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I've got my boards all organized and ready for you to come and visit. I really love Pinterest and I'm not sure what I did before it existed! I am a very visual person, so to to be able to "pin" my most favorite things from the web onto organized boards makes me very happy.
I especially love visiting my Recipes Board at the beginning of the week when it is time to start planning our menu for the week. I also post recipes on a Vegan board, so if a plant based diet is appealing to you, you can check that out.
Here are my finds for this weeks menu. I looked for frugal recipes, as our grocery budget is a bit lower than usual this month. Good thing I like a challenge!
Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Squares
From Pinterest--"Healthy, quick breakfast. A pan doesn't last 2 days in our house. They're delicious and super good for you, especially if you substitute applesauce for the brown sugar--one bar is 128 calories & 5 grams of protein. YUM! Awesome toddler food, too!"
From Pinterest--"Healthy, quick breakfast. A pan doesn't last 2 days in our house. They're delicious and super good for you, especially if you substitute applesauce for the brown sugar--one bar is 128 calories & 5 grams of protein. YUM! Awesome toddler food, too!"
Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Dressing. The dressing gives the salad a nice, shiny, glazed look!
Roasted Balsamic Vegetables with Pasta
This recipe adds a few tablespoons of yogurt at the end to make the pasta creamy.
Corn, Black Bean & Beef Empanadas
I love the idea of these! Baked, not fried. Can be made ahead and frozen, then baked straight from the freezer. I will make mine with just beans and salsa, maybe some rice & make my families with a bit of beef, beans and cheese. Nice!
Mexican Rice
This would go great with the empanadas, and it uses ingredients I always have on hand--tomato sauce, broth, mixed vegetables & rice.
No Bake Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars
I'm a sucker for salty and sweet which is why these bars caught my eye. They are also easy enough for my kids to make--bonus!
Caramelized Chicken
From Pinterest--"It is unbelievably delicious and so simple to make the marinade. Minced garlic, ketchup, olive oil, soy sauce, honey, and ground black pepper. Yum! Want to try this in the crock pot"
Linguine with Garlicky Bread Crumbs
From Pinterest--"Simply toss pasta with 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil, breadcrumbs, parsley, lemon juice, garlic powder salt, and black pepper; Much healthier than any cream sauce"
Honeyed Hasselback Sweet Potatoes
This one is from one of my new favorite blogs called My Little Celebration. Beautiful photos and great recipes!
Salt & Vinegar Roasted Chickpeas
Did you know when you roast chickpeas, they get nice and crunchy? Perfect little munching snack. I'm eager to try this vinegar version.
I made those empanadas!! Mmmmmmmmmm! Better with rice in them, though.
ReplyDeleteI make salt and vinegar chickpeas often. It's so easy and a great way to snack without feeling guilty.
ReplyDeleteI made a HUGE batch of the Salt and Vinegar Chickpeas this weekend, we all LOVE them!
ReplyDeleteYUMMM!!! They all look amazing to me! :-)
ReplyDeletexo-Lisa