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Kitchen Tip Tuesday: Being Prepared for Quick Meals

May 24th, 2011 · 17 Comments · Special Situations

Tippy. Tips usually are short and sweet. Although I’ve never been known for my brevity, I’m going to give it my best shot today. Tammy of Tammy’s Recipes is trusting me with the hostess responsibilities for her weekly blog carnival, Kitchen Tip Tuesday. When I was first blogging and entering her linky, she used to [...]

Let’s Get Ready…

May 13th, 2011 · 21 Comments · Frugality, Green Living

I’ve hinted around at what you’ll be seeing the last few weeks of May, and although I do still have a soaked buckwheat (gluten-free) pancakes recipe that I’ll share with you someday (I’ll never quite be finished with the gluten-free/grain-free series I worked on this month), today I want to get you ready for the [...]

Freezer Cooking and Real Food – Are They Compatible?

February 5th, 2011 · 16 Comments · Frugality

Ever heard of once-a-month-cooking? It’s a crazy day where a person tries to cook an entire month’s worth of main dishes in one fell swoop, freezes them all, and rests easy the rest of the month. A lot of freezer cooking books have recipes that just don’t work with whole foods lifestyles, so perhaps you’ve [...]

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Plastics Recap: Substitutes, Resources, FAQs, and Giveaway Winner

April 15th, 2010 · 28 Comments · Avoiding Waste, What to Buy

Once you get to know Beth Terry of My Plastic-Free Life, your plastics standards increase by exponential degrees as a result of positive peer pressure. I’ve often thought of Beth’s commitment to using no plastic in the past week, and I feel like a plastic failure! Here’s my full confession: During Get Out the Plastic [...]

Once-a-Month Cooking Prep: “Cream of” Casseroles

January 27th, 2010 · 41 Comments · Do It Yourself, Recipes, Upgraded Nutrition

Making simple homemade cream of chicken (or “whatever”) soup in bulk can make a week of super frugal, super nourishing meals, plus some for the freezer. Some people love “Once a Month Cooking” where they make 30 meals in a day or two and rest on their laurels for the next 28. That gets a [...]

Recipe Connection: How to Make Meatloaf/Meatballs

November 10th, 2009 · 28 Comments · Do It Yourself, Recipes

Meatloaf is more of a “choose your own adventure” than a recipe, I’m afraid. If you’re a by-the-book kind of cook, you may want to skip this post. If you can handle a little flexibility, let’s talk meat. Loaf. And balls. My mom’s meatloaf growing up contained all the basics: ground beef, oatmeal, eggs, and [...]

Real Food, Real Moms: Working to Feed a Family, Freezer Style

July 2nd, 2009 · 18 Comments · Special Situations

Last week I tackled the tough issue of working moms and healthy, frugal cooking. This week I have a few tips for all of you, working moms and at-home moms who love their sanity, about my favorite large appliance: the freezer. Cooking in Advance: Using Your Freezer There are a lot of websites and books [...]