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Modest Meals: Oven Baked Tilapia with Veggies

Jesse Michelsen — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:11:36 +0000

This recipe pushes the envelope for my Modest Meals series a bit because it takes a full 30 minutes+ to make but it is super easy, cheap and pretty tasty, though my wife thought it was a bit too spicy. It has a bit of a Cajun taste and slight kick to it, but I [...]

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Modest Meals: Chicken Salad Sandwich with Sweet Peas

Jesse Michelsen — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:06:35 +0000

Chicken Salad Sandwiches are great for picnics and sack lunches. They are super easy to make and taste great. This recipe may sound a little strange but everything mixes really well and tastes great. Chicken Salad Sandwich with Sweet Peas: 2x Chicken Breast ($7 for 3 pounds, so about $2.40 for two breasts) 1/2 Cup [...]

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Modest Meals: Homemade Fajitas

Jesse Michelsen — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:30:07 +0000

Yea, Fajitas. They are delicious and if ya get em at a restaurant, they can be pretty pricey but guess what? They are not hard to make and they sure don’t cost $15 a plate. Lets dig in shall we? Fantastic Fajitas: 2 Tablespoon Olive Oil 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce 1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce 1 [...]

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Modest Meals: Egg Salad Sandwich

Jesse Michelsen — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:47:54 +0000

Egg Salad may sound like a simple and common place meal and if you think that, you would probably be right. It is very simple, easy to make, quick and pretty tasty depending on how you make it. And that’s what this series is all about, cheap, easy, quick and healthy if I can squeeze [...]

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Modest Meals: Crepes

Jesse Michelsen — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:30:02 +0000

Crepes are delicious..need I say more?…well..yes.. Usually when I talk about cooking I talk about making crepes. I had them at a restaurant and decided I wanted to try and make them at home and they turned out great but the reaction I usually get when I talk about making them is one of awe. [...]

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Modest Meals: Homemade Chili

Jesse Michelsen — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:44:22 +0000

Here we go again. This post is becoming one of my favorite times of the week..I really love food When some people hear the words homemade Chili, they think of slow cooking beans in multiple pots over a few days, then putting all the ingredients together with even more slow cooking to create some fabulous, [...]

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Modest Meals: Sloppy Joes

Jesse Michelsen — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:30:30 +0000

Yea, I changed the name. Moderate just sounded weird. On to today! Sloppy Joes! One of my all time favorite meals and so so extremely easy. I cant stress that enough. This is another one that my Mom used to make fairly regularly at home and some would say it’s an American classic, but I [...]

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Modest Meals: Latin American Tacos

Jesse Michelsen — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:26:05 +0000

I would like to introduce a new series today. When two of my biggest passions combine, personal finance and everything food, you get Moderate Meals, a series that will include meals that I actually cook and eat, that are extremely wallet friendly as well as easy, quick and healthy (for the most part). Today’s meal [...]

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