On store shelves today you will find so many convenience foods. Jarred spaghetti sauce, canned refried beans, chicken stock in a box, and so on. Now I will admit, I do buy these convenience foods. They make cooking dinner, well, convenient. Convenience is nice but there is something special about making things from scratch. I [...]
Soup in the summer. You probably think I am crazy. I’m not. I promise. My husband and I have been searching and searching and searching for our first house. This endless house hunt has taken up many of our evenings. We usually return to our apartment around 8 p.m. (which is the girls’ bedtime) hungry. [...]
Yesterday I was cleaning up and organizing my food photos, and noticed that I have many photos that go to recipes that I have not yet published. This is one of them and it was made this past fall. If my memory serves me correctly, it was delicious, and I actually liked it better reheated [...]
I love the fall and winter, cooler temperatures mean I can heat up my house by cooking up a storm in the kitchen. A mug of soup and fresh baked bread are two of my favorite cold weather foods. No meat, no problem. I added boiled potatoes to this soup to make it a little [...]
Hungry? Need a quick meal? This is the recipe for you! I got all my ingredients at Aldi so this meal cost next to nothing; not only were our tummies happy, but so was our pocketbook. My husband said this was quite possibly the best soup he has had in his 26 years of life. [...]
After our brief heatwave (45 degrees Fahrenheit) we had below zero wind chills. On Tuesday, we had blizzard-like conditions. The snow was falling and the wind was blowing the snow everywhere. It was perfect day for a warm comforting dinner. I read about Nicole’s sourdough starter at PinchMySalt I have never made homemade bread before [...]
Like I said earlier, I would post the recipes for the soups I made last week. Unfortunately I don’t have photos to go along with them. Next time I make the soup I will include a photo. I apologize for not using “real” chicken stock, this was a 30 minute meal day. CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP [...]
