Lip-Smacking Good
The other day I was determined to check another cookbook off my list of cookbooks to cook from. I turned to the “Sunday Game Of The Week” on the CLBB. The premise...
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Erika
Herb-Roasted Pork Tenderloin
This was a treat for us. Lately, we’ve been doing a lot of one-dish type of meals, as those are more economical than a meat-n-three type of meal. So to have a...
On Weekend Posting…And Other Stuff
Sadly, this past weekend, Sunday Company Dinner did not happen. Abigail came down with the flu Friday night, spent Saturday on the couch, and then woke up feeling yucky again Sunday morning....
The Spaetzle Experiment
It’s been a while since I checked another cookbook of my list. Cooking on a budget has had me reign in the number of new recipes I’m trying, so I haven’t felt...
Product Review
While glancing at the yogurt aisle yesterday, my eyes caught something new. That’s quite a feat at Woodman’s where I shop, because the yogurt selection is amazing. They easily have 25 feet...
Budget Stretchers
Yesterday for Wednesday night’s crock pot dinner I had planned on heating up some previously frozen vegetable soup. Unfortunately, this particular soup did not do well in the freezer. It had lots...
It’s Wednesday!
Welcome to the Valentine Edition of Weigh-In Wednesday. First the good news. Between being sick twice in the past several weeks and really paying attention to portion control, I am down a...
An Education
One of the things that I am trying to do while cooking budget conscious is to find out how “the other people” eat. You know… the people in front of you in...
Dessert Can Be Economical Too
Actually, most often a homemade baked good is economical anyway. Yesterday’s dessert was economical, delicious, and incredibly simple to make. Last night I prepared a simple Dump Cake for company dinner. Dump...
The Chocolate Chip Cookie of the Moment
I’m a Tollhouse girl. Always have been. Tollhouse cookies were what mom made, and that’s the chocolate chip cookie that I hold as the standard for all chocolate chip cookies. I do...
Love Is In The Air
And I’m not talking about the icky gooey mushy luuuuv stuff. The winds of change are afoot in the food blogosphere, and I for one, am rather excited about it. I’ve been...
The Dreaded Bechamel
A few days ago, someone posted in my comments about how they could not make a bechamel. That rose a flag for me, because although it sounds impressive and difficult, making a...