When you cook at home, you need pantry staples and refrigerator basics for cooking healthy, wholesome food from scratch. I try and keep the basics on hand so that I’m ready to cook or bake but my kitchen is small and I don’t have much space for storing items. How our freezer gets used helps… Continue reading How Our Freezer Gets Used
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Sticky Pasta Solution
This reader’s question comes from my Mother-in-law’s dear friend, Kim. Kim lives in Nassau, Bahamas, where life is always good and the sun is warm year round. Kim writes, “You would think after eons of cooking I'd have most answers but I don't. Twelve of us (the family) were coming over for pasta. One recipe… Continue reading Sticky Pasta Solution
Cooking with Dried Beans
Cooking with dried beans costs substantially less than canned beans and you control the ingredients (sodium, preservatives, etc) of what goes into your beans. A 25 lb (11.3 kg) bag of black beans for $14.79 lasts our family about 5-6 months. I cook 6 cups of dried beans once a week. (Hey, it can't be… Continue reading Cooking with Dried Beans
My Love/Hate Relationship with Costco
I love Costco. I hate Costco. I love Costco. I hate...ok, where was I? It is hard to shop at Costco and be frugal. You really have to use all of your "money-managing-super-powers" to stay within your budget and get in and out of the store in a short period of time. For me, more… Continue reading My Love/Hate Relationship with Costco
