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Tonight I was rearranging my pantry. Things had become mess in there. Nothing was together and I decided that it would be better if I regroup everything. I made a discovery. I'm a noodle-a-holic. I have spaghetti noodles, linguini noodles, tri-colored noodles, lasagna noodles, Raman noodles, elbow macaroni, bow-tie pasta, and penne pasta. The … [Read more...]
This post is going to be shorter than usual. We are in the middle of a thunderstorm with tornado watch. Hope you enjoyed Saturday's Crockpot cooking tips. In keeping with that topic, what are some of your favorite crockpot recipes? My family's favorite is beef stew. Leave us a comment and tell us your favorite crockpot recipe. Till next … [Read more...]
Most of us are tired when we come home from a long day at work. We don't always feel like cooking and often order in. This can totally blow our weekly household budget out the window. There is a way to have a home cooked meal ready and waiting for you when you walk through the door at the end of the day -- crockpot cooking. Just think -- … [Read more...]
Recently I was sent an email asking if I'd like to join Pssst -- General Mills. I took a look at it and joined. Occasionally they will send me offers for products, actual products, and information about products. In one of the emails that I have received from them, they sent me a link to see a little bit of what goes on backstage at Betty … [Read more...]
It’s time for another edition of Frugal Pantry Tuesday. Most of you know how this works. I give a list of ingredients – a meat, items from the fridge, and from the pantry. Then you leave a comment on what you would make from those ingredients. It’s a fun way to get different recipes. Before I give the scenario for today I want to … [Read more...]
My husband does not like the word “leftovers”. When we first got married, he refused to eat “leftovers”. I came from a family that believed in using leftovers and would change the dishes into something else altogether. It was not an uncommon to think that Mom had been cooking all day creating a new dish when the reality was that she … [Read more...]
It's been a couple of weeks since we had a "The Frugal Pantry Tuesday". Just to refresh your memory what The Frugal Pantry Tuesday is... I pick a meat and some ingredients from the pantry and you leave a comment what you would make out with some of the ingredients. Now I know it is late and past suppertime, but maybe it would be something that … [Read more...]
Last week, we announced a new weekly series called "The Frugal Pantry." We hope that you enjoyed last week's post and are as excited as we are about this new series. One of the things that we noticed in our house was that even though we make a grocery list and we plan (ok...loosely plan) our meals for each day of the week, what we actually plan … [Read more...]
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