by Emily Nagel
July is the time when Strawberries are fresh and on sale in the stores. I made this pie the first time when Aldi’s had strawberries on sale for 99 cents. Needless to say,I left the store with more than one carton. And you can get all these ingredients at Aldi if you want.
Total cost for one pie was $5.
This is not a dish that [Read more…]
This amazing recipe is an adaption to a dish my neighbor made for us last year. Her’s was a slow cooker version, but I found it was easier for me to finish this dish in a sauce pan. Its a quick meal and one of my littlest’s favorites. You can make this entire dish will these Aldi staples.
Another time saver!
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Last Spring we enjoyed visiting my brother and sister-in-law home in the country. While the kids played with their cousin, we enjoyed taking in their beautiful gardens. The mustard greens were already growing abundantly and we gladly took a huge bunch home with us. Since the greens were fairly young we could easily use them in a raw salad. However, this is a simple dish I made where you can also more tangy mustard or collard greens because the sweet stir fry sauce balances out the stronger flavors. [Read more…]
If you pay attention to my website you will notice that there are many kid-friendly recipes. With a name like Smores Brownie Bars you know these fall into that category. Feel free to make these with your favorite homemade brownie recipe, in this recipe I just used good a box variety. [Read more…]
What started as a simple shortbread cookie recipe turned into something much more one day. I am a fan of the chocolate and raspberry combo and when planning my 6 dozen cookies for a neighborhood holiday cookie exchange I decided to make my simple (yet delicious) shortbread cookies into something a little more unique.
They are made with no eggs, so you can easily make these with your littlest of little ones without [Read more…]
This Tuna Hummus Salad Sandwich recipe is inspired from a friend of mine who let me try a packed lunch she had for her and her son during a play date at an indoor sports complex. Not one for mayonnaise, she came up with a delicious chickpea and carrot-spiked version that her son enjoys. Being the Aldi girl that I am, I decided to try to come up with something as fabulous with some ingredients I happended to have from that store and it came out better than one can expect! If you don’t have [Read more…]
Don’t let this gray matter fool you. This creamy spread has a rich and spicy kick that you will love for both a formal or casual event. My version is a spin-off of a mushroom pate I had years ago at a work function. My colleague had said her mother-in-law taught her how to make it and after bringing it to a few parties it became a regular request.
My preference is to make it extra spicy so my version is heavy on cayenne and black pepper. Feel free to eliminate that heat if your not a big fan. You could even make it smokey instead adding in smoked paprika or cumin instead of the pepper.
Oh, and please [Read more…]
I have been making this amazingly delicious savory stuffed mushrooms for more years than I’d like to count. And absolutely love that its a gluten free option for my friends who have that dietary restriction. This appetizer so popular I bring it many dinner parties, potlucks, and last minute get togethers. It also helps that the ingredients are almost always in my refrigerator too. [Read more…]
Sometime dinner is planned, sometimes its pieced together by what I have sitting around in the refrigerator and pantry. This delicious yet ridiculously easy roasted red pepper and tortellini dish came from pulling together some ingredients laying around. Using a blender or food processor is the trick to making the roasted red pepper sauce extra creamy. Here is what I had sitting around the kitchen:
If you look carefully you will see that ALL of these items (actually, yes, even the onion) came from Aldi. [Read more…]
It was time do some meal planning and I decided to make this sweet and tangy batch of barbecued pulled chicken. This recipe evolved over time as I tried an ever ending list of ingredients to get the taste and juiciness I was looking for. I finally toss these items into my slow cooker one day and this amazing dish was born. Oooh, and it even is [Read more…]
When the temperature starts to fall, my taste buds crave warm filling meals including this delicious yet healthy soup I make a few times in the Fall and Winter. Being a fairly hardy dish, its is perfect for freezing in containers. This batch is large enough to serve 4 hardy portions and freeze the second half for a last minute meal on a busy day.
I love to serve this minestrone with shaved Parmesan cheese, some extra cracked pepper, and a chunk of french baguette.
Here is my One Pot Minestrone soup recipe. [Read more…]