How can you save money on groceries, save time in your day, and still please the whole family? With a recipe that takes advantage of a cheaper cut of meat by cooking it all day in the crockpot, making for an easy dinner when you get home in the evening. My oldest son LOVES porkContinue reading “Crockpot Brown Sugar Glazed Pork Roast”
Category Archives: In the Kitchen
Hamburger Vegetable Soup
There is nothing better than a bowl of hearty soup on a cold day – and we have a cold day in Tennessee today! It will be down in the single digits tonight, and yet for all the shivering and high heating bills, we don’t get the fun of any snow. Oh well, at leastContinue reading “Hamburger Vegetable Soup”
Let’s Celebrate!
Get out your party hats; it’s time for a celebration! Today is National Bittersweet Chocolate and Almonds Day. I don’t know who came up with that idea, but it seems like a grand excuse to enjoy a delectable dessert. In searching for a yummy recipe to try, I came across one that serves two purposes.Continue reading “Let’s Celebrate!”
Apple-icious Fall Treats
Traditions are the glue which helps to hold a family together. Some traditions are based on holidays or seasons, while others are unique to each family, created because of the interests and loves of those particular people. Fall brings both holiday traditions and seasonal memories, often based on the foods that are popular during theContinue reading “Apple-icious Fall Treats”
Snow on the Mountain
I participated in a mystery dinner the other night where each of us brought several ingredients, but only one person knew the secret recipe. We watched in anticipation as each person shared their contribution – rice, chicken, chicken broth – so far, so good. Pineapple, cheese, and black olives? Chow mein noodles, coconut, and greenContinue reading “Snow on the Mountain”
Food for the Soul
They were calling to me today – zucchini, tomatoes, pumpkins, and corn. I wandered through the farmer’s market near our house in rapt delight as I passed each booth. Our little farmer’s market is growing, and I was as excited as a kid in a candy store. There were probably twice as many booths todayContinue reading “Food for the Soul”
Perfect Rice
I love my rice cooker. I know you’re not supposed to love inanimate objects, but anything that saves me time, money, and aggravation in the kitchen should be worthy of at least a little affection. I confess that when rice cookers first appeared on the market, I thought they were one of the biggest money-making,Continue reading “Perfect Rice”
A Taste of Fall
Rarely does a new recipe meet with rave reviews by all five family members at dinner, but amazingly, last night it happened. And it wasn’t pizza or macaroni and cheese. It was a vegetable. It was healthy, but please don’t tell my kids. The award- winning centerpiece was the lowly butternut squash. Since my ownContinue reading “A Taste of Fall”