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Other Helpful Ideas

Good Cheap Eats

1. Cumin-Scented Cabbage Salad
2. Mom's Relish Tray
3. Super Easy Veggie Tray
4. Cactus Salsa
5. Make Lemon Cubes
6. Skillet-Poached Eggs with Spinach, Pea Tendrils, and Leeks
7. Simple Hard Cooked Eggs
8. Fajita Omelet
9. Avocado Salsa
10. Adventures with Swiss Chard (Recipe: Mixed Vegetable Saute)
11. The Basics to Making a Great Salad
12. Bratwurst with Sauteed Peppers and Onions (no bun)
13. Butternut Squash Puree (no butter)
14. Chef's Salad with a Garlicky Anchovy Vinaigrette (omit cheese)
15. Cutting Grapefruit Sections
16. Easy Garlic Green Beans
17. Homemade Salsa
18. Fresh Salsa with Garden Tomatoes
19. Go Protein Style with Portabellas
20. Grilled Mini Peppers
21. How 'Bout Them Apple Slices?
22. How to Cut a Melon
23. How to Cut a Pineapple
24. How to Freeze Berries
25. How to Juice a Pomegranate (Operation Pomegranate Jelly 1.2)
26. How to Store Berries
27. Layered Fruit Salad
28. Oven Roasted Tomatoes
29. Pico de Gallo
30. Greek Salad – California Style (no cheese)
31. Preparing Artichokes
32. Recovering the Lost Art of the Carrot Stick
33. Roast Veggies for Rich Flavor & Freeze for Later
34. Roasted Vegetable Soup with Fresh Oregano
35. Roasted Vegetables
36. Sauteed Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Shallots
37. Sauteed Mushrooms and Onions with Balsamic Vinegar
38. Sauteed Yu Choy with Mushrooms, Onions and Squash
39. Saving Cilantro
40. Seasoned Beef and Vegetables
41. Serve a Salad Bar for a Cool, Summer Supper (& a Salad Bar Checklist)
42. Spring Vegetable Soup
43. Vegetable Bolognese with Eggplant, Peppers, and Zucchini
44. What in the World Are Pea Tendrils? (Recipe: Orange and Avocado Salad with Pea Tendrils)
45. What to Do with Peaches (Recipe: Peach Salsa)
46. How to Cook a Pot Roast in the Slow Cooker
47. Easy Skillet Pork Chops
48. Spice-Rubbed Grilled Pork Tenderloin
49. Easy Marinated Chicken Without a Recipe
50. Salsa Verde Chicken (check the jar of green salsa)
51. Cilantro Shrimp Pasta
52. Fish Taco Salad
53. Warm & Spicy Fish Rub
54. Herbed Vinaigrette
55. Rustic Basil Sauce
56. Tarragon Balsamic Salad Dressing
57. How to Make Beef Stock
58. How to Make Chicken Stock

from Life as MOM

• Fresh Guacamole: It's a Fine Thing!
• Homemade Salsa
• La Salsa!
• Avocado Salsa 
• Chicken in Marinades
• Denver Scramble 
• Easy Taco Salad to Feed a Crowd – Ultimate Recipe Swap
• Egg-stra! Egg-stra! (Recipe: Easy Omelets)
• Favorite Crockpot Recipe: Shredded Beef
• How to Fry an Egg (Ultimate Recipe Swap: Breakfast)
• Sauerkraut and Spareribs (Recipe Swap: What's in Your Crockpot?)
• Salade Nicoise
• Spicy Chicken Rub (URS: Chicken Recipes)
• Thursday Night Soup
• Cajun Spiced Cauliflower (Ultimate Recipe Swap: Spring Produce)
• Grilled Vegetable Kabobs (Ultimate Recipe Swap)

from Not Your Mother's Make-Ahead and Freeze Cookbook

Shredded Beef Filling, any variation, serve on salad or with steamed vegetables, squash, or sweet potatoes, p. 66
Salsa Verde Beef – read label on your green salsa, p. 68
Mexican Tortas, serve on a salad or with vegetables, p. 71
Mediterranean Style Steak, p. 76
Seasoned Steak without the Gorgonzola butter, p. 78
Vegetable Bolognese, p. 83
Sweet and Spicy Joe's – no sugar, p.91
Boules de Picolat, serve with Sweet Potatoes instead of white potatoes, p. 101
Any of the cooked chicken variations, pp. 104-107
Chicken stock – better than a can!, p. 108
Spicy Southwest Chicken – omit the soy sauce, p. 111
Spicy Dijon Chicken, p. 114
Garlicky Italian Chicken Breasts, p. 117
Chicken Caesar Salad, no cheese or croutons, p. 116
Roast Turkey, be sure to have sweet potatoes, p. 136
Tarragon Turkey Burgers, no cheese, no bun, use homemade mayo, p. 139
Tarragon-Lemon Rubbed Fish, p. 146
Grilled Tilapia and Shrimp Taco Salad, serve with guac instead of yogurt sauce, p.147
Carnitas, serve as salad, p. 152
Southwest pork chops, p. 153
Pork chile verde (no hominy, read the green salsa label), p. 154
Cranberry pork chops – use oil for the butter, omit sugar, p. 155
Pulled Pork with Cumin-Scented Cabbage Salad instead of Asian slaw, p. 160
Caribbean pork tenderloin with mango salsa, p. 163
Herb crusted pork roast, p. 165
Homemade pork sausage patties, use coconut oil for butter, p. 173
Red sauce with sausage, p. 174
Wild boar sausage with spicy tomato sauce, p. 177
Easy stovetop ratatouille, p. 188
Tomato sauce with Oregano and Kalamata Olives, p. 201
Quick and Spicy Marinara, p. 202
Easy Slow Cooker Red Sauce, p. 205
Chicken Cacciatore Stew, p. 224
Irish Stew, no potatoes, use Rutabagas instead, no flour, p. 225
Beef Stew with Eggplant and Carrots, p. 226
Hearty Beef stew with Olives, sub chili powder for enchilada sauce, p. 227
Quick and Easy Texas Chili, p. 229
Slow cooker Applesauce, p. 279
Chile and Sausage Frittata, no cheese, p. 278

Other meal-planning ideas

Homemade juices and smoothies
Sautéed vegetables
Baked sweet potato with salt and pepper, drizzle olive oil, fresh herbs, green onions
Dairy free mashed sweet potatoes
Grilled Sausage and squash
Salad instead of pizza with similar toppings? Antipasto? Meat and veg, no cheese or beans
Roasted Sweet potatoes
Roasted butternut squash
Omelettes
Hard cooked eggs, deviled with homemade mayo
Scrambled eggs with vegetables, ham or sausage
Chicken vegetable soup ( no noodles)
Fruit salad
Vegetable soup with meat (no grains)
Chili with no beans
Butternut squash soup
Mashed cauliflower
Smooth Cauliflower soup
Artichokes
Asparagus