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  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...

 AS AN AMAZON AFFILIATE I EARN FROM QUALIFYING PURCHASES Chicken and mushrooms simmer in a luscious creamy and slightly tangy sauce laced with the wonderful flavor of thyme. Creamy Chicken and Mushrooms with Thyme is not only delicious; it's budget friendly as well. I served ours over egg noodles with baby peas as the side. You can serve over rice and still keep the dish as budget friendly. Just the Creamy Chicken and Mushrooms with Thyme (based on a family of four), is $2.25 per person. Adding in the egg noodles and peas it is $2.61 per person. I noticed a number of photos on Google of creamy chicken and mushrooms so I knew I was on the right track in thinking of what to make with my chicken and mushrooms. My husband was super impressed with the flavor and so was I! Also, it cooks in one pan on the stove top and between prep and the various stages can be on the table in about an hour or so. 4 bone-in, skin on chicken thighs 8 oz. pkg. cremini (baby bella) mushrooms 3/4 cup onion -...

Asian Chicken, Vegetable and Rice Casserole requires very little prep time, is baked in the oven and feeds a family of four for $1.76 per person. Procuring on sale chicken, using a frozen stir-fry vegetable blend, my go to spices from my pantry and Asian ingredients I always have on hand (soy sauce and mirin) - was key to keeping the cost of this meal down. The stir-fry blend I used has sugar snap peas, broccoli, green beans, yellow squash, red and yellow peppers, carrots and water chestnuts. Clean up is a snap as you place all the ingredients in a 9x 13 casserole dish then pop it in the oven. 2 boneless/skinless chicken breasts 1 bag frozen stir-fry vegetables 1 cup long grain white rice 2 cups water or chicken broth 3 tbsp. soy sauce 1 tbsp. mirin 1/3 cup onion - diced small salt to taste pepper to taste granulated garlic to taste onion powder to taste COOKS NOTE: If you can't find mirin in your local grocery in the international aisle, then you can find mirin here. PREP THE CHIC...

  Summer Saute is the easy and perfect side dish to any grilled or roasted summer meal.  This dish I credit my wonderful sister-in-law. She made summer sauté  for a gathering many years ago and I have made it a number of times through the years since I first got her recipe. It's incredibly easy and takes about 20-25 minutes to cook. I use yellow squash, however, zucchini or a combination of yellow and zucchini would work as well. 2-3 summer squash (or zucchini, or combo of) 1 lrg. green bell pepper 1 lrg. onion 2 large fresh tomatoes  1 tbsp. butter 1 tbsp. olive oil or canola or vegetable oil salt and pepper to taste 1/4 cup water Start by prepping all of your vegetables: I peel my yellow squash but you don't have to. Then I cut it in rounds. Peel your onion. Slice it in half then make half moon slices for the whole onion. De-seed and devein your bell pepper and cut into strips. Cut the tomato in wedges. (See cooks note.) In a large, deep skillet melt the butter and...

Chocolate Sugar Cookies ~ just 5 ingredients and you have a special Halloween or anytime cookie. Don't shoot the messenger, but Halloween is not that far off! These easy to make and quick to bake Chocolate Sugar Cookies are perfect for any Halloween party or to make gift bags up for the neighborhood kids who come a trick or treating to your house. And from year to year you never know if you are going to get 8 kids or 80 kids and what happens to all those bags of candy you have left containing candy you probably would never consume? By making a batch or two of these Chocolate Sugar Cookies at least it's something you can eat with your coffee or tea, right? The other good thing is that they really don't cost much to make. I got four out of the five ingredients on sale. Read more »