Being on a limited budget makes the end of the month tight financially. Rent & Utilities are due and it leaves us with very little to work with, and the pantry and fridge start getting more and more empty. Oddly enough this is the time when I come up with meals I wouldn't have thought of before, simply because I had other things that were easier or were already planned on my monthly meal planning menu and no matter how hard I try or what I plan I always seem to run out of lunch stuff! Yesterday was one of those days. I didn't want any more leftover Mac & Cheese, and I was looking for something a bit lower in calories as well. I had some leftover Crazy Dough that I had taken out of the freezer the day before and since I had no cheese or other pizza toppings I made a focaccia with Red Pepper, Rose Mary, & Romano Cheese and a pot of Almost Italian Wedding Soup- I say almost because instead of the traditional small pasta such as orzo or pastini (which I didn't have) I used some pearled barley instead. The great thing about this was It was made with almost all leftovers or pre-prepped items and it made enough for me to have lunch for about 3-4 days and share a bit with mom. 3R Foccaccia: 1.5lb Crazy Dough (clink the link for the Crazy Dough Recipe from Nostalgia Kitchen) 1tsp Red Pepper Flakes 1.5tsp Dried Rosemary 1/4C Grated Romano Cheese 1tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Almost Italian Wedding Soup: 32oz Low Sodium Chicken Broth
16oz Cold Water 1lb Ground Turkey 1/4C Bread Crumbs 2C Cooked Pearled Barley 1tsp Dried Rosemary 1C Frozen Spinach
You can add any number of seasonings you wish or even use more broth in place of water. I prefer a lighter broth, which is why I used water instead of more broth.
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Upon looking at the "National Day Calender" I saw that it was national play dough day! Not just that,but it was also National Cinnamon Rasin Bread Day! Being the super crafty mom that I am, and having a toddler who was walking around aimlessly as if he has no toys I figured it was a perfect time to have some delicious fun. With my tiny chef/ master creator by my side me measured and mixed up an aromatic salt dough in hopes that our playful endeavor would beckon fall weather to come to our house a little more quickly! Cinnamon Craisin Salt Dough: 2 Cups All Purpose Flour 1/2 Cup Table Salt 1tbs Vegetable Oil 1/4 Cup Cinnamon 2/3 Cup Water (add more slowly if dough seems too dry and won't come together) 1/4 Cup Craisins (or raisins)- optional Mix all ingredients together until a soft ball forms. Has a little tougher consistency then play dough, and is great for toddlers who like to taste everything since all the ingredients are food! Happy Sunday Family! Well fall is coming quickly upon us. And it is during the fall and winter we start looking for those comfort foods. Well this recipe will certainly be a comfort. I think as growing up we all have that favorite Aunt. I had 3. I would have had more but since a few lived further away I didn't see them often. Let me tell you about my Aunt Joan though. Her temperament was always cool, calm and collected..I hardly ever heard her raise her voice and laughter always filled her house. And when you went there on Christmas she would wrap the presents while you waited..Now that was about as laid back as you were going to get. Her home was a mecca for all the neighborhood kids and something was always cooking. When Aunt Joan made spaghetti you could feed the neighborhood! I'm telling you I think she made at least 5 pounds with 10 pounds of meat in it! Ok so maybe a slight exaggeration. But there was a lot and always a lot left over that you could not eat after 2 days because it would have made you sick according to her anyway..lol Butter was always on the table along with a pack of saltines, she made these drippy egg sandwiches, and a plethora of other goodies. Are you seeing a pattern here? She was always cooking. Well that was a little about my Aunt Joan. I think now I need to see if I can get my Uncle Lou's Pumpkin Bread recipe in a can? So here we go. 3 pkg 10 ct biscuits (Your choice) 3 lbs ground beef 1 onion 8 oz package of cream cheese 16 oz sour cream 16 oz package mozzarella cheese 16 oz cheddar cheese This recipe feeds at least 10 or more..My Aunt Joan used spaghetti sauce in the mix as well and put the sour cream on the side. Thus that's why I said reinvented. You can change it up anyway you wish :) Brown 3 pounds of ground beef and one onion Spray an 11 x 15 pan with pan spray. Makes clean up easier later :) Layer with biscuits I bought 3 can of 10. You will only use half of these for the bottom layer. I then smeared about 3/4 of a package of cream cheese on the bottoms..Guess your getting this isn't exactly low calorie.. Mix a 16 oz container of sour cream with the cooked meat and onion. Put the meat/sour cream mixture on top of the biscuits on top of that add 2 cups of mozzarella cheese and a cup of cheddar cheese. And then start layering the other biscuits on top. After all the tops are on add a cup of cheddar on top. Bake at 375 degrees until tops of biscuits are browned. Approx 30 minutes or so.
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