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Slow Cooker Applesauce

November 6, 2013 by Billie Hillier Leave a Comment

Slow Cooker Applesauce

Slow Cooker Applesauce I am not sure why I haven't tried to make homemade applesauce at home. Bob has a few stories of how his family and neighbors would make homemade applesauce to can with their neighbors over a span of several days. They used to go to the orchards to pick their apples and then make a procession line with each person assigned a ...

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Apple Recipes, Applesauce Recipes, Condiments, Dessert Recipes, Side Dishes, Slow Cooker, Slow Cooker Recipes, vegetarian recipes

How to Make the Perfect Crostini

November 5, 2013 by Billie Hillier Leave a Comment

How to Make the Perfect Crostini

How to Make the Perfect Crostini Okay, well these might not be the perfect crostinis but my daughter thinks so! You would think that toasting bread in the oven wouldn't have too many variations but we do ours a little different that it gives it some flavor. Crostino (meaning "little toast" in Italian) is an Italian appetizer consisting of a small ...

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Bread Recipes, Crostini Recipes, Italian Recipes, vegetarian recipes

Balsamic Glaze Recipe

November 1, 2013 by Billie Hillier Leave a Comment

Balsamic Glaze Recipe

Balsamic Glaze Recipe We all raise our kids to be mini-me's... right? Well, we have done just that as our kids have a love for a balsamic glaze on several food items. {Although Spencer hates the smell of the house when we make it.} When we dine out Alex will ask for an extra balsamic glaze, especially when eating mozzarella cheese. Don't be ...

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Balsamic Recipes, Balsamic Vinegar Recipes, vegetarian recipes, Vinegar Recipes

Blueberry Dump Cake | For Camping or Home

October 16, 2013 by Billie Hillier

blueberry dump cake

Blueberry Dump Cake My girlfriend Renee has an obsession... with dump cakes. Whenever we go camping she makes 2 - 3 dump cake variations while we are out in the rough. A dump cake is a type of cobbler that you "dump" the ingredients in a baking dish {or dutch oven} and voila... CAKE! You just open each ingredient and "dump" it in the dish. Are ...

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Blueberry Recipes, Boxed Cake Recipes, Cake Recipes, Camping Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Dump Cake Recipes, Pecan Recipes, Pineapple Recipes, vegetarian recipes

Greek Salad Recipe

October 9, 2013 by Billie Hillier Leave a Comment

greek salad recipe

Greek Salad Recipe If you are looking for a cheap and healthy starter dish this Greek salad recipe might be what you are looking for! This healthy recipe is tasty and I will show you how to make it cheap! Almost all the vegetables were price matched at a huge discount. Romaine lettuce was $.50 a head (reg $1.86) Tomatoes were $.33 per ...

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Feta Cheese Recipes, Greek Recipes, Olive Recipes, Salad Recipes, Tomato Recipes, vegetarian recipes

Black Bean Pumpkin Soup

September 22, 2013 by Billie Hillier 6 Comments

Black Bean Pumpkin Soup

When we lived in Turkey we used to do these roaming cooking parties each month where a host would pick the theme and everyone would bring a dish. My old neighbors Tim and Stacy made this spectacular black bean pumpkin soup for one and it's a recipe that we have used since then (for over 15 years!). Since Bob is a vegetarian I remove the ham from ...

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Black Bean Recipes, Christmas Recipes, Pumpkin Recipes, Soup Recipes, Thanksgiving Recipe, vegetarian recipes

Tortilla Pinwheels – 7 Layer Dip Version

July 9, 2013 by Billie Hillier Leave a Comment

tortilla pinwheels

Tortilla Pinwheels I decided to make Tortilla Pinwheels since my husband bought a HUGE pack of tortillas at Costco and then hit the road for three weeks. {What a waste if we don't eat them!} Tortilla pinwheels are so easy to make and easy to eat - I love them! If you read my article on my Pantry Cooking Challenge, you will see I am trying to ...

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Cream Cheese Recipes, Dip Recipes, Mexican Food Recipes, Tortilla Recipes, vegetarian recipes

Black Bean Burger Recipe

July 7, 2013 by Billie Hillier 3 Comments

black bean burger

Black Bean Burger Recipe If you love black bean burgers and looking for something other than the frozen kind, check out this easy black bean burger recipe. My husband (Bob) is a vegetarian and is always looking for a substitute for when we grill burgers when we cook for friends. While some of the frozen vegetarian burgers are okay, he prefers a ...

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Black Bean Recipes, vegetarian recipes

Tzatziki Recipe – One of Our Family Favorites

April 1, 2013 by Billie Hillier 7 Comments

tzatziki recipe

Tzatziki Recipe This is one of our family favorites! My son can sit down with a bag of pita bread and a container of dip and it will be gone in a matter of minutes. I learned to love Tzatziki during our years in the Middle East.  In Turkey, it is called Cacik (pronounced Jaw-Jeek) and as in Greece, you will find it served everywhere. ...

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Dip Recipes, Greek Recipes, turkish recipes, vegetarian recipes, Yogurt Recipes

Turkish Red Lentil Soup Recipe (Mercimek Corbasi)

December 17, 2012 by Billie Hillier 1 Comment

Turkish Red Lentil Soup When we lived in Turkey one of my favorite things to do was to go to our favorite restaurant and order mercimek corbasi aka Turkish Red Lentil Soup. It is so simple to make, the ingredients are cheap {and I make it cheaper!} and the final outcome is extremely tasty. How did I save on this recipe? Bought the red ...

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Soup Recipes, turkish recipes, vegetarian recipes

Green Beans and Mushrooms with Balsamic Glaze

November 18, 2012 by Billie Hillier 1 Comment

Sauteed Green Beans

I love experimenting in the kitchen as failure is good as we learn from it and keep improving our dishes until they are perfected. We use a lot of unique ingredients sometimes that can be pricey but with smart shopping, you can make gourmet recipes at a fraction of the price. Below is a rundown of how I made this recipe cheaper than ...

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Balsamic Recipes, Balsamic Vinegar Recipes, Christmas Recipes, fresh green bean recipes, Green Bean Recipes, green beans recipe, Mushroom Recipes, thanksgiving green beans recipes, Thanksgiving Recipe, vegetarian recipes

Greek Vinaigrette Recipe | Versatile for Salads, Vegetables & More

October 5, 2012 by Billie Hillier Leave a Comment

Greek Vinaigrette Recipe Use this Greek Vinaigrette recipe with your salad, sprinkle over vegetables and roast in the over, mix with pasta or orzo... the combinations are many. I use this for our "Greek night" when we make a Greek salad and then any that is left over I will use the next day to roast veggies with. Lots of awesome Greek food to ...

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Greek Recipes, Salad Dressing Recipes, vegetarian recipes, Vinaigrette Recipes

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