At Home My Way

Move over Hamburger Helper!   Ditching the box over here with Skillet Spanish Rice Dinner! RECIPES AT THE TOP - CHIT CHAT AT THE BOTTOM! Skillet Spanish Rice Dinner  (with Ground Beef) (PRINTABLE RECIPE HERE) Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef  (totally optional) (can sub w/ drained/rinsed beans like pinto, kidney, black beans) 1/2 - 1 chopped onion (could be replaced with 1 teaspoon onion powder) 1/2 - 1 chopped bell pepper (any color is fine - or leave it out if you don't like fresh pepper) 1 cup uncooked (long grain) white rice  1 14-oz can diced tomatoes (undrained) (salsa or rotel would also be good substitutes) 1 8-oz can tomato sauce 1 1/2 cups water + 1 beef (or chicken) bullion cube (or replace with 1 1/2 cups beef or chicken broth) (I used the 8 oz tomato sauce can to "measure" my water so as not to dirty another dish.) 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 Tablespoon chili powder (or taco seasoning would work fine) Salt/Pepper to taste Instructions: USING a medium...

*This "recipe" is adjustable to ingredients you have available using leftovers or simple substitutions.  Lots of options here!   MEATLESS TACO SOUP 1 Tablespoon minced onion  (or 1/2 chopped fresh onion or 1 Tablespoon onion powder)  (whatever you have available) 28 oz whole tomatoes ( undrained ) (OR diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes or sauce)  ( I used 28 oz of my favorite Cento San Marzano tomatoes. )  1 can corn ( undrained ) (OR 2 cups frozen corn, or leftover corn) 1 can rotel ( undrained ) (OR salsa works fine also!) 2 can black, kidney, or pinto beans ( undrained ) 1 packet of taco or chili seasoning  (OR 1-2 Tablespoon of chili powder which is what I used) Salt & Pepper according to preference Instructions: If using fresh onion, cook onion in a little oil in a large pot for about 10 minutes. If using minced onion or onion powder, just add with the rest of the ingredients.   Add the toma...

Last night was bowling night at my house.  Remember when that meant Girls Night?  When we used to make fun things like Homemade Stirfry or K inda Empanadas ?  Well, since the girls have left the nest, I was home alone for bowling night.  But, I had a plan!  I wanted to get some laundry done, build a fire in the woodstove and kick back with a little TV.  But, what to have for supper?  For one person?  Hmmmm... Since I've been really trying to eat out of the pantry and not go to the store OR eat out, I knew I wanted to find something to make that I already had the ingredients for.  And, since I was the only one eating it could be a recipe that I wanted to try but wasn't sure how safe it would be.   I found a great recipe over at Lynn's Kitchen Adventures .  Lynn ALWAYS makes good stuff! I can always depend on her recipes to be sure fire!   A side note here, I have discovered that I tend to be a "recipe free" cook.  I...