Some stores have a dedicated organic section. Others mix the organic produce in wth the regular produce and mark the organic produce with green or yellow signs, when they remember to use a colored sign. However, if you know a little number trick, you don’t have to rely on the colored signs to tell youRead More
Savory Mashed Potatoes with Cauliflower and Celeriac
The idea of combining mashed potatoes with cauliflower has been around for a while, but I recently discovered a recipe on City Share which combined celeriac with potatoes to create Celeriac and Potato Mash. Celeriac is actually the root of a celery plant and has a mild celery flavor. I thought it would make aRead More
Cooking Tip: Checking Doneness without Marring Meat
Somebody broke my meat thermometer. I’m not going to name names, but I think it is probably the same person who took one of my bean jars, emptied the beans and covered it with construction paper to make a “state glass jar”. That same little person had been eyeing my thermometer to use in aRead More
Repurpose Leftover Salad Dressing as a Marinade
I like to make homemade salad dressings. I usually prepare a specific dressing to go with a certain salad. Once we’ve finished the salad, the dressing tends to sit in the fridge, neglected and forgotten. To avoid food waste, I’ve started using my salad dressings as marinades. I do this a couple different ways: IfRead More
Mocha Fudge Bundt Cake with Mocha Fudge Glaze
Occasionally, when life is really busy, or just plain crazy, I cheat and doctor a cake mix rather than cook from scratch. I would rather have company over and serve them an easy dessert, rather than not entertain at all. When the cake mix brand that I like goes on sale, I will buy aRead More
Menu Plan – Week of 3/4
Sunday – Chicken with Mushroom and Artichoke Saute (I will replace the flour with 2 tablespoons of cornstarch), Basmati Rice, and Glazed Carrots Monday – Garlic, Kale and Potato Soup and Garden Salad Tuesday – Spaghetti with Homemade Spaghetti Sauce and Garden Salad Wednesday – Use leftover Chicken, Rice and Carrots to make Chicken andRead More
Recovering from an Epic Cookie Failure
My first attempt to make Chai Spiced Meringue Cookies didn’t work out. At all. I tried to modify my Flourless Chocolate Walnut Cookies and had disastrous results. I am just glad I used a jelly roll pan to bake the cookies on or I would have ended up with the batter overflowing on to theRead More
Pecan Crusted Roughy
I’m afraid that every week I am going to have a “this is what I really made” post. When I posted my menu plan, I intended to make Herb Crusted Cod, but I didn’t check my pantry very well before I made my menu plan. Then when I set out to make dinner I discoveredRead More
Dairy-Free “Butter Cream” Frosting
I have avoided making butter cream frosting since my oldest son’s reaction to dairy became more intense last year. For many years, he was fine as long as he took an enzyme pill before eating. Instead of getting better as he has gotten older, his reaction has gotten worse and he decided to adopt aRead More
Mixed Berry Crumble
My husband could not resist bringing home berries when he did some grocery shopping for me. He actually called me from the store and asked if I would make him a dessert if he brought home berries. He wanted to make sure that I wouldn’t see them while putting away groceries and start making plansRead More
Menu Plan – Week of 2/26
Sunday – Tacos, Black Beans, and Mexican Rice Monday – Use some of the leftover black beans in Minestrone Soup with Quinoa Pasta Tuesday – Use leftover taco meat and black beans to make Taco Salad. Wednesday – Spicy Lentil Soup and a garden salad. Thursday – YOYO Dinner Friday – Baked Salmon with GarlicRead More
Meatless and Seafood Recipes for the Lenten Season
Last year I gave up complaining for Lent. As I reflected on the year, I thought that I had developed a pretty cheerful attitude and decided that I wasn’t doing much complaining and could give up something else this year. I decided to give up sugar because it saps my energy and makes me lessRead More
Menu Plan – Week of 2/19
Sunday – Teriyaki Chicken, Basmati Rice, and Asparagus with Garlic Monday – Spaghetti with Easy Homemade Spaghetti Sauce, Gluten-Free Herbed Bread Sticks, and Garden Salad. Tuesday – Use some of the leftover teriyaki chicken and leftover rice to make Asian Chicken and Rice Soup Wednesday – Use leftover Spaghetti Sauce to make Slow Cooker Lasagna.Read More
How to Save Money on College Expenses
Yesterday, I read an article about a woman who had accumulated $555,000 in student debt. Originally she took out only $250,000, but fees and interest have more than doubled what she owes. You can read more about her cautionary tale here. Her story caused me to reflect on how blessed my children will be toRead More
Sauteed Potatoes with Italian Seasonings
I deviated from my menu plan on the first day. I didn’t change it too much, but I decided the flavors of Green Beans with Garlic and Garlic and Rosemary Red Potatoes were too similar, so I decided to change up the potatoes a bit. I wanted the flavor of the potatoes to compliment theRead More
Honey Mustard Dressing
This Honey Mustard Salad Dressing Recipe uses Dijon mustard, white vinegar, oil, and honey. This Honey Mustard Vinaigrette is a simple salad dressing to make. This recipe is also easy to remember and easy to adjust since you use equal parts of the four main ingredients. I like making my own salad dressings because itRead More
Making Chili with Leftovers and Repurposing Leftover Chili
Chili Pie is a delicious way to repurpose leftover chili! Making Chili with Leftovers: I have found that I can get my kids to eat just about anything if I season it with cumin, so that makes chili the perfect dinner to use up the leftover bits in the fridge. I have been know to addRead More
Use a Vase or Glass as a Rolling Pin Substitute
When I was making Chocolate Chip Scones, I could not find my rolling pin any where. I knew that there was a good chance my 4 year old was behind its disappearance, but when I asked him where it was he couldn’t remember where he put it. Rolling Pin Substitute I gave up trying toRead More
Chai Spiced Meringues with Pecans
I love finding ways to combine chai spices with traditional recipes. And meringues were just asking for a flavorful makeover. Meringues are primarily made of egg whites and superfine sugar. You don’t need to buy superfine sugar because you can easily make superfine sugar yourself. Meringues are easy to make and the batter comes togetherRead More
Menu Plan – Week of 2/12
My husband is doing the grocery shopping tonight and is grilling dinner, so I get a little bit of a break from cooking. He told me he is going to make extra so that I can use the leftovers, which means I don’t have to cook dinner entirely from scratch until Thursday. Sunday -Grilled Steaks,Read More
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