Posted in In the Kitchen, tagged menus on June 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sorry to be MIA, no excuses- I just flaked! I did get some sewing done, a duro dress for Kali and I’m working on a new checkbook cover design and tote design.
My menu this week is using food we got from Angel Food Ministry. We picked up our first order over the weekend and, overall, [...]
Posted in In the Kitchen, WFMW, tagged cooking on May 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
One thing that really works for me is to have some ‘Go To’ recipes, that I can turn to when time is short! For me, these are recipes that use pantry ingredients, go together quickly and are popular with my crew. I try to keep the ingredients for these recipes in my pantry/freezer at all [...]
Posted in In the Kitchen, tagged cooking on May 20, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Don’t measure! That seems counter-intuitive to being a good cook, but really the most important skill I think you can develop is learning what 2 tablespoons of oil look like, or a teaspoon of salt, etc. It speeds things up so much in the kitchen during preparing food and after with far fewer things to [...]
Posted in In the Kitchen, tagged cooking on May 13, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I love to use tenderized meat in recipes like Chicken Piccata and Steak Diane. I used to use plastic wrap to cover the meat and then hammer on it. It was not successful- the plastic shredded and by the third piece into the process there were bits of flesh all over the cabinets, counters and [...]
Posted in In the Kitchen, tagged menus on May 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Don’t forget to check out my Apron Giveaway- Drawing will be held on Wednesday!
Monday- Macaroni and Cheese, steamed broccoli
Tuesday- Leftover Pizza, salad
Wednesday- Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, salad
Thursday- Beef Broccoli Stir Fry, rice, chinese cabbage slaw
Friday- Out to dinner!
Saturday- Meatballs, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Jell-O salad
Posted in In the Kitchen, WFMW on May 7, 2008 | 4 Comments »
One word- couponing! When I read about all the lovely ladies who save oodles of the green stuff by CVS-ing, clipping coupons and doubling them and rake in regular cash with rebates….I think ‘God bless them!’ But I’m not one of them, and there’s a list of reasons why:
1. Too disorganized- I’ve bought the coupon [...]
Posted in In the Kitchen, tagged menus on May 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My first Menu Plan Monday!
Monday: Steak Diane, baked potatoes, broccoli
Tuesday: Pizza Baked Potato Bar, Spinach Salad
Wednesday: Breakfast for Dinner- Eggs, Side Pork, Homemade Biscuits, Berries
Thursday: Tacos, Buttery Rice and Peas, Salad
Friday: Beef Chop Suey, Rice, Orange Wedges
Saturday: Go out!
Sunday: Torellini Soup (Recipe to be posted later)
Printing this out to stick on my fridge, so I’ll [...]
