Our Monthly Meal Plan has kind of become a staple of our budgeting process. Rather than planning for meals from week to week, we put in a little extra time and effort and knock it out right away. It takes a little discipline, but sticking to the plan can keep costs down and … [Read more...]
Turkey Leftovers: Pot Pie and Enchilasagna
Some people do ham for Christmas, but I've always fancied turkey. Just like with Thanksgiving, though, you always have the problem of what to do with all of the leftover turkey. You want to use up the turkey, but turkey dinners, turkey sandwiches, and turkey salad can only get … [Read more...]
Betty Crocker Cookbook
Details ... America's most trusted cookbook is better than ever!Representing its most thorough revision ever, the Betty Crocker Cookbook, 11th Edition includes hundreds of new recipes, three new chapters, and icons that showcase how we cook today—faster, healthier, and … [Read more...]
The Daring Cooks Challenge: Char Sui Bao
Our Daring Cooks’ December 2011 hostess is Sara from Belly Rumbles! Sara chose awesome Char Sui Bao as our challenge, where we made the buns, Char Sui, and filling from scratch – delicious! Thanks so much Sara for a great challenge. I've seen these sorts of things on some of … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Slow Cooker Lentils
Beth and I are gearing up for our vegan diet challenge as we approach the new year. We like this recipe because it has so many options. If you want to go meatless but someone in your family just can't bring themselves to drop meat, just serve it as a side to roasted chicken or … [Read more...]
KIA Sorento Review and Inspired Recipe: Orange and Ginger Cranberry Sauce
We recently had the opportunity to drive the 2012 KIA Sorento for a week. The kids were thrilled to have something new in the driveway even if Little Dude insisted it was a van. The Dark Cherry color of the Kia Sorento that we drove is almost identical to the color of our … [Read more...]
The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap: Orange Pecan Cookies
This year we participated in The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. We aren't really food bloggers in that we don't only blog about food but we do loving sharing our recipes and this was a great excuse to make a new cookie. We decided to look through my grandma's cookbook. We found … [Read more...]
Hodgson Mill’s ‘Have a Grain Holiday’ Recipe Contest: Glazed Banana Bread
Beth has an addiction to making banana bread. We blame it on her mom who also has this same addiction. Of course, she then blames it on her mom (see a pattern here?!) "Grandma's Banana Bread" is a common item seen coming out of our oven around here. Over the years, both Beth and … [Read more...]
Hodgson Mill Giveaway
We are excited to giveaway a $25 Hodgson Mill gift certificate to their online store! We were asked to participate in the Have a Grain Holiday’ Recipe Contest that is happening right now. Our yummy, flour-ly creation was just posted ... check out the Glazed Banana Bread … [Read more...]
Gold Teflon Skillet
We were sent a 10” skillet with Gold Teflon® nonstick coating. It is a special edition that was created in celebration of DuPont’s 50th Anniversary! This is perfect for the holidays as well, because nothing says celebration more than cooking with a little sparkle! I had the … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Slow Cooker Vegetarian Garden Chili
It's getting on wintertime and, here in Virginia, it's starting to get cold. As such, soup and chili are going to start being staples around our house. What better way to cook these comforting meals than using that slow cooking crockpot? Hook it up in the morning and you're … [Read more...]
December 2011 Monthly Meal Plan
Our Monthly Meal Plan has kind of become a staple of our budgeting process. Rather than planning for meals from week to week, we put in a little extra time and effort and knock it out right away. It takes a little discipline, but sticking to the plan can keep costs down and … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Red Beans and Rice
Our family love rice. With few exceptions, if you place a dish with rice in front of my kids, they will eat it. I love red beans and rice in particular because, growing up in Louisiana, the dish was kind of a staple of my youth. Many recipes add meat (ham hocks, sausage, etc.) … [Read more...]
The Daring Baker: Sans Rival
Catherine of Munchie Musings was our November Daring Bakers’ host and she challenged us to make a traditional Filipino dessert – the delicious Sans Rival cake! And for those of us who wanted to try an additional Filipino dessert, Catherine also gave us a bonus recipe for Bibingka … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Memories: Pecan Crusted Sweet Potato Casserole
Thanksgiving is a pretty special time around our house. I don't really have a large extended family and the family that I do have is spread all over. Growing up, we didn't really do Sunday dinners, so those few times that we did get together for big meals were pretty … [Read more...]
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