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...
Monthly Archive
February 2007
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...
Burger Buns
First off a little blog update. Yesterday I spent a great deal of time categorizing my recipes in the Recipe Trove to make it easier to find something in there. You can...
Out of the sick ward
Wow. That one knocked me out for a few days! I still don’t have my usual amount of energy, but it’s getting better. At least I’m not sleeping or laying on the...
Cookbook Challenge MasterList
Here is my Masterlist of all my Cookbooks to be used for my year-long challenge. The ones I have completed are in blue. Sara Moulton Cooks At Home The NYT Chicken Cookbook...