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 dinner which features a meat, that is an occasion for us. The last time I was at Sam’s […]
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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. So the kids and I stayed home while Andy went to church, but we were optimistic that as […]
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 much like flipping through my cookbook collection. Today though, I was determined to find something that I wanted […]
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 of fridges space devoted to the creamy product. And that’s just one side of the aisle. The other […]
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 of potatoes in it, and potatoes always freeze terribly. It also had cabbage in it, which gave the […]
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 grand total of 8 pounds! Even better, is that according to E-Diets I entered back into the healthy […]
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 the grocery line with a cart full of processed and frozen foods. The people who would have no […]
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 cake is what it sounds like. Ingredients are literally dumped into a baking dish, baked and then eaten […]
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 try other cookies though from time to time. Sometimes I’m disappointed, and sometimes I’m surprised. My favorite cookie […]
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 a part of this community for a year and a half now. Every day I spend time perusing […]
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 bechamelis simply a matter of stirring the pot. Literally. Bechamel sauce can be the foundation for a multitude […]
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 see the categories in the sidebar over there, and that should help out a lot with searching. I […]