Eating at this time of year is so delicious! When I can go out to the garden and pick vegetables, prepare them, and eat them all within about 30-minutes, it’s absolute heaven. Well, even better is when I get someone else to prepare them! With a very small, city yard, my gardening space is not… Continue reading Monthly Meal Plan
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why buy it when you can make it, cook it or re-do it yourself?
Getting Tricked by a Business
Every time I open the recipe book I inherited from my Great-Grandmother, it hits me that we're constantly getting tricked by a business. (Yes, I’m using Macklemore’s line but what can I say? I have teenagers!) I don’t mean by simply one business, I mean by practically everything we buy. We’re getting tricked by businesses.… Continue reading Getting Tricked by a Business
Monthly Meal Plan
Meal planning while staying in a hotel room in Manhattan is pointless - especially if you’re staying in the smallest hotel in the city. What do you do when hunger strikes and you’re taking in Times Square? Head to the very tasty “99 Cent Fresh Pizza” and enjoy pizza by the slice while people watching.… Continue reading Monthly Meal Plan
Potato Salad That Eats Like a Meal
I know potato salad is supposed to be a side dish but this little fact didn’t stop me from making this potato salad into a meal. Potato salad is so good, but I’ll be honest with you – I don’t usually like to make it because it’s one of those dishes that is a lot… Continue reading Potato Salad That Eats Like a Meal
Frugal Entertaining: Dinner Group
Our dinner group has been meeting for so long, we’re beginning to repeat recipes and have the same menu themes. This isn’t bad since the group is comprised of people who love to cook so the meals always taste good! I liked how the hosts of our dinner group in April wanted something new and… Continue reading Frugal Entertaining: Dinner Group
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… Continue reading 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… Continue reading 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… Continue reading 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… Continue reading 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.).… Continue reading Egg, Ham, and Cheese Biscuit Sandwiches
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