Chicken Dinner for under $10.00

Well last night I posted on my Facebook page that I made dinner for a family of 4 and it only costing me $7.00. Everyone was interested. So tonight dinner was Baked breaded chicken strips, potato skins and a great salad. The salad was huge and only costs $1.50.  The total cost was $9.00 for four of us. It took about 15 minutes to get cooking and then cooked for about 30 minutes.  Not to bad I say.

The salad: cut up half a lettuce, on top cut tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion and avocado. My four year old made the honey mustard dressing. All was great.

Enjoy

Creating a Greener Family: Apple Sauce

Creating a Greener Family: Apple Sauce: "As I contiune to look at the food in America and what I have at home, I didn't even think about Apple Sauce. Apple Sauce is one of those foo..."

Apple Sauce

As I contiune to look at the food in America and what I have at home, I didn't even think about Apple Sauce. Apple Sauce is one of those foods that kids love, well my two do and since my son doesn't like to bite into an apple it is a way for me to get him to eat it. Well a light bulb went off yesterday and I have been feeling stupid ever since. Why not make my own apple sauce. I think because it is so easy to pick up at the store I have never thought about making it. Well it is so easy to make and the kids said it was the best they had ever tasted.

Recipe:
Local apples. Take the kids to pick out their own.
A little sugar, lemon juice, and water.
Bring to the boil and then simmer until ready.

Give it a try.

Food in America

So I was at the store the other day watching what the lady in front of me was buying. Something I do alot while I'm waiting my turn. I look to see what people get and try to work out what they are going to cook, and sometimes wonder if people do it to me.  We listen to all the talk about what is going into our food and how we are not eating right and then we still go on to buy prepared box food, which is what I see the most of.  We color our cheese as we are used to seeing it yellow or orange and not the real color of white. We think eating and drinking diet will help instead of just eating less. Why????? Why don't we just make food the good old fashion way and enjoy being in the kitchen. It doesn't take long. In fact I can get a dinner on in 10 minutes and be sitting down at the table eating in about 30 minutes. AS the new year starts I hope we all make a difference in what we are doing to ourselves.