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Recycling… Food

by Millie Copper | Apr 30, 2010 | Cooking

I’ve mentioned before how I do alot of planned overs. Making one meal and planning on turning it into another meal. This week ended up being the ultimate planned over week quite by accident. I know that I put up my menu for the week on Monday so this is a little...

Red Beans: Rajma Style

by Millie Copper | Feb 28, 2012 | Recipes, Stretchy Beans

In my quest to find or create tasty bean dishes we have been experimenting with making Rajma. Rajma is red beans, Indian style. We really like Indian food so being able to make something like this at home is wonderful. I used this recipe and adapted it...

Super Flexible Stuffed Burritos

by Millie Copper | Aug 24, 2012 | frugal options, planned overs, Stretchy Beans

While we were on our family vacation this summer we ate out at Chipotle’s. We each had a huge stuffed burrito and while dining Joe said we should eat more burritos. I was surprised by that since we often have some sort of burrito, taco or tostado as part of our...

It’s Good to be Home and Menu Week of September 16

by Millie Copper | Sep 17, 2012 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans

Christopher and I arrived home from Oregon late Saturday night. Overall our trip went very well. It was a ‘work’ trip as opposed to a pleasure trip but there was some good times. We were able to visit with Christopher’s Great Grandma and also see...

Menu Week of August 26

by Millie Copper | Aug 28, 2012 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans

Week 2 of school but the first full week. We seem to be adjusting to our schedule. Christopher really missed his sisters last week and kept asking where they were. This week he and I will be starting preschool (homeschool) so hopefully that will help pass the time. ...