One thing a little different about the Cooking Ahead or Once A Month Cooking is that it takes a tiny bit more planning. Or at least, more planning all at once. I think I actually spend more time figuring out my menus on a daily/weekly basis than when I do it all at once. Since [...]
by bw14 This is one of the recipes I am really looking forward to trying. I love pesto and grow my own basil plants just so I can make it fresh. Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Pesto Butter 6 boned Chicken Breast Halves 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, washed & dried 1/4 cup freshly grated [...]
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Whether you cook a week in advance or a month in advance, cooking ahead or Once A Month Cooking can save both time and money. Buy in Bulk – This usually results in a savings of 10-20 cents per pound for meat. Take advantage of coupon savings by buying larger quantities of sale items. Plan [...]
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by Gone-Walkabout This is a favorite with my kids. The yeast ferments and produces carbon dioxide which gives it carbonation. It was a cross between a science project and a healthier version of soda. You will want to note that it is not brown colored like the ones you buy in the store. This is [...]
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by annniemal One of my biggest budget busters is not having enough time to cook. It’s usually breakfast that does it because I write my blog articles before I go to work. This usually takes me more time than I have allotted for it and I end up running out the door late. So I [...]
There are three steps to the process and it takes about 6 months from start to finish. First you have to have a pretty good supply of bugs. I live on a small farm and we have a ton of bugs such as ticks, grasshoppers, flys, etc. It was trying to get rid of the [...]
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Now I bet you are wondering what chocolate and cherries has to do with emotional spending. From what I have read, emotional spending is driven by the same urge to splurge that drives the craving for chocolate. Chocolate is also known to have chemicals in it that can relieve depression. So when you are buried [...]
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by Shasta MacNasty This is another one of the family favorites. My mother used to cook it when I was a child and it was one of the best meals we ate. When I made it, my kids and their friends always come back for seconds. Now when I make it, I put half in [...]
Photo Courtesy of scorps1027 When I was in New Orleans after Katrina, I made one of the best discoveries of my life. I volunteered at Gonzales taking care of the animals that had been stranded by the storm and resulting floods. Conditions were primitive at best and food was.. well, whatever you could come by. [...]
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