CHICKEN MARINARA The basic thing is that I found a brand of marinara at Costco in a 3 pack – so salt or sugar in it. It’s thick and I don’t need to add anything to thicken it. The chicken needs to be cooked already. So if you want to throw chicken thighs (frozen), say […]
February 7, 2014
We usually do Meaty Mondays and Taco Tuesdays – and I thought, lets throw them together and combine it so we had Meaty Taco Monday – I don’t know, these things happen in my mind. SLOPPY TACO SKILLET First of all, the big thing is that I don’t have a food processor. And I have […]
February 3, 2014
An ode to the smaller things in Life. Dear Dave, Can you get ‘that’ at Costco? Sincerely, Most People Dear Most People, This is a question I get asked almost every week (including 20 minutes ago) and I need to come clean with you all: I really don’t know because I avoid that place like […]
February 3, 2014
Welcome Newbies! These recipes all come highly recommended by our seasoned GT’ers as an easy place to start for 101 basic meal planning. Not only are they simple, but they’re also delicious. I suggest making these standby’s in large batches and freezing them. Having food ready to go helps with pre-planning and therefore, your […]
January 30, 2014
We love soups right now with it so cold outside – and it’s hard to find a soup that everyone in my house likes, with all these personality types we’ve got going on from an infant to adults… We all DO agree on thicker, creamier soups. I keep my basic Hobo Soup creamy, with rotating […]
January 7, 2014
In this house, we LOVE LOVE LOVE ethnic food – especially Mexican anything: tacos, burritos, oatmeal (seriously), whatever. We like it spicy – we use lots of mexican seasoning, taco seasoning, chile powder, chipotle tabasco, Cholula, all of those. The upside is that it’s easy cooking. I made this dish one night and the kids […]
December 27, 2013
Dear Dave, My family tradition is to have a seafood for New Years dinner but our children have been getting noisy about its ‘sustainability’ and suggesting turkey instead. Is there a way to make informed choices at the seafood counter so that we can have a guilt-free dinner? Sue, Wisconsin Hello Sue, EXCELLENT […]
December 20, 2013
This time of year I am running around with my kids and it’s crazy. We get invited to potlucks and parties and school programs and things like that and I can barely keep up with meals. This dish is easy at home and easy to take with you to potlucks or parties or whatever. Everyone […]
December 12, 2013
I love alfredo sauce – it’s my biggest weakness – and I am always looking for good alfredo recipes that don’t contain all the things I do not eat – specifically cow milk, cream, sugar and chemicals. We have Wiggly Wednesdays at my house and that is all about pasta. We get tired of the […]
December 2, 2013
ODE TO APPLES This is a ‘SPECIAL EDITION’ geared towards all you apple lovers out there. Apples are deserving of a rampant fan club – tasty, full of fiber, low glycemic and a great source of healthy carbohydrates…who could ask for more? This year I encountered three apple varieties that were all new to me. […]
February 24, 2014
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