The Spanish Stew the other night was a hit. This Spanish Rice...not so much! Maybe it would have been tastier if I'd have used green olives instead of black olives. I know I just said I don't share nasty recipes, but in the name of "It's Vintage Recipe Week," I'm sharing the experience! If anything... ...this recipe is a hoot! We'll just leave it at … [Read more...]
Dairy-Free Chocolate Pudding
About a year ago, I was introduced to "chocomole" by Katie from Kitchen Stewardship. She included a link to a recipe in one of her e-books, "Healthy Snacks To Go" and I was intrigued. So intrigued that I made in the next week. I could not believe it. I still can't believe it. It's a dairy-free pudding. (I can't remember the last time I had pudding.) This chocomole … [Read more...]
Sharon’s Italian Chicken Sub Sandwiches
A Portion of the Ingredients - Italian Bread, Salad Mix and Prego Sauce Ingredients 2 Loaves of Bakery Fresh Sesame Italian Bread (sale $1 each) $2.00 26 oz. Jar of Prego Sauce $1.88 2 pounds of Perdue ground chicken $3.98 4 ounces of Cabot sharp cheddar cheese (an 8 oz block is $1.88) .94 cents 1/2 a bag of Dole romaine salad mix (12 oz bag cost $1.75) … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Make Chili
There are probably 1,000 different ways to make chili. Beans, no beans. If so, what kind of beans. What cut of meat. Diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes or crushed tomatoes. Fresh crushed garlic, or fresh minced garlic. Heat, or sweet, or both. Top with sour cream, or shredded cheese. Green onions or red onions. Sharp cheddar or mild cheddar. Or... Endless … [Read more...]
Spanish Stew – Vintage Recipe
The other day the lovely Beth from The Natural Mommy (who incidentally is "in real life - IRL" friends with some of my IRL friends...which makes us virtually IRL friends. We are totally virtual friends, but as far as I'm concerned we are IRL friends, even though we haven't met. Follow that?!) tweeted that I never post anything nasty here on the site. I'm often asked that...what … [Read more...]
What to Make When…Chicken Breasts
At one point in my life I was a boneless skinless chicken snob. Then this happened. Still, I cook with it all the time. Yes, because it's easier and takes less time to prepare. But I never. ever. no never. pay full price for it. That would be just silly! Like with most other meat cuts, I don't pay more than $1.99/lb for chicken breasts. I often see it on sale for … [Read more...]
How to Freeze Pizza Dough
Last weekend, I went on a frenzy in the kitchen. Batch cooking, cooking, bread making...so while I had the bread machine out, I decided to go ahead and run another dough cycle for pizza dough. I would then freeze the unbaked crusts in these little mini-deep dish pie plates...for when we need a quick dinner to the table. Plus, I recently bought some … [Read more...]
Food Allergies on a Budget – Part 1
Photo Credit. (Yes, that is a very large stack of gluten free pancakes. Recipe here.) Welcome to Part 1, of what I think is going to be, a 3 part series on dealing with food allergies without burning a larger hole in your pocket. First off, I will be using the term allergy to mean all of the above...a true anaphylactic type reaction, a delayed "digestive" reaction, and … [Read more...]
Corn and Sausage Casserole – Vintage Recipe (with a modern twist!)
So we're just going to jump right into this one. So I can show you were we went from vintage to modern! But first.... The Alternate Title: Upside Down Cast Iron Skillet Pizza Chop the green peppers. Do the same to the onions. Brown a pound of sausage in a cast iron skillet. Set aside on a plate. (Drain off any juices if you like.) (But keep a … [Read more...]
Vintage Recipe Week – Part 2
I had some much fun back in October, when I held the first Vintage Recipe Week, I had to do it again! I like to pretend that I'm standing in my Grammy's 1950s kitchen, chatting away with her...and getting coffee or tea ready for each of you. (I've reserved one of those fabulous white chairs for you. Coffee or tea?!) I wonder what we would have been talking about, … [Read more...]