Homemade Hummus and Pita Chips

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Hummus & Pita Chips

Leigha made this from scratch. After soaking the chickpeas overnight, into the food processor they went with salt, pepper, olive oil and a green pepper that she had roasted. Then I altered it.

Spinich Quiche

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Spinich Quiche

Leigha made this for breakfast while my parents were visiting.

Salmon, Rice & Sweet Potato Fries

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Salmon, Rice & Sweet Potatoe Fries

Petra Falafal House

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Falafel Pita with cucumber, tomatoes, lettuce, and tahini. The homemade pickles were a nice surprise. Their acidity really brought the whole sandwich together. It was really good.    

Quesadillas

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I made this Quesadilla with 5 types cheese; cheddar, provolone, swiss, havarti and fresh parmesean. I also put avacado inside of it and dribbled sriracha over the top. Worth every bit of cholesterol.

Heather's Breakfast

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This was submitted by my sister, Heather, who made this for breakfast.

Sam's Steamed Caboose Burgers

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While this burger tasted fine, I wasn't a big fan of the steamed method of cooking the burger. To get technical, the meat was a bit mooshy. The bun was over-sized and tasted fresh. I personally prefer big buns, so that was nice.

French Toast

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French Toast w/Blueberry Syrup

Falbo Bros Pizza

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Canadian Bacon & Pineapple
With Jalepeños

I personally think that this is the best pizza in Iowa City
Falbo Bros Pizza Iowa City, Iowa

Fruit Skewers

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Pineapple and Strawberry Skewers

We chose to include a healthy option for both of the kids' birthday parties. So simple, yet so good.

Texas Roadhouse

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Pulled Pork Sandwich
& Sweet Potato

Somehow, this became the go-to place when the kids get to pick a place to go out to eat. I am never excited about it, but I always think that I got a good deal.

Texas Roadhouse Coralville, Iowa

Gourdough's

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The Puddin'



Funky Monkey



The Funky Monkey has grilled bananas with cream cheese icing and brown sugar



Tuberosa Pizza

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BBQ Hawaiian Chicken
& Margherita

Tubrosa North Liberty, Iowa

We had a buy 1 get 1 free coupon. This pizza was meh. Worth the $14 dollars that we spent.

Monument Café

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French Toast





Buscuits With Cream Gravy
(I mashed it up)





Breakfast Taco




Blueberry Pancakes



Spaghetti & Cheesy Broccoli

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Spaghetti & Cheesy Broccoli

What it might lack in glamour, it makes up for in taste. This is a meal that I had once a week as I was growing up. It is als a meal that the kids will eat, making it a regular, still.

El Cactus

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Gorditas

Bartlett's

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House Marinated Ribeye
& Mashed Potatoes

I wish that I would have taken a picture of the steak cut open. It was cooked perfectly.

Mesa Pizza

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Barbeque Bacon Cheddarburger and Pepperoni Sausage

At first, I thought that it was pepperoni and gyro meat. It was still amazing.

Mesa Pizza Iowa City

Qinuois Stuffed Pepper and Pita

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Qinuois Stuffed Pepper
Pita With Garlic Hummus, Tomatoes and Cucumber

Don't Buy Groceries For A Month

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Several years ago, Leigha read an article that talked about various ways to save money. One of them said not to go grocery shopping for an entire month. It was something that we had considered doing for quite a while but for whatever reason, never did. January 2010 was just the month. We also decided to pair this with not going out to eat. But with two young kids, we had to make a few stipulations. The rules:

1.  The kids’ joint birthday party on January 14^th didn’t count if we bought food for the dozen adults that would be coming over.

2.   We could buy perishable food items that could potentially go bad during the month, (Milk, Bread, Fruit & Vegetables) but not meat.

3.  If we already had a gift card to a restaurant, we could use it.

4.  Somebody else could take us out to eat.