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Freezable Side Dishes

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Quick Chef | 0 Comments

TweetSide dishes aren’t what comes to everyone’s mind when thinking of freezer cooking. But how better to get a meal on the table quickly than to have the extra’s already done? Side dish recipes on the site: Wild Rice Sausage Casserole Sweet Potato and Turnip Mash Classic Quinoa Pilaf Kid Friendly Potato Bake and a post from the last Cook…

Family Meal Planning Time

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Quick Chef | 0 Comments

Tweet Do you use your family for meal planning? That’s the prompt for day 12 of the Cook Easy Foodie Blogger Challenge. I want to hear about how you use your family for meal planning. This is a topic I’ve covered previously, so here are some options for more info: Meal Planning as a Family Goal Getting Your Kids to…

Cold Soup or No Way?

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Quick Chef | 0 Comments

TweetMay in Seattle means who knows what the weather will do. Ok, January-December means you never know what the weather is going to do. We never know if it’s just going to be rain, rain, cold or if we will actually get a nice, hot summer. As such I think I have different views about this cold soup idea. Honestly,…

Cook Easy Foodi Blogger Challenge Spring 2013

Cook Easy Foodie Blogger Challenge Spring 2013

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Quick Chef | 2 Comments

TweetDid you join in on the first foodie blogger challenge last September? If not, you missed out on some fun topics and joint traffic. Since this is a spring challenge I’ll adapt the daily prompts to reflect that. Do you meal plan and freezer cook for camping? Oh look at the things we may learn from each other. I’m always…

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Weekly Meal Plan for 4-15

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Quick Chef | 0 Comments

TweetHello tax day. I hope you aren’t scrambling to get yours done. I was a big procrastinator and got mine in last night. lol We definitely don’t want to get me started talking about it since our daughter turned 17 last year and that took away the child credit. Didn’t know that happened? Yeah me either, there went a $1000…

Weekly Meal Plan for 4/8

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Quick Chef | 0 Comments

TweetBetter late than never. However, this is still going to be a very harried post. If you are on the facebook page then you read that I wasn’t putting up a menu plan for last week. I had no need. We spent most of it at one or the other set of in-laws. Our weather came out awesome for once…

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Crock Pot Cowboy Breakfast Casserole

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Quick Chef | 2 Comments

TweetNow here’s a dish you can make ahead and wake up to. Breakfast in the crock pot?! Seriously, why isn’t this done more? It’s brilliant. Not only is this a great make ahead breakfast, it’s also quite affordable. Instead of using expensive breakfast meat it is made with ground beef or you could use ground turkey. The liquid smoke flavor…

Wake Up Your Brain With Breakfast

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Quick Chef | 0 Comments

TweetYes, we’ve all heard the phrase, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” There are many reasons why it’s important to start the morning with a proper breakfast and I won’t go into all of them here. Simply stated: Breakfast is the fuel your body and brain needs to function. Getting the body and brain to function correctly…

Bacon Cheddar Potato Breakfast Casserole

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Quick Chef | 0 Comments

TweetThis is a very basic breakfast casserole. I have made similar recipes for brunches before. Because it takes a little longer to cook than I’d like for a school morning, I will only make it on the weekends. Then just dish it out during the week and reheat in the microwave for a a minute or so. It really doesn’t…

Let’s Hit Breakfast

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Quick Chef | 0 Comments

TweetI post a lot of dinner ideas on here and with good reason. That’s where my menu planning leans to in my house and for the meal plans on the site. But what about that all important breakfast? I don’t branch out a lot for breakfast at home. Even though I know how important it is, it’s just not my…

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Freezable Side Dishes

Family Meal Planning Time

Cold Soup or No Way?

Cook Easy Foodie Blogger Challenge Spring 2013

Weekly Meal Plan for 4-15

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Crock Pot Cowboy Breakfast Casserole

Wake Up Your Brain With Breakfast

Bacon Cheddar Potato Breakfast Casserole

Let’s Hit Breakfast

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