Cheap Cuisine

Easy, Healthy & Moist Zucchini Pancake Recipe

This recipe is a great way to get your picky eater to have some veggies. My 2 and 3 year old had 3 each for dinner last night! Just slather a little butter and/or syrup on them and they will devour these. To shred the zucchini (or zucchini squash) just dice large chunks and put into [...]

One Pot Zucchini, Green Beans and Bacon

Oh my goodness, is this delicious. We live in the country and our neighbor had a lot of fresh green beans and zucchini to get rid of. We are literally up to our eyeballs in this stuff. We found this recipe after our 4th day of eating zucchini and green beans. I’m sure glad we [...]

Banana, Nut & Honey Breakfast Bagels

This morning I wanted a bagel for breakfast, but we didn’t have any cream cheese or anything. I started thinking about healthy things I could use for a bagel topping and thought I would mush up some banana and see how it tasted. I honestly loved it! Ingredients: 1 bagel, sliced and toasted 1-2 ripe bananas, mushed nuts (sunflower [...]

Ground Beef, Cauliflower, Broccoli and Carrot Casserole

If you have looked around our site before, you have probably noticed that we have some recipes that require canned soup. It is really nice to have canned soup on hand to make a quick meal if you’re in a bind. Last night I was in one of those binds, so I made this delicious [...]

Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Spaghetti

Although most people use meat in spaghetti, you will not miss meat in this delicious meatless spaghetti recipe. As Rachael Ray would say, Yum-O! Ingredients: 2 tsp. vegetable oil 1 large onion, chopped 1-2 green, red and/or yellow peppers, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 Tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped 2 (15 oz.) cans garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained 1 (28 0z.) can crushed tomatoes 1/2 tsp. [...]

Save On Foods The Easy Way

With the economy the way it is these days, people are always looking for ways to save money, including our family. You know, we constantly struggle with ways to pinch a penny at the grocery store. Does it really save money to skimp on produce? Or, are you better off buying a lot of produce [...]

Quick Apple Cinnamon Pancakes

These pancakes remind me a lot of cinnamon donuts. Yum! Ingredients: 1 cup flour 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 Tbsp. sugar 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. nutmeg 1 egg 3 Tbsp. oil 1 medium apple, chopped finely 3/4 cup milk Directions: In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. In a small bowl, fluff egg with fork and add milk. Add [...]

Deliciously Easy Sloppy Joes

Green peppers in sloppy joes had never crossed my mind until this evening and I have to say that I’m now hooked. Try this recipe and you will be too! Ingredients: 1 lb. ground beef or turkey 1 onion, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped 1 tsp. yellow mustard (prepared) 1/2 tsp. garlic powder 3 tsp. brown sugar 3/4 cup ketchup 2 Tbsp. molasses (the [...]

Best Breakfast Burritos (By Far!)

McDonald’s breakfast burritos have nothing on these! Your mouth will water even thinking about them (mine is right now). These are not made with chorizo (like a traditional breakfast burrito), but they are so delicious you will forget all about authenticity. Ingredients: 1 lb. Bob Evans brand Zesty Hot sausage (it comes in a red tube in [...]

Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Muffins

You will love the combination of doughnuts and muffins in this great recipe. Ingredients 1 egg 1/3 cup cooking oil 1/2 cup milk 1 1/2cups unbleached white flour 1/2 cup sugar 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 3 Tbsp. sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease muffin tin, set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat an egg with a fork. Add [...]