April 2009

My Weekend

April 24, 2009

Any guesses on how I am spending my weekend.

I don’t think we are very good at using what we have. At least I know I am not. We in America let too much go to waste. We throw out a lot of food just because we think it is bad. When in reality it is probably still usable. We just have to change [...]

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Copy Cat Orange Smoothie

April 23, 2009

Several months ago I was talking to a friend about cooking and recipes. She was telling me that her sister had found copy cat Jamba Juice recipes online. I have never had a Jamba Juice smoothie, but I have had smoothies from other similar places a few times. I make healthy or at least healthier [...]

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Meatless Meals

April 23, 2009

Meatless meals are a great way to cut down on your grocery budget. I love meatless meals. I try to serve at least one meatless meal a week. I would serve more, but my husband prefers meat for dinner. At times when our budget was really tight meat was one of the first things I [...]

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Question For You

April 22, 2009

Each year we buy 1/2 of a beef. We love doing this. We buy it from a local rancher and we get good, high quality meat. I would have a hard time going back to store bought beef. The only problem when buying a 1/2 beef is that you end up with few strange cuts [...]

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Spicy Pork Tostadas

April 22, 2009

I love the Pioneer Woman’s Spicy Shredded Pork. I know that I have mentioned this before. But I wanted to mention again why this recipe works so well for me. This recipe has become one of my favorite ways to cook pork roast. I have used this recipe several times to serve a large group [...]

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Note To Self

April 21, 2009

If you are shopping on a warm day, and Sam’s Club is your first stop, do not buy a big bag of chocolate chips. They will melt and when they cool they will form a big blob of chocolate. Not very usable for chocolate chips cookies. I usually bring several coolers with me. Today I [...]

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Bread Making

April 20, 2009

I have received several comments and emails lately about bread baking. I decided it would be a good time to post a few tips on bread baking. Growing up my mom made homemade bread and pizza crusts. My best friend’s mom and several others moms I knew growing up also made bread. My sisters all [...]

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I Forgot Something

April 20, 2009

On my last post about chocolate muffins I forgot to write how long I baked them for. I baked the muffins at the same oven temperature as the bread, but only for 18 minutes. I updated the post, but I wanted to make sure those of you that have me on your feeder got the [...]