Budget Blues
We’ve got the end of the month budget blues. We keep to a fairly strict food budget. It’s not much of a problem for the first three weeks of the month. But during the last week of the month things … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Recipes/Cooking
The Herb Garden – Rosemary
I’ve always wanted an herb garden. It sounds so Victorian, so English and something that self-reliant people should have. While I do have an herb garden I’m not sure that I’m making the best use of it. This is the … Continue reading →
Zippy Ham Casserole
This is a great recipe for using up leftover ham. It’s really tasty despite the odd combination of ingredients. Who knew that cream of mushroom soup and ketchup could be good together? Ingredients: 1/2 cup finely chopped onion 1/3 cup … Continue reading →
Banana Jam in the Bread Machine
This is a recipe I adapted from the I Hate to Cook Almanack by Peg Bracken. Her cookbooks are no longer in print. If you see one at a used bookstore POUNCE on it! Her recipes are good and she … Continue reading →
GT Xpress 101
One of my friends had a question after reading yesterday’s post. “How do you make corn dogs in that shape?” My best friend gave me a GT Xpress 101 last Christmas. Since then I’ve read reviews about them on the web. It … Continue reading →
The Emergency Corn Dog Plan
We try to make most of our meals ourselves. We do have the occasional night out, but for the most part we try to eat at home. It’s cheaper and it’s healthier. We stock up on the items we use … Continue reading →
Honey Roasted Pork Loin
Here’s an update on the Honey Roasted Pork Loin recipe that we tried last night. It was great! Very yummy. We’ll be making this one again.
Continue reading →Recipezaar.com to the rescue!
Our local grocery store had a great deal on pork loin last week. Always the adventurous cook I decided to give it a whirl. The only problem was that I hadn’t really cooked a pork loin before. Recipezaar.com to the … Continue reading →
Granola
3 ½ Cups oats – uncooked (Old Fashioned works best) 1 Cup raisins 1 Cup walnuts – chopped ½ Cup canola oil ½ Cup honey Put the oats in ungreased cake or casserole dish. Put in the oven at 325º … Continue reading →
Grandma’s Cookies
2 Cups sugar 1 Stick butter 3 Cups rolled oats 1 Cup coconut 1/2 Cup milk 1/2 Cup cocoa 1 teaspoon vanilla Add oats and coconut to a large bowl. Stir to combine. On the stove bring sugar, milk, cocoa … Continue reading →