Recent Posts Tagged With 'In The Kitchen'

• A Cold Autumn Day

  Posted on Saturday October 17th, 2009 at 13:39 in In The Kitchen, simple pleasures

  There's no place better to be than home on a cold blustery day! There's no room in my house that's as cozy in the fall as my kitchen since it's always the warmest place to be! It's also usually the best smelling room in my home as there's bound to be...

• Is it Too Early For Pumpkin Krunch?

  Posted on Sunday September 6th, 2009 at 17:15 in In The Kitchen

  I don't think so! I'm so ready for fall and the weather has been teasing us. First it's cool and fallish and then it's back to humid. Enough already! Anyway, I decided to make the first Pumpkin Krunch of the year today. It's a super easy dessert and ...

• Preserving the Harvest

  Posted on Thursday August 20th, 2009 at 14:38 in In The Kitchen

  or good deals from the farmers market/grocery store! I grew these tomatoes. They're going bonkers in my garden and we can't eat them all now! My zucchini...not so much! I must be the only person in the world who had a problem with zucchini this year....

• "When We Fail to Plan, We Plan to Fail"

  Posted on Saturday August 1st, 2009 at 07:44 in In The Kitchen, money management

  Menu II - AllpostersDo you remember that old saying? Well I think it still applies to many areas of life, but today I'd like to discuss meal planning. I sort of got out of the habit this summer and our grocery bills show it! So I'm back to planning o...

• Making Lunch Special

  Posted on Saturday July 25th, 2009 at 16:00 in In The Kitchen, simple pleasures

  I used to love watching Kitty Bartholomew's show on HGTV (ah the good old days before all the real estate shows). She used to always end by say "It's not what you don't have. It's what you do with what you do have!" That's something I firmly believe ...

• Slumps and Grunts!

  Posted on Saturday July 11th, 2009 at 10:11 in books, In The Kitchen

  Don't you love all that fresh fruit available now that summer is in full swing! Our berry bushes are just going crazy! So everyday I've been berry pickin in my own backyard. What could be more fun!I love baking and I really enjoy baking with fresh fr...

• Making Jam & HL Winner

  Posted on Wednesday June 24th, 2009 at 09:20 in In The Kitchen, simple pleasures, thrifting

  I've been wanting to try my hand at making jam for quite sometime now. Thanks to Hip Chick's Home I found out about Freezer Jam. I picked up a package of Freezer Jam Pectin at Kroger last week so I could give it a try. It takes about 20 minutes to ma...

• I'm Just A Dump Cook

  Posted on Sunday February 1st, 2009 at 13:18 in In The Kitchen, money management

  I thought I'd share one of my strategies for taming the take-out monster. Like everyone, I have days where I either don't feel like cooking or I'm too tired to cook. Ordering two large pizzas can cost us $20 even if you have coupons and eating out in...