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8 Rice Alternatives

by hjl
It’s bad enough that the cost of everything is going up but as rice futures soared, two major warehouse stores put limits on the amount of rice. Both warehouse super stores serve restaurants which buy rice in bulk bags of 20 lbs or more and are limiting customer purchases to 4 bags.
This has [...]

Update on the Once A Month Cooking Experiment

I had written an article on my planned experiment for cooking for the month just before Easter. With my family coming down for the day and planning Easter dinner, it got put off for a few weeks. I don’t think that I am going to be able to buy all the groceries at [...]

Make Ahead Recipe 2 - Honey Pecan Chicken

This recipe is also from the “Don’t Panic — Dinner’s in the Freezer” cookbook. I like this one because it doesn’t take a lot of cooking time on the actual serving day.
Honey Pecan Chicken
6 Boneless Chicken Breasts
Marinade

1/2 cup olive oil
2 t fresh thyme, minced
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 t salt
1/4 t pepper

Honey Cream Sauce

2 T [...]

Preparation For Cooking Ahead

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 [...]

Make Ahead Recipe # 1 — Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Pesto Butter

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 Parmesan cheese
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 [...]

Seven Ways Cooking Ahead Saves Time and Money

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. [...]

Fun and Frugal Recipe: Homemade Ginger Ale

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 [...]

Make Ahead French Toast

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 [...]

Converting Bugs Into A Delicious Meal

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 [...]

Chocolate, Cherries and Emotional Spending

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 [...]

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