extra credit: make your own chicken stock.
We cook a lot with chicken stock and with fall soup season approaching I thought I’d do a little extra credit post on how to make your own rich and flavorful chicken stock. Read more
Sep 15
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back to school snack roundup.
What was your favorite after-school snack as a kid?
Mine was a bowl of “dessert” cereal – Frosted Flakes, Corn Pops, Honey Nut Cheerios…what a treat it was to have a big bowl in the afternoon, if Mom would let me.
Well it’s that time of year again…kids headed back to school, life returning to a crazy and frenzied pace.
Looking for some fresh ideas for after-school snacks for the kiddos that are both nutritious and frugal?
Here’s a roundup of a few I’ve found to share. Read more
caramel apple hand pies.
Just in time for the fall, these pies are a great alternative to a slice of old-fashioned apple pie. Read more
wine friday: rex goliath pinot noir.
Who can resist a wine with a giant rooster on the label?!
Found this one this week at Target…on sale for $4.99 (usually $6-7 at most grocery stores).
For your consideration, Rex Goliath Pinot Noir: Read more
strawberry, feta and toasted almond salad.
Whenever we’re invited anywhere, I mean to a friend’s house for dinner or some occasion where we are requested to bring part of the meal, it’s inevitable that I’m asked to bring dessert or salad.
I’m the dessert and salad girl. Read more
lemon herb chicken.
Did you know braised meats are a great way to save some cash without sacrificing a tasty meal? My latest favorite is this lemon herb chicken, which I often use if cut fryer or split chicken breasts are on sale (and I usually look for $1.49/lb or less).
Basically, you toss the chicken into a pan, add some diced onions, herbs and olive oil…. Read more
vancouver: 3 days, 10 restaurants, and 2 pounds later.
There are two distinct careers I can remember wanting when I “grew up.”
Travel/food writing and food styling.
For the most part I dismissed those, the first because doesn’t everyone want to write and travel for Bon Appetit magazine?…and the second because, well, the creative juices required to be a food stylist just didn’t run through my blood (as evidenced by my ‘quick!…throw the food on the plate and take a picture of it before the family starts screaming and throwing things’ food shots). Read more
the northwest part 2: blackberry crisp.
Under the warm Washington sun last week we picked wild blackberries which, as I now understand it, grow nearly like weeds all over the island where we were staying. But heck, have you ever picked blackberries? They’re prickly and thorny and should really be done wearing gloves…which we didn’t have…so we just went for it, prickles and all.
The cost of living off the land, I told Emma. Read more
the northwest part 1: crab mac and cheese.
If it weren’t for the months and months of rain I might seriously consider moving to the Northwest. Really I’m just a rain wimp. But this week we traveled to Whidbey Island, about 30 miles north of Seattle in the Puget Sound, and it was absolutely, drop dead gorgeous. Read more
extra credit: grow your own lemon tree.
I’ll be the first to admit I don’t have a green thumb. What’s the opposite of green? Well whatever it is, that’s the color of my thumb when it comes to gardening and nurturing a plant, bush or flower. I can nurture a roasted chicken till the cows come home but don’t ask me to keep plants alive for too long. I’m working on it. Recently I inherited several potted plants from my parents and they asked repeatedly, “you’ll get the plants on a drip system?” Hint hint. Read more
