Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Thrifty Tuesday - Eating on the Cheap!

It's Tuesday, so once again instead of my usual PW recipe post I'm going to share how our previous week went and how the recipes (some I haven't tried before) turned out.

Monday was an easy meal... our favorite spaghetti and meatballs ( need to take a picture next time I make this, I'd like to have a picture of each meal on my list so I can make my own printable menu). I didn't have any garlic bread in the freezer so I made these 'Paula Deen garlic cheese biscuits. . . .

I've made these many times before and they turn out great every time. HERE's the recipe from the Foodnetwork site.

On Tuesday I made the easy bbq chicken breasts from Kraftfoods.com and they were super tasty. How simple can it get, just brush bbq sauce on to the chicken and grill! I didn't even marinate these... added a little more bbq sauce once they were nearly cooked, then took em off the grill. . . . mash potato and corn are two of my favorite sides - yum :-)
Wednesday's dinner was even easier.... these were a big hit with Jason. Again from Kraftfoods, bbq chicken melts. . . .

Take some of the bbq chicken you grilled from last night, add to a sliced hoagie with bbq sauce, red onion and swiss cheese on top, pop under the broiler for just a few minutes until the cheese is melted. I served these with a salad for each of us.

Thursday was birthday cake and pizza (and yes we ate in that order!)

Friday I made the 'mac & cheese lasagna HERE (forgot to take a picture) so here's the link and picture from Kraft website. . .

I left out the green bell pepper because I knew Kristen doesn't like it, and I'm happy to say it was a hit with her :-) I used just a plain ole box of mac too (not the 'deluxe' kind the recipe calls for!)

And finally, I made more applesauce from the apples off our tree. I think next time I make this I'll try adding NO sugar and that way I can call it a healthy dessert (if it's not too tart!). I for one would prefer no sugar, I like things on the tangy side ;-)

What a neat way to serve it though - in a martini glass, cheers!


6 comments:

Richella Parham said...

Denise, I love that you're doing this! You are inspiring me BIG TIME! Thank you for the links to your recipes!

Lori said...

Ok, yes and now I am starving. I love the meals you posted!! They look wonderful!! Those cheese biscuits looks wonderful, I am going to go check those out. I have had those, but at a restaurant.
Have a nice week sweetie!! ((BIG HUGS))!!

Stephanie @ La Dolce Vita said...

You did a great job!! Love these ideas. All simple to incorporate too! I am definitely going to check out those cheese biscuits as well!

Darylynn said...

Yummy to the biscuits especially! Give me something like that any day over a sweet dessert. We do so much grilling- year round, too. My stove looks like brand new! ;) The best part is Jeff does all the grilling! We call it bbq-ing here.

No, the hike wasn't deserted at all. The boat left every 1/2 hour and was full- 12 people and/or dogs each time and that didn't count the backpackers. It's just such a vast area. Everyone is always cheery and greet you on the trails. A lot of Europeans visit the area. (((Hugz)))

Southern Lady said...

Sounds like you are doing great with your menu. Everything looks yummy. Carla

Unknown said...

those biscuits look yummy!