Finding Quality Nuts and Info on Nut Storage
Even if you’re not a full-fledged vegan or vegetarian, you may still be a serious nut lover… …And Rightly So! People are “nuts” about nuts! If it’s been a struggle to find good quality nuts at your grocer or in your area, you can always check online at places like nutsite.com for a wide variety of good quality, fresh nuts and seeds. There are often times I will buy nuts in bulk. However, sometimes...
One Month Grocery Shopping Strike: Day 9
This is Day Nine of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! Today was a serious work-day online and believe it or not, I didn’t cook anything today…that’s crazy, right? Well, we still had leftover Spicy Thai Ginger Coconut Chicken Soup and I happened to skip breakfast. We enjoyed the rest of the German Rhubarb Moos from our SuperBowl feast. Today, it snowed yet again. So, to keep warm, we drank lots of tea....
One Month Grocery Shopping Strike: Day 8 – SuperBowl XLV
This is Day Eight of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! It’s also SuperBowl! That’s right! We love football and we especially love the tailgating food we get to create and eat for this special game. We are still doing well and eating deliciously on day 8 of our grocery shopping strike. We are doing “upscale” SuperBowl treats. For brunch we had creamed scrambled eggs on top of toasted Italian flax seed bread...
One Month Grocery Shopping Strike: Day 7
This is Day Seven of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! I did a lot of writing today and “forgot” to eat breakfast… For lunch, I had a quick can of Chunky Soup – New England Clam Chowder and doctored it up with cayenne pepper & dill. For dinner, I am making Spicy Thai Ginger Coconut Chicken Soup – so amazing. I added some edamame for some protein, variety & color, as well as a can of bamboo...
One Month Grocery Shopping Strike: Day 6
This is Day Six of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! I had a ton of running around to do today as I have my Interview with Patrick Harb on UStream tonight. I didn’t cook at all today. In fact, because I just didn’t have time, I only ate once and it was fish & chips I brought home for everyone. Of course, we served it with lemons, ketchup & malt vinegar from our pantry! I believe my mom & hubby had frozen...
One Month Grocery Shopping Strike: Day 5
This is Day Five of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! Today was kind of a bust for me since I ran around all day doing errands, but for dinner I made the most amazing Crusted Pork Loin with Pre-Spring Salad. The pork was in our big freezer, crust from ingredients in our pantry and we had lettuce and fresh vegetables in the fridge! Recipe to follow. The family had 2 cans of Chunky Chicken & Corn Chowder Soup for lunch,...
How to Bake Crusty Italian Flax Seed Bread
Today is Day 4 of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike. There is nothing like eating fresh, crusty Italian bread with soups, stews or pasta dishes. I made a beautiful Roasted Butternut Squash Ravioli tonight and wanted this fabulous crusty bread to accompany our meal. We served with an olive oil, balsamic & Italian herb mixture to dip the warm bread into…It was delicious! Type: Bread Recipe Serve With: Softened Butter and...
One Month Grocery Shopping Strike: Day 4
This is Day Four of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! I had Muay Thai training this morning, and never eat breakfast before I go…it would be BAD if I did!!! When I got home, I had a banana and made a can of cream of mushroom soup that was in our pantry, but of course, I kicked that up a few notches. Firstly, I used buttermilk in the fridge we already had. * Tip: Don’t be afraid to use buttermilk. It only sounds like...
One Month Grocery Shopping Strike: Day 3
This is Day Three of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! This morning, we had scrambled eggs and turkey breakfast sausage we had in the freezer. For lunch, 2 people in the household had tuna sandwiches on my homemade bread, and I had an open-faced tuna melt with cilantro & lime, which I will share the recipe for following this post. For dinner, I am making coconut crusted baked salmon with brown rice & green...
One Month Grocery Shopping Strike: Day 2
This is Day Two of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! Yesterday for breakfast, we had eggs – I still need my protein in my diet since I’m training… For lunch, we had some frozen chicken hot dogs with the bread I made in the bread machine the day before. For dinner, I created my Moroccan Chickpea Soup! Yes, we had everything in our house already for this soup: dry chickpeas that I cooked up, a package of frozen...
Cupboard Eating: One Month Grocery Shopping Strike
Let me tell you the story behind all of this Grocery Shopping Strike talk… We are thinking of moving, so we are cleaning up the house and getting it ready to show. We did a couple garage sales and the like this past season in preparation and are just really “cleaning house”. As you all know, we are serious foodies…We cook a lot of different types of ethnic cuisines and we cook so often – 90% of our meals,...
How to Store Meatballs or Cookie Dough
Ever wonder how to store meatballs? How to store cookie dough? When you go to all the trouble to make something very delicious and spend good time preparing it, it’s a great idea to make more than you will use… …The excess is great to store away in the freezer to use at a later date and save you time and energy. This week in particular, I happened to make meatballs for my Meatball Soup, and cookie dough for Chewy...
How to Store Pots & Pans
One of the most frustrating things to me in the kitchen is when you feel like it’s cluttered or you can’t seem to find anything you need in the cupboards and drawers. Organization is the key. The right tools can make all the difference. Pots and pans, by design, are difficult to store because they’re odd shapes, you often have different brands and those pesky handles are just about enough to send you screaming into...
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