Are your children ready to learn the food pyramid yet? Using printable Kindergarten Worksheets is an easy way to teach both preschoolers and kindergarteners about the food group we eat to survive. It’s a fun and educational way to teach your children while spending quality time with your children. All of the worksheets will be available online for easy access anytime of the day.

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By: Nina Marana

Summer is a special time of year, especially after a long winter and rainy spring. Watching vegetables grow is the highlight of the season. Another highlight of the season is making frugal salads from fresh produce.

3-4 fresh basil leaves
2 cups elbow macaroni
2 pounds ground beef
1-2 tablespoons canola oil (add if ground beef is dry)
2 medium-large burpless cucumbers, sliced
5- 10 roma tomatoes, diced
Bottle of ranch salad dressing
Fresh Chives

1. Cook elbow macaroni with basil leaves according to package directions. Set Aside.
2. Cut peeled cucumbers horizontal into fourths and then cut into bite size pieces.
3. In a large skillet, brown ground beef with a little canola oil, if needed.
4. Drain ground beef and salt and pepper to taste.
5. Mix cucumbers with drained ground beef.
6. Stir diced tomatoes with cucumber mixture.
7. Slowly add elbow macaroni to mixture; stir frequently
8. Add desired amount of ranch dressing to cucumber/ground beef mixture. Refrigerate for at least thirty minutes and serve.

9. Top with fresh chives.

Frugal Beef Garden Salad

Tips:
#1: Serve with cheese such as: cheddar, mozzarella, or Colby jack.
#2: Add your favorite vegetables.

#3: Top with fresh chives.

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Calming the teen beast doesn’t mean you’ve got to run from town to town finding the perfect in between snack. Slide a tray of mozzarella sticks in the oven and chop up whole lotta fresh veggies then you’ll have a perfect snack to calm the teen beast. Then bake a batch of my 3 way Cinnamon  sugar Cookies for a sweet dessert that you can be adventurous or make my way.

Yield 4 servings
cook 6-8 minutes

2 large eggs
1 tablespoon water
1 cup Italian bread crumbs
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 large pinch black pepper
12 sticks string cheese
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted prior to baking

1. In a small bowl, beat eggs with water.
2. In a large recloseable bag combine bread crumbs, garlic powder, and pepper.
3. Coat each cheese stick with flour, then dip in egg mixture and bread crumbs mixture.
4. place on platter cover and chill 4 hours. Place onto a ungreased baking sheet; drizzle with melted butter.
5. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
6. Bake uncovered 6-8 minutes or until heated through. Allow to stand 3 minutes before serving.

Tip:
Use salsa, pizza sauce or sour cream for dipping.

Adapted from Taste of Home Magazine  Recipe by Mary Merchant

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Everyone has their own way of making egg salad. Happy Eating

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes (eggs)
Servings: 5-10

Ingredients:
6 large eggs, hard boiled
1/4 cup yellow onion, chopped
10 dill or sweet pickles , chopped
1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
Black pepper, as desired
2 tablespoons mayonnaise/miracle whip (adjust to taste)
1 celery stalk with leaves (finely diced)

Directions:
1. Combine in large bowl, all ingredients above. Cover and
refrigerate 1 hour before serving. Serve on your favorite bread.

Tip #1: Serve as a dip with chips or crackers.

How Do You Like Your Egg Salad?

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Most of the time pizza is made with cheese and pepperoni, but not this pizza. Sweet potatoes and spinach topped on mozzarella cheese. Preparation time: 15-20 minutes Cooking time: 30-35 minutes Servings: 4-6 Ingredients: Non stick spray 1 pre-made 12 inch pizza crust 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and thinly sliced 1 medium onion, thinly sliced 1 teaspoon sugar 2 teaspoons oil (your preference) 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese 1 (10 ounce) box spinach, thawed and excess water squeezed out 1 cup precooked, thinly sliced ham Directions: 1. Follow directions on pre-made pizza crust package. 2. In medium bowl, combine sweet potato, onion, sugar, oil, and black pepper until well mixed. 3. Scatter 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese over crust. Top with spinach, sweet potato mixture, and ham, and scatter remaining cheese over pizza. 4. Place in oven on bottom rack, bake until sweet potato and onion is fork tender. (bake temperature is on crust packaging) Tips #1 refrigerated pizza crust can also be used # 2 Spread pizza sauce on crust before cheese for added moisture.

