I have lots to attend to this morning, so I’m afraid that I don’t have much to post about this morning. I could go on about how two days out from Thanksgiving I’ve changed my mind on one of my pies and I’ve decided to create a new one. Or […]

😉 Last year at Thanksgiving, my Dad walked into the kitchen and found my stack of serving dishes with post-it notes in them. There was no end to the ribbing for that one. I had wanted to make sure I had enough serving dishes, and I also didn’t want to […]

It’s going to be a busy week ahead! I hope I’ll have the time to do a few postings,but I’ll apologize in advance if I miss a day or two. In addition to being busy preparing for company, it’s mostly a week of eating repeats, and not very exciting ones […]

Well, I bought my turkey yesterday! It’s just over 22 pounds…think that will be enough for 12 people? I couldn’t resist. Andy’s employer sent us a gift check for a turkey, so I used that and ended up paying a whole $2.00 out of pocket for the bird- that’s not […]

Yesterday was a breakfast-for-dinner sort of day, but I wanted to try something different. We kind of rotate our breakfast options through pancakes, waffles, french toast, and eggs, and usually we do breakfast once a week. First of all, breakfast is very easy on the budget, so I appreciate that. […]

Sometimes, you just want a brownie. I have found myself all too-often in the midst of a brownie craving, and rather than whip a batch together, I grab a box and make that instead. And I’m always disappointed. Every single time. Yet I still grab that box every once in […]

Back in March, (was it that long ago already!) I participated in a blogging event honoring the humble baking mix. I bought myself a box of Heart Smart Bisquick for the occasion, and being a girl who doesn’t waste anything these days, have been slowly coming up with ways to […]

One of the challenges to me over the last year while I’ve been watching my grocery budget is the dreaded leftovers. I’ve said it before and I’ll probably be saying it until the end of time, I don’t like leftovers. We don’t like leftovers as a family. I don’t know […]

Saturday night I had planned to bake up some chicken leg quarters. Originally, it was going to be a devilled chicken, with a breading of sorts. But then I was digging through the pantry looking for something when I stumbled on half a package of Cranberry Beans. They had my […]

How did that happen? One minute it’s October and I’m thinking that I have plenty of time to think about Thanksgiving, and the next thing I know it’s almost here, and I’m afraid I haven’t given it much thought. Yet. I did think about it a little yesterday. I finally […]

Well, as promised, here is the dough recipe for you today. It’s a pretty straightforward recipe- it only has four ingredients, five if you count the water. But there are a few things that I have learned, through trial and error, about pierogi making to make your experience even easier. […]

You know how sometimes something occurs to you and you decide to try it, and then the end result is something like “why didn’t anyone ever think of that before?” Last night, I had just such an experience, and I daresay, the finished product bordered on nirvana. It was that […]