Tag: easy
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Family Feast for Under $10: Budget-Friendly Meals Everyone Will Love
So, a few months back I wrote a post, about trying to fit your food budget within $185 because that’s what I was receiving with food stamps at the time. Since that time, they’ve reduced me even more, with my budget being $133 now. Thankfully, were able to hit food banks, or purchase food if…
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Turn Leftovers into a Hearty Soup: Delicious Recipe for Minimizing Waste
Recently, Daniel tried cooking a pork roast for Christmas eve dinner, complete with even making the glaze himself as well. That also meant we had a BUNCH of ham leftover when it was all said and done. And I used as much of it as I could, carefully slicing as much as I could off…
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The Ultimate Guide to Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix
Every household has their own staples- just things that your family always uses and goes through, so your just always buying it. We don’t use Hot Chocolate powder just for hot chocolate, but we also use it for oatmeal too! Just a bit of hot chocolate powder in your warm morning bowl of oatmeal and…
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Cornbread Showdown: Regular Milk vs Buttermilk – Which Reigns Supreme?
Recently I decided that stew just sounded good for dinner. So, I got some stew all ready, loading it all up in the slow cooker so that it could cook all day. Then I realized. I was given a cornbread mix! I could totally make the cornbread in my cast iron, and have cornbread and…
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Celebrating 15 Years of Togetherness: A Journey of Love and Commitment
It was Sometime in August or September when we started talking. But it was November 2nd 2009 when we went on our first date. We’ve been together ever since. Because of our wedding date; December 15th 2010, we have a tendency to celebrate our Anniversary on November 2nd. On our actual wedding anniversary, we’ve created…
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Deliciously Spiced Dry Rubbed Chicken Drumsticks
Recently, I had a thought after I published my post on Dry Rubs and Marinades. And that thought was: If I made chicken in the oven, like I typically do, would it taste any better if I dry rubbed it like I did with the pork? My family found this great seasoning by Kinders. Its…
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Quick and Delicious Breakfast Ideas to Kickstart Your Day
One thing I’ve been trying hard to work on is eating breakfast. I know its the best way to get me the energy I need to get started. But typically my stomach is not ready for food. I’ve been working on changing that by eating something very small, like a boiled egg for example. It…
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Dry Rubs vs. Marinades: Which is Best for Flavor?
Recently, my husband has been doing much more of the cooking lately. That is, until he got a side job. Which. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining by any means. But I’ve noticed something. The last few meals he’s made he’s marinaded the meat. We had Carne Asada tacos one night, and shrimp Tacos…
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How to Prepare Zucchini for Perfectly Moist Bread
I am blessed to know a few gardeners in my life. And these gardeners, can plant zucchini and get them to grow so large about the only thing to do with them is baking bread. You can do this two different ways. with a kitchen aid attachment, I have the one that slices and shreds.…