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  • $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook Giveaway

    First, go read my review of  The $5 Dinner Mom.  Then if you’d like a chance to win a copy of the cookbook, which just hit the stores today, post a comment. I’ll randomly draw a winner.

  • Book Review: Family Feasts for $75 a Week

    I’ve been remiss in my book reviews lately.  I’ve enjoyed the Owl Haven blog for quite some time and was thrilled when I heard Mary Ostyn had a cookbook coming out. I didn’t even try to get a review copy but went out and bought a copy as soon as I saw it at our…

  • Japanese Dinner Menu

    I made another Japanese themed dinner last night. I’d swung by the local Ranch 99 for some produce. As we were cruising the aisles a bit, my daughter spotted some chicken in the freezer section. It was thinly sliced, seasoned, and threaded on wooden skewers already. So we picked up that, some fried tofu (arsu…

  • Time to Eat or Freeze those Thanksgiving Leftovers

    From: http://origin-www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Turkey_Basics_Handling_Cooked_Dinners/index.asp “Storage of Leftovers Refrigerator (40 °F or below) Cooked turkey …… 3 to 4 days Cooked dishes and gravy …… 3 to 4 days Freezer (0 °F or below) Turkey, plain; slices or pieces …… 4 mos. Turkey covered with broth or gravy …… 6 mos. Cooked poultry dishes, stuffing, and gravy ………

  • Turkey Enchiladas

    Turkey Enchiladas

    What to do with Leftover Turkey: Turkey Enchiladas When you’re tired of turkey hash and turkey soup and turkey sandwiches, make these turkey enchiladas!  Totally not “leftovers” but just a great Mexican-oriented meal.  I made half green sauce and half red sauce enchiladas. The green sauce was store-bought, the red sauce was this enchilada sauce…