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TERIYAKI NOODLE BOWLS
I received an email from Megan this week inquiring if I could recreate her favorite frozen noodles bowls purchased from Costco. There’s not a Costco located in New Orleans (yet), so I wasn’t aware of the item in question. However, I’ve…
HAM & POTATO FRITTATA
Happy Fourth of July! I’m sure many of you are enjoying beer and burgers (and I’m thinking of myself); however, I have the following Ham and potato Frittata recipe that was awaited in the kitchen, so I decided to publish it…
TACO SALAD SKILLET
Really, I’m sorry that you’re not as fond of tacos. I cannot help myself. Today, I was craving the traditional American taco salad made with well-seasoned ground beef and cheese, iceberg lettuce, and crunchy corn chips. I altered the way that I…
ROASTED RED PEPPER AND FETA FRITTATA
I bought three expensive ingredients for a recipe I came up with this week, including roasted red peppers, Feta, and a huge package of spinach that was fresh. I really wanted to make sure that I didn’t let anything of this get…
MINI BLACK BEAN TURKEY BURGERS
One of my favorite strategies to stretch my food budget is to substitute half the meat I eat by using beans. When I got an email from my reader, Lori, with a link to this Black Turkey Burgers Made of Beans…
CREAMY SPINACH ARTICHOKE PIZZA
I’m going to begin a tough challenge on Monday, where I’m planning to attempt to consume only $4.50 per day of meals a day. I can remember being extremely hungry last year during my SNAP challenge, and I was tempted to…
MEXICAN RED LENTIL STEW
This was the very first Budget Bytes recipe experiment. After scouring the internet for recipes, I came across the recipe for Spicy Red Lentil and Tomato Soup by Andrea Meyers, and it caught my curiosity. I altered the spices slightly in 2009, and then…
SKILLET MEATBALLS AND MARINARA
I’m convinced I’ve hit my September Challenge jackpot with this dish, you know what I mean. The first time I took a snack of this Skillet Meatballs and Marinara, I was able to mumble and then let out an exasperated “Oh…
SMOKED SAUSAGE WITH PEPPERS AND FARRO
There’s something about the scent of smoked sausage paired with onions and peppers that makes my mouth run with water. This combination never gets boring. The good news is that there are many ways to incorporate this wonderful combination into a variety…
MEDITERRANEAN FARRO SALAD WITH SPICED CHICKPEAS
I’m trying out a new grain this week: farro. The very first thing I was looking to prepare was an Asian salad. Farro is a delicious chewy grain that has a neutral flavor that makes any salad “meal” worthy. I chose to…