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Here is my take on an oldie, but goodie, which has always been a favorite for children and adults alike.

Pulled for upcoming book askmsrecipe: Simple Recipes that Make Cents

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When most people think of meatballs they think of Italian spaghetti and meatballs. For a change of pace theirs nothing better than a hot bowl of soup made with buttery lima beans and meatballs to warm you up from the inside out on a cold winter night.

Preparation: 15-20 minutes
Cooking Time: 2 1/2 hours
Servings: 2-4
1 pound ground beef
1 cup dry lima beans
1 bay leaf (remove after cooking)
1/4 cup onion, diced
1/4 cup carrots,diced
1/4 cup celery with leaves, diced
1/4 cup Italian style bread crumbs
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup evaporated milk
1 beef bouillon cube
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 (15.5 ounce) can tomatoes, diced
Salt and pepper to taste

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Rinse lima beans and pour into the Dutch oven with 4 cups of water. Bring water to a rapid boil for 3 minutes; set aside for 1 hour.
2. In a small bowl, mix flour and 1/2 cup water; pour into Dutch oven with lima beans. Cook over medium heat until fork tender; stir in onion, bouillon cube, tomatoes,carrots, celery, salt, pepper, and bay leaf; bring to boil; set aside.
3. In a large bowl, combine with your hands ground beef, Italian style bread crumbs, evaporated milk, and Worcestershire sauce. Roll meat mixture into balls about the size of a quarter. Add to Dutch oven; cover and bake in oven for 1 hour or until meatballs are cooked; stir occasionally.

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Are you trying to find a simple flavorful recipe that’s kid friendly and budget friendly too? Just tell the little one’s its logs in a river, but you’ll know the truth its homemade barbecue sauce with hot dogs. The great thing is you’ll be making your own sauce, which is healthier for your family and easy to make too.
Prep 10 min
Cook 30 min
Serves 2-4

Ingredients

10 hot dogs
1 large onion
3/4 cup celery with leaves chopped
1/4 cup water
1 cup ketchup
3 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons prepared mustard
Salt to taste
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
2 Tablespoons margarine/butter
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
2 Tablespoons light brown sugar
2 Tablespoons white vinegar

Directions
1. Sauté in a large skillet onions and celery in butter/margarine until soft on low-medium heat.
2. Add water, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt, garlic powder, lemon juice, brown sugar, and vinegar. Cook for 5 minutes and stir occasionally.
3. Place hot dogs poked with a fork into skillet with sauce. Cover and cook on low-medium heat for 10 minutes.
Tip #1: Goes great with macaroni cheese or on a toasted bun.
Tip #2: Add a vegetable and starch then ring the dinner bell.

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Planning a party? Need an appetizer? Get the party started with an easy dip for all to enjoy. Throw it in the slow cooker and it does the work.

Pulled for upcoming book askmsrecipe: Simple Recipes that Make Cents

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Looking for an easy recipe for those days the kids are yelling I’m hungry, why not try out this pierogie recipe for your family that doesn’t know when to stop. In the time you have left use it for  some “You” time. Happy Quick Cooking.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Serving size: 2-4

Ingredients
1 Package (16.9) cheese and potato pierogies frozen
1 Can (4oz) sliced mushrooms; drained
1 Can (15.5) onion and garlic seasoned diced tomatoes
4 Slices smoked bacon
1 Large onion; sliced
1/4 Cup red pepper; chopped
1/4 Tsp salt and pepper; optional

Directions:

1. Brown bacon in skillet on medium low until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet and crumble into a bowl once cooled off.

2.Pour bacon drippings into a bowl and measure out 3 tablespoons bacon drippings and pour into skillet. Saute red peppers, and onions in skillet with bacon drippings. Next, add mushrooms and tomatoes and bring to a boil; set aside.

3.Prepare potatoes and 3 cheese pierogies according to package directions; add drained pierogies and crumbled bacon to skillet. Stir all ingredients together and saute until thoroughly warmed up.

Optional: Add a couple of chicken bouillon cubes to your water for added flavor to your pierogies.

Tip: If you cannot find tomatoes already seasoned with onions and garlic use a 1/2 tablespoon onion powder and 1 teaspoon minced garlic to mixture when you put in the tomatoes.

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