So Simple Curry Chicken Salad
Whenever I cook a whole chicken for dinner, the next night’s dinner is always something with leftover chicken (if there is any with two teenagers!). This is one of my favorite uses of leftover chicken: chicken salad sandwiches with vegetables and curry. It’s good on a sandwich but you can also just serve a scoop {So Simple Curry Chicken Salad}
Oven Roasted Whole Chicken
When there’s a sale at my local grocery store, I like to stock up. New Season’s Market recently had their whole, organic chickens on sale and I bought several to freeze and roast later. Oven roasting a whole chicken is easy to do, tastes great and once you follow these steps, you’ll never want to {Oven Roasted Whole Chicken}
Smoked Salmon Spread
This is my family’s favorite spread. I have even heard elaborate explanations of why this smoked salmon spread should be eaten with a spoon out of a small bowl. “But, it has dairy and fish. That’s really good for me to eat,” is what I hear when I bust my husband or kids tucked into {Smoked Salmon Spread}
Cloth Napkins for the Kitchen
I have been trying to get rid of our disposable kitchen items over the last few years and it has been a slow and painful process. I’m no longer purchasing paper towels, paper napkins, paper plates and cups – basically anything that gets used once and thrown out or composted. Paper napkins were the last {Cloth Napkins for the Kitchen}
Egg, Ham, and Cheese Biscuit Sandwiches
This is our Easter Sunday morning meal and it’s a crowd pleaser! If these look like a fast-food sandwich to you, that’s where the inspiration came from. These are tasty and easy to make. Egg, Ham, and Cheese Biscuit Sandwiches Biscuits :: These biscuits are not homemade but purchased from Trader Joe’s (national chain, U.S.). {Egg, Ham, and Cheese Biscuit Sandwiches}
Homemade Vanilla Extract
Vanilla extract, which is in practically every baked good recipe on earth, should have 2 ingredients in it: alcohol and vanilla beans. If your vanilla extract has more than these 2 ingredients, consider how unnecessary the other ingredients are. Plus, this is so easy to make, you’re never going to buy vanilla extract again. Homemade {Homemade Vanilla Extract}
Valentine’s Day Decorations
Valentine’s Day decorations are out at my house earlier than any other holiday mostly because I use the small, red lights from Christmas as part of the Valentine’s Day decorations. I just leave the red lights out and add a few Valentine’s Day decorations to those. Honestly, this is the only way I can get {Valentine’s Day Decorations}
Homemade All Purpose Cleaning Solution
I have tried several “natural” or “green” cleaners over the last few years and have come to two conclusions: either the cleaners didn’t work very well or they were so expensive, I couldn’t justify the cost. As a result, I decided it was time to try to start making my own. The ingredients in my {Homemade All Purpose Cleaning Solution}
Roasted Pumpkin and Squash Soup
Now that Thanksgiving is behind us and the Christmas decorations are coming out of their storage containers, it’s time to get rid of those Thanksgiving decorations – by roasting them and eating them! This is so easy and tasty to do. One of my favorite ways to decorate for the holidays is by using fruit, {Roasted Pumpkin and Squash Soup}
Homemade Christmas Gift: Our Family Calendar
Every year since 1994, we have given the exact same gift to our extended families for Christmas: a family calendar. This isn’t just any calendar. It’s one that we make. Our homemade Christmas gift tradition is a family calendar that we still make the old fashioned way with pictures, scissors, and yes, double-sided tape. We {Homemade Christmas Gift: Our Family Calendar}
Weekly Meal Plan
While our family stopped eating fast food several years ago, I’ve noticed the talking about fast food hasn’t really stopped. With billboards showcasing sandwiches that would entice practically anyone to steer into their drive-thru window lanes, my solution has been to make our own version of those fast food sandwiches at home in our little {Weekly Meal Plan}
Leftover Turkey: How to Make Broth
Once you’ve enjoyed your Thanksgiving turkey, it’s time to use the leftovers and enjoy it again. Roasting the turkey carcass (or any bones for that matter) makes all the difference in taste when it comes to making broth. Often times I don’t roast my chicken bones, even though I know it would taste better but {Leftover Turkey: How to Make Broth}
Dry Brining a Turkey for Thanksgiving
Because we’re always trying to simplify our Thanksgiving celebration, this recipe for dry brining a turkey for Thanksgiving falls under the category of “super duper simple.” It requires only a few minutes of actual effort and then it’s a matter of waiting. Plus, I recommend getting your husband to do it and then it’s even {Dry Brining a Turkey for Thanksgiving}
And the winner is
The winner of the Heritage Breed Turkey from Whole Foods Market is….Petra! with comment number 20! Congratulations! Petra keeps chickens in her front yard and writes the blog Sew Paint Create. She’s a very talented quilter. Details for this giveaway will be emailed to you shortly so that you can pick up your Heritage Breed {And the winner is}
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
This past Sunday, I was looking at the ads in our Sunday newspaper. One of the ads, from a national retailer, who also sells food, included a page with a picture of a Thanksgiving dinner. Aside from the turkey (which they also sell), all of the food in the picture came from a box or {Homemade Cranberry Sauce}
