I don’t know how single moms do it. I don’t know how they feed their family healthy food and stay sane and work and walk the dog and even get dressed in the morning. I do it for a few days every month, and I don’t even have to leave for work (although, it might [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Nuts.
Posted in Almonds, Nuts, america's test kitchen cookbook on March 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Canning lids – lesson learned
Posted in Canning on March 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Jen here! I’m still quite an amateur (less than 2 months experience) when it comes to preserving my own food. I inherited my mother-in-law’s jars and enamel canner last year, even though I had never canned before. I had high hopes. I finally realized this year that I needed to jump in and learn what [...]
Wednesdays with Erika
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Time for another grocery run!
New Find: Liberty Heights Fresh is a store for foodies of everywalk of life. While many of the products can be high end, others are a great find. Amanda took a trip up there last week and highly recommends you take time to check it out for yourselves. She found local, [...]
Have I told you about . . . ? (Recipe Roundup)
Posted in 1000 Lowfat Recipes book, Canning, Condiments, Fruit, Kid-friendly, Recipe Roundup, bread, citrus, food preservation, food storage, local food, simple recipes on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jen here! I just realized I have pictures for lots of food I’ve prepared and haven’t shared. I’m not going to share recipes right now, but I’ll tell you about some of what I’ve done, and where it’s come from.
My daughter has a couple of great kids cookbooks by Molly Katzen (Salad People and Pretend [...]
Survey says . . .
Posted in Kid-friendly on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jen here. Two out of two kids in my house prefer brown rice to Spaghettios. They’ve asked for seconds on the rice. They could take or leave the Spaghettios. Try healthy with your kids. They’ll surprise you!
Good green food
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mmm, Strawberries … quick coring
Posted in Uncategorized on March 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m blanking right now. What do you call it when you remove the stem on a strawberry? I’m sure it will come to me, but it hasn’t yet. We bought 14 pounds of strawberries this week … you know those sort of watery, stiff ones that drove in from California? I couldn’t help myself. It’s [...]
It’s all in the presentation…
Posted in Uncategorized on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I may not be a culinary expert, but I have learned one thing. Everything tastes better when it looks beautiful! Fresh fruits and veggies with the whole rainbow of colors can make a table setting look stunning without too much effort.
Farmer’s Market – A few more (and a tease)
Posted in Farmer's Markets, bread on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesdays with Erika
Posted in Uncategorized on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Frugal shopper has a great list of ideas on how to shop more frugally- go figure! This list breaks down spending and shopping habits for before, during and even after your grocery experience and has some fantastic ideas.
http://www.thefrugalshopper.com/tips/grshopping.shtml
Happy shopping!
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