Frugal Recipes: Quick & Easy Chicken with Rice


Another family favorite.  And the best part is that it’s an easy, thow-it-together-in-ten-minutes kinda meal.  Hope you enjoy. Chicken & Rice  Ingredients: 1 stick butter 1 1/2 cup rice 2 envelopes onion soup mix 2 1/2 cups water 2-5 chicken breasts (depends on their size. Cut into nuggets or strips based on preference) Salt & Pepper to taste Directions: Melt 1 stick of butter in skillet. Brown 1 ½ cup of rice in butter. Transfer rice to casserole dish (9×13). {Read More}


A Healthier Flash Fried Chicken Recipe (Really)


If you enjoyed this post, I’d love it if you “Pinned” it Pin It Or Stumbled it! If you are the first to stumble, please be sure to categorize it as a Recipe! Fried Chicken.  My previous attempts at making “healthy” fried chicken were always super disappointing. The kind that’s cooked in the oven never came out crispy enough for me. Now, that’s probably my fault and someone out there probably has a recipe for oven baked fried chicken that {Read More}


Frugal Recipes: Skillet Enchiladas


Please share this post on Pinterest if you enjoy it! Pin It Guest Post by Cheryl Siens My grandmother lived with us for the last 3 ½ years of her life. She had a very dear friend named Dorriene who had moved to New Jersey many years ago. Dorriene came to visit us to spend a week with Grandma during that time. She told us the one thing she never got over missing from Texas was good Mexican food.  I {Read More}


JITC Virtual Holiday Meal: Chocolate Chocolate (Oh Strawberries & Cream, too) Trifle


Like this post? Be sure to Pin It! Pin It You are cordially invited to Juice in the City’s Virtual Holiday Meal on Tuesday, November 15th from 6pm PST/9pm EST to 7pm PST/10pm EST. Come join in the fun as we serve a virtual meal and create very interesting discussions around the upcoming holidays. Awesome prizes will be up for grabs and we will kick-off our Home for the Holidays deals. Several of our Juice Mom Crew members will be {Read More}


Frugal Recipes: Homemade Applesauce (With A Twist!)


Guest Post by Cheryl Siens What do you consider Fall weather?  After the scorching summer we have had in Texas, I was getting the Fall decorations out when the temperatures dropped into the low 90’s! Today, the high was in the 70’s and we are wearing sweaters. This kind of weather makes me want to pull out all of my “cold weather” recipes.  Since I found apples on sale last week, I had to start with applesauce.  This is a {Read More}


Frugal Recipes: Flourless Pizza Dough/Crust


Like this post? Be sure to Pin It! Pin It Carbs and I have never been great friends. I love them, but they don’t love me. Or perhaps they love me a bit too much? Regardless, the older I get, the more clear it is that I need to only eat baked goods with flour in moderation. However, I love pizza! I adore it. Especially homemade pizza. I’m not a fan of whole wheat pizza crust. I suppose I’ll grow {Read More}


Tot Tuesday: Yummy in the Tummy Apple “Cupcake” Muffins


Want to try this recipe out? Be sure to Pin it! Pin It This morning, I knew the moment I woke up that I had made a mistake. A big mistake. I remembered the previous night, we went to go get Noah a much needed haircut. I grabbed my keys, Colin grabbed his keys and we rushed out the door (in the D-A-R-K…at 6:00 PM…this time change is going to take some getting used to) and headed on our way. {Read More}


Menu Plan Monday: Cheese Enchiladas, Fried Chicken, Salmon Croquettes & More! (Recipes to Come!)


This week, I sat down and for the first time in a LONG time, I wrote out a menu plan. Now, I know that I always preach about menu plans. They are a HUGE money saver and honestly they are also a huge SANITY saver! My life has just been in upheaval since late August though, and to be honest, I simply fell out of the routine. However, I’m REALLY trying to hit a weight loss goal by the time {Read More}


Frugal Recipes: Garlic Cheddar "Copycat Red Lobster" Biscuits


Garlic Cheddar Biscuits

Want to try this recipe out? Be sure to Pin it! Pin It Can I just tell you the truth? I mean, I’ve been living this lie for awhile and I honestly think it’s about time I come clean. I don’t really like Red Lobster. I use them for their biscuits. Phew! I am SO glad to get that off my chest. Who wouldn’t love those yummy, buttery, cheesy biscuits? It’s a fabulous marketing technique. Give the people something for {Read More}


Sweet Potato Spears Recipe-Baked Not Fried!


This is a guest post by Cheryl Siens Pin It Pin this and make it later! It’s that time of year, when sweet potatoes start going on sale.  Being from the South, my favorite way to eat them is candied, with lots of brown sugar and marshmallows. Mmmmmm   But I always make myself wait till Thanksgiving to candy them.  In the meantime, I hate to let a good sale go to waste, so I found this yummy recipe for sweet {Read More}