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  • A Few More Giveaways – not Mine

    AllYou is giving a way a set of skillets here. And Erin, $5 Dinner Mom, is giving away copies of  her new Breakfast and Lunch Cookbook.

  • CLOSED: Cookbook Giveaway: The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner

    What do these dishes all have in common? They all came from The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner: Easy Family Meals for Every Day of the Week, which I borrowed from our library.  I’ve shared a couple of recipes here the last few days, including Macaroni and Cheese and Fish Tacos. I liked the book so…

  • Fish Tacos and Rice with Lime and Cilantro from The Food Nanny

    Fish Tacos and Rice with Lime and Cilantro from The Food Nanny

    Tonight was another dinner taken from The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner: Easy Family Meals for Every Day of the Week. fish tacos with tilapia and homemade corn tortillas rice with cilantro, cumin and lime juice black beans (from a can, just heated) Homemade Corn Tortillas I used to make tortillas back when the kids were…

  • Fired Up Macaroni and Cheese from The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner

    Fired Up Macaroni and Cheese from The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner

    I’ve been checking out the new cookbooks from my library and The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner is the second one recently that I am tempted to purchase.    It’s just not recipes but some planning ideas since most of us who cook every night will readily agree that the hard part is NOT cooking: It’s figuring…

  • Chapati: Indian Bread

    Chapati: Indian Bread

    These are like corn tortillas but made with whole wheat flour. I got the recipe from The Everything Indian Cookbook: 300 Tantalizing Recipes–From Sizzling Tandoori Chicken to Fiery Lamb Vindaloo (Everything: Cooking). I halved the original recipe because I’m only cooking for two (plus lunch leftovers). Save Save