I made this yesterday for company and everyone went back for seconds and thirds, so I would say it was a hit. My mother made this recipe all through my childhood and I make it pretty much as she instructed me when I asked for the recipe in college. I don’t know where she got [...]
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My Mom’s Sloppy Joe Recipe
Posted in cooking, dinner, pantry meals, recipes, tagged cooking, dinner, pantry cooking, recipe on August 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Another Fast Pantry Meal – Tortilla Soup
Posted in cooking, dinner, pantry meals, recipes, tagged cooking, dinner, pantry cooking, recipe on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is an adaptation of a recipe from Desperation Dinners by Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross. A very good idea book, by the way, for quick dinners. Like Rachel Ray, they are big fans of using pre-prepped ingredients like frozen chopped onions. I don’t mind chopping onions and am not even sure my stores carry [...]
What to do with a rump roast?
Posted in Frugal Living, cooking, crock pot, dinner, recipes, tagged cooking, crock pot, dinner, recipe on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week a local supermarket had rump roasts on sale, so I picked up about a 2.5 lb roast for about $4. When I brought it home, my husband groaned because it is one of the few cuts of meat that we often are not too successful with. I did some internet research and put [...]
The Story of the Green Lipsticks OR Tasty, Fresh Veggie Side Dishes
Posted in cooking, dinner, recipes, tagged cooking, dinner, recipe on July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is a post about tasty summer time meals and experimenting with the vegetable bounty of summer. Plus, you’ll get at least one recipe in the bargain. But first….
I believe I have mentioned that I am participating in a 6 week wellness program through my employer where I track how many servings of fruits and [...]
Organizing recipes – printouts, clippings, and cookbooks
Posted in cooking, organizing, recipes, tagged organizing, pantry cooking, recipe on July 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
If you’re like me and you love to cook, you probably have tons of recipes bookmarked in cookbooks, printed off the internet, clipped from magazines and newspapers, as well as handwritten recipes on note cards or sheets of paper. So how do you deal with them?
I’d love to start a discussion about this, so if [...]
Fried Pizza Dough
Posted in cooking, dinner, recipes, tagged cooking, dinner, recipe on July 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The other night we were watching Chopped on the Food Network and one of the contestants made pizza dough fritters, though he only got one plated, but the judges’ comments were pretty good about the little bit they tasted. I was very interested in the idea and sort of filed it away in my head. [...]
Easy Gnocchi, Sauce, and French Bread from your pantry staples
Posted in cooking, dinner, pantry meals, recipes, tagged cooking, dinner, frugal, pantry cooking, recipe on July 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Another score on a tasty and fast meal using pantry staples, courtesy of an old issue of Cooking Light. This recipe served my family of 4 with a small amount of leftovers, though I also served a large green salad (served with every dinner at our house) and homemade French bread with butter. I have [...]
My best leftover meal ever – Focaccia sandwiches with Leftover Meat and Glazed Veggies
Posted in cooking, dinner, leftovers, recipes, tagged cooking, dinner, leftovers, recipe on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After last night’s dinner, I have to insist that I am QUEEN OF LEFTOVERS! I made what must have been my best meal using leftovers ever. If you are a regular reader, you may recall that I posted on Sunday about prepping two batches of Cooking Light’s Jamaican Jerk Pork Tenderloin. I froze one batch [...]
Make Your Own Taco Mix in Bulk – cheap and easy
Posted in Frugal Living, cooking, dinner, recipes, tagged cooking, dinner, frugal, recipe on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I wrote about Investment cooking and today’s dinner will follow that theme. I have a 2.5 lb pack of ground turkey from Sam’s Club in the refrigerator and tonight we will have tacos – eating half the filling and freezing half for later. I thought I would share my recipe for Taco Seasoning Mix [...]
Investment Cooking – Save time and money
Posted in cooking, dinner, recipes, tagged cooking, dinner, recipe on June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have you heard of Investment Cooking? It goes by many names – Freezer Cooking, Once a Month Cooking, Cook once eat twice, etc. If you haven’t heard of it, here are some links I have collected that not only explain the basics but give some appropriate recipes.
http://alpha.searchlikeme.com/slmpages/554/
I have long had an interest in the idea [...]
