August 2010

Freezing Fried Rice

August 31, 2010

Fried rice is a frugal and easy meal. It is also a great way to use up leftover rice. There are so many variations of fried rice. I have never posted my recipe for basic fried rice because I don’t really follow a recipe, I usually just use what I have. I will try though to [...]

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Breakfast Bowls

August 30, 2010

Whenever I see breakfast bowls on fast food menus, or in the freezer section of my grocery store, I think of how easy they would be to make at home. Breakfast bowls are very simple. They are basically just potatoes, eggs, sausage, and maybe a few vegetables all mixed together, I knew a homemade version [...]

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Menu Plan

August 29, 2010

I can not believe that Wednesday is September 1st. Where did the summer go? I am keeping it pretty simple again this week. Here is the plan. Dinner tacos enchiladas barbecue chicken ( I am going to try this recipe with chicken) linguine with lemon and cream sauce (new recipe), salad, and bread pizza ( [...]

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Managing Your Time In the Kitchen: Freezer Meals

August 28, 2010

Over the years I have done various types of freezer meals. A few years ago when I was struggling with a lot of health issues I froze thirty to sixty meals at a time. I would cook when I was feeling good, so that we had food to eat when I wasn’t. Over time my [...]

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Breakfast Recipes

August 27, 2010

It is often said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Although I have never been much of a breakfast person, the rest of my family is and I feel it is important that they have a good start to their day. Often I cook up a dozen boiled eggs and we [...]

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Sloppy Joes

August 26, 2010

Sloppy Joes are one of those great, quick, and easy comfort food type recipes. For a long time I stayed away from making sloppy joes because my impression of sloppy joes was the kind I had seen so many people make. You know the version that is just opening the famous can, heating it, and [...]

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Kitchen Tip: Is There a Right or Wrong Side On Aluminum Foil?

August 25, 2010

Have you ever looked at aluminum foil and wondered why one side is shiny and one side is not? Have you looked at it and asked yourself if you should put the shiny side up or down? Well it does not matter. There is no right or wrong side to aluminium foil. The variation is [...]

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Creamy Scrambled Eggs

August 24, 2010

My ten year old daughter has been in the cooking mood again. When she heard me say that we were having breakfast for dinner she immediately asked if she could pick the recipe. I am so glad that she is showing an interest in cooking and I am trying to just go with it when she asks to [...]

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Orange Mousse

August 23, 2010

This no bake dessert is one that I made recently and it is now a new favorite in our house. It is light and creamy and very good. We all loved it. It only contains three ingredients and it goes together in no time. You really cannot get much simpler than this dessert. Not only is this [...]