is then layered in a casserole dish with stale bread to make what the Italians call zuppa di pane (bread soup). The layered bread soup if there are left-overs is baked again until hot and drizzled with olive oil: it is then called ribollita. Ribollita in Italian means re-boiled. For our purposes here we will be making the hearty vegetable soup and serving it with crusty bread. A host of vegetables, beans, broth and fresh herbs is what gives this soup its' heartiness and flavor. It's easy to put together and budget friendly. My version will easily feed 6 people a hearty and wholesome meal for $2.32 per person and that includes the bread! The inspiration for the Ribollita came from my Williams-Sonoma Essentials of Italian Cooking . I did not follow the recipe 100% as I did not use