inexpensive entertaining

Healthy Greek Salad

Use some of those cucumbers and tomatoes in this good-for-you salad. Lots of flavors to enjoy! Serve with some grilled chicken for a great meal.Click title for link at AllRecipes. … [Read more...]

I love bananas! These are grilled & brushed with a honey cinnamon rum mixture. How about adding this recipe to your camping food repetoire. Very chic roughing it! You'd proably want to make this on your first night while the bananas are still in good shape.When serving at home be sure to add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to the warm dessert. … [Read more...]

Quick Blistered Tomatoes

Do you have a lot of cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes coming in now? This side dish takes just a couple of minutes to make & is a beautiful flavorful dish.Click title for link at AllRecipes. It's a very inexpensive recipe if you grow your own. And these little tomatoes are some of the easiest garden items to grow--can even be grown in large … [Read more...]

Chicken and Bacon Shish Kabobs

What a fresh-tasting meal to celebrate the warm weather! Invite friends and family over for a feast!I'd serve some grilled corn on the cob with this to round out the meal. Or serve on a bed of rice or rice pilaf. Great stuff!"Tangy marinated chicken and mushrooms, wrapped in bacon and skewered. Excellent for entertaining and trying something … [Read more...]

Kalua Roast Pig in the Slow Cooker

You won't believe how easy this is. It seems this is the exact cut of pork used in Hawaii. Making it in the crockpot makes it so easy. The prep is super quick so I'm including it with the quick recipes.With football season upon us (yay!!!!!) I'm thinking this would be great for game day. And easy on you. You can go for some tropical recipes to … [Read more...]

Easiest Zucchini Cake Ever

A friend gave me this recipe. It's a lot quicker than making it totally from scratch. Just get a chocolate cake mix & add to the batter 1 cup of shredded zucchini and 1 cup of mini chocolate chips. Bake it in a bundt pan for 40 minutes at 350 degrees F. She says it's delicious and so moist. I believe it!Give this a try when you want a quick … [Read more...]

Spinach Pesto Lasagna for 65 Cents a Serving

Trent at the SimpleDollar has come up with a tasty lasagna for cheap. Usually lasagna is not that cheap to make. This one is meatless, which is a major way to keep costs down. He uses a homemade pesto from his garden which keeps costs low also. If you buy pesto that will increase costs a bit. Also he uses 12 lasagna noodles where I usually use … [Read more...]