What’s for dinner at your house? I ask this question regularly. Isn’t everyone on a quest to regularly come up with healthy meals that taste good and your family will enjoy? Since I like to plan for leftovers, this weekly meal plan was particularly exciting in the no-waste food department. One simple roasted chicken fed… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Category: in the kitchen
Meal planning, grocery shopping, and healthy eating. Cooking, eating healthy food and reducing food waste.
Meals to Plan, Food to Cook
Meals to plan and food to cook is non-stop, isn’t it? It’s kind of like dirty laundry, always there, never really going away. As soon as you’re done with one meal, there’s another one coming. Clipping coupons is all the rage when it comes to saving money in a food budget. You can use coupons,… Continue reading Meals to Plan, Food to Cook
Spicing it Up in the Kitchen
While I do like to stir things up (pun intended) in the kitchen, what I enjoy most is spicing it up in the kitchen. I want the food I’m eating and serving my family to taste good and not have lots of additives, chemicals, msg or salt. These are my secret ingredients for making food… Continue reading Spicing it Up in the Kitchen
Confessions of a Leftover Food Lover
I confess. I love leftovers. I plan for leftovers. Whenever someone says they don’t eat leftovers, I can’t imagine why. Serving leftovers is a night off in the kitchen. When meal planning for the week, plan to serve leftovers and you’ll become a leftover food lover. Follow these simple guidelines. Limit the serving time Only… Continue reading Confessions of a Leftover Food Lover
Time For Cooking Thyme
I was invited to attend a class recently that really aligns with my way of thinking. Being an advocate of cooking at home and slowing down to enjoy the food you prepare, I was thrilled when Cooking Thyme, a local cooking school, invited me to attend their Thanksgiving class. Inspiring people to cook at home,… Continue reading Time For Cooking Thyme
Glass Jars
Here’s a reader question from Brenda. She writes: “I like using glass jars for pantry staples. What method do you use for cleaning and deodorizing the lids? I don't really want my rolled oats tasting of dill pickles. Thanks for sharing all your ideas.” First off, you’re welcome! I love sharing all of my ideas… Continue reading Glass Jars
Roasted Garlic Spread
Remember when I made pesto with my girlfriends? Well, we had a bunch of peeled garlic leftover. The garlic was really from the last time (a year ago) that we made pesto and had been in the freezer an entire year. We all agreed it shouldn’t be re-frozen. I volunteered to take it home with… Continue reading Roasted Garlic Spread
Shoo Fly Don’t Bother Me
Really, I’m talking about the fruit fly here. It seems this time of year brings out the fruit fly in my kitchen. All the fruits and vegetables that have been recently picked from our garden and are ready to be eaten seem to attract masses of fruit flies. Early fall seems to be the worst… Continue reading Shoo Fly Don’t Bother Me
National Match-Up Day
Welcome to “National Match-Up Day” where drawers and cupboards that hold all of our plastic and glass food storage containers get cleaned out and organized. This (soon to be…) nationally recognized holiday will take place the first Monday of October, henceforth. Why October? This is typically the time when my food storage container drawer is… Continue reading National Match-Up Day
Homemade Pesto
Every September, I make pesto for our family to enjoy all year long. Once September rolls around and the kids are back in school, I can find a good chunk of time to spend in the kitchen. I used to do this project alone and it took all day long. Now, with two friends to… Continue reading Homemade Pesto
Go Gingham 