Gandree on September 11th, 2009

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When you are seriously working on stretching your budget, you can’t beat free.  You can join the Free Cycle Network.  In it, people who have something they no longer want offer it free for the taking to anyone who wants it.  The problem is that things move quickly and it’s hard [...]

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Gandree on August 17th, 2009

A lot of people come to my blog looking for yet another way to make chicken. Of course it is an easy cheap meal but we want it to be nourishing, easy and something our children will eat. After all, you can’t serve them chicken fingers all the time.
Since my husband doesn’t like [...]

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Gandree on April 15th, 2009

A lot of dumpling recipes make the dumplings into little chewy dough balls and my children don’t like them.  This recipe makes bready dumplings that are cooked with the chicken.  It’s a really easy, satisfying meal to feed your hungry family.
Easy Chicken ‘N Dumplings
It’s easier to make than to write about it :0)
Chicken of Choice [...]

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Gandree on December 4th, 2008

It’s expensive to buy taquitos in the store yet they are a meal that most kids love to eat.  You can make your own according to what you have on hand.
I used leftover turkey but chicken (light or dark meat) or beef would work too.  You simply make the filling, roll the taquitos and bake [...]

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Gandree on November 30th, 2008

Here’s another recipe that can be made from things you have on hand.  You can adjust it according to what your family will eat.  I have made it with a small piece of chicken breast and I have also made it without.  My kids like it either way.  I think it’s the sage that makes [...]

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