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Welcome to thenfeedthem.com!

This blog focuses on providing tasty, easy, simple recipes for hungry, frugal, cash-poor people. Or just about everyone at some point or another.

No, there's not a lot about me here. The filler is the food, not my life story! Because, after all, "food is love." I hope you are filled to capacity. And remember to fill others, too!

Dec 4, 2019
4 min

Holiday Dinner Party: Rib Roast and Yorkshire Pudding

So this isn't an economical meal--unless you manage to nab the rib roast on sale, and, even then, the meal is definitely a splurge. I've cooked bone-in and ...

Nov 12, 2019
2 min

Slow Cooked Lemon-Paprika Chicken Thighs

This is an easy, economical, and really, really good chicken dish. Start it around lunch time, and you'll have an incredibly good dinner with no last minute...

Oct 7, 2019
2 min

Cheap Eats: Chicken Thighs with Dates

In the new world of sheet pan dinners is an old world of food that working mothers used to make when they wanted to feed their families something good withou...

Oct 4, 2019
2 min

Air Fryer Pork Chops: Sweet and Savory

I'm an air fryer convert regarding cooking pork chops. Unlike in the regular oven, the air fryer version of pork chops come out tender, juicy, and succulent...

Sep 16, 2019
3 min

The Magic Air Fryer Cooks a Cornish Hen

Okay, so it's not a rotisserie chicken. It's better. It's a cute. It's tasty. And it's quick to cook in the air fryer. A Cornish hen actually is a young...

Sep 6, 2019
2 min

Quick, Cheap Dinner: Rosemary-Orange Chicken

This seems like a fussy dish to prepare but it's fast and easy as well as inexpensive. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, which you can usually find on sal...

Jul 28, 2019
2 min

Beat the Heat Dinner: Cornbread Salad

This a great make-ahead salad for hot days, but you can also make it and eat it immediately, if you prefer. I like the salad because I can use leftover corn...

Jul 27, 2019
2 min

Cheap and Easy Brunch Dish: Bacon-Swiss Bake

Bacon-Swiss Bake is a light casserole with enough bacon and Swiss cheese in it to flavor it but not so much that the dish is greasy or leaden in your tummy. ...

Jul 19, 2019
3 min

Simple Friday Night Dinner: Skillet Apricot-Dijon Chicken Breasts

When you walk in the door on Friday evenings, you usually don't want fussy recipes that require a lot of equipment and that take all night to make. Skillet ...

Jul 5, 2019
2 min

Simple, Cheap Supper: Cheeseburger Meatloaf

Yeah, putting burgers on the grill sounds good until you have to stand there and flip them, not to mention hauling out "all the fixin's" that go with them. ...

Jun 27, 2019
3 min

Cheap Gourmet: Tuna and Spinach Crepes

There is something about crepes that makes them seem "gourmet," although, quite frankly, they're simple to do. When you combine the crepes with canned tuna,...

Jun 21, 2019
1 min

Friday Fish: Tilapia with Dijon-Sour Cream Sauce

In search of different ways to cook tilapia--a relatively inexpensive and low calorie fish that also can be bland--I came up with a five-minutes-to-fix versi...

Jun 14, 2019
2 min

Air Fryer Eggs: Quick Caprese

So, are you stumped for something good, cheap, and quick to fix for breakfast? Try Egg Caprese in the air fryer. The dish is simple, nutritious, and delici...

Jun 5, 2019
3 min

Cheap and Good: Spinach-Stuffed Meatloaf with Mushroom Sauce

Sometimes coming up with dinner options that don’t take too long, aren’t too expensive, and that appeal to multiple people with different tastes isn’t that e...

May 29, 2019
2 min

10-Minute Meal: Chicken Sausage in Creamy Pasta Sauce

On those dreaded days when you're home late, too tired (or poor) to stop for "take-out," and in need of a dish that will feed your family well, having a pack...

May 20, 2019
2 min

Quick Monday Supper: Air Fryer Salmon with Orange-Mustard Glaze

So what do you do after a long vacation, lots of time on planes, and very little sleep? You fall asleep--deeply asleep--in your chair and don't have much ti...

May 2, 2019
2 min

Cook Crab Cakes in the Air Fryer? Yes!

Never mind frying crab cakes in oil or baking them in the oven. Opt for the air fried version. The crab cakes come out crusty, golden brown, and moist on t...

Apr 23, 2019
2 min

Tired of Easter Ham? Try Turkey Cutlets in Cranberry-Mustard Sauce

If you've had enough ham for a day or two, why not opt for turkey cutlets for a quick but scrumptious dinner? These turkey cutlets cook quickly and are enro...

Apr 15, 2019
3 min

Cheap and Good Tax Day Dinner: Portobello Mushroom Patties with Turkey Sausage Gravy

Have you done your taxes yet? If not, you'd better hurry. And if you're feeling down because the refund isn't as much as you'd hoped or, even worse, you ow...

Apr 11, 2019
2 min

What's for Dinner? How About Chicken Thighs?

What is the answer to that age-old question, "what's for dinner tonight?" Instead of struggling at the last minute or getting take-out food, why not have so...

Welcome to thenfeedthem.com!

This blog focuses on providing tasty, easy, simple recipes for hungry, frugal, cash-poor people. Or just about everyone at some point or another.

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No, there's not a lot about me here. The filler is the food, not my life story! Because, after all, "food is love." I hope you are filled to capacity. And remember to fill others, too!

Holiday Dinner Party: Rib Roast and Yorkshire Pudding

Slow Cooked Lemon-Paprika Chicken Thighs

Cheap Eats: Chicken Thighs with Dates

Air Fryer Pork Chops: Sweet and Savory

The Magic Air Fryer Cooks a Cornish Hen

Quick, Cheap Dinner: Rosemary-Orange Chicken

Beat the Heat Dinner: Cornbread Salad

Cheap and Easy Brunch Dish: Bacon-Swiss Bake

Simple Friday Night Dinner: Skillet Apricot-Dijon Chicken Breasts

Simple, Cheap Supper: Cheeseburger Meatloaf

Cheap Gourmet: Tuna and Spinach Crepes

Friday Fish: Tilapia with Dijon-Sour Cream Sauce

Air Fryer Eggs: Quick Caprese

Cheap and Good: Spinach-Stuffed Meatloaf with Mushroom Sauce

10-Minute Meal: Chicken Sausage in Creamy Pasta Sauce

Quick Monday Supper: Air Fryer Salmon with Orange-Mustard Glaze

Cook Crab Cakes in the Air Fryer? Yes!

Tired of Easter Ham? Try Turkey Cutlets in Cranberry-Mustard Sauce

Cheap and Good Tax Day Dinner: Portobello Mushroom Patties with Turkey Sausage Gravy

What's for Dinner? How About Chicken Thighs?