Thanksgiving isn't Thanksgiving without Traditional Southern Cornbread Dressing. It just isn't. It's probably the dish that I look forward to the most. It's the one I spend the most time making sure is absolutely perfect, and it's the cheapest thing on the table. Now I know that some of you people out there call it "stuffing" and that you actually put it inside the bird. ...
Freezer Bread Rolls
Okay, so I have been making just about every loaf of bread my family eats for many months now. Oh sure, on occasion I will buy a loaf here and there but mostly, I am the bread maker. Why would I subject myself to this crazy primitive process of making loaf after loaf of bread? I have 2 very good reasons: 1 - It's cheaper. A loaf costs me less than $.25 2 - It tastes so much ...
Makin’ Bacon Part 1
I wanted to let you all know that I am bringing in new talent to Eatin' on the Cheap. He and I are really close. We've known each other for nearly 9 years. He comes with almost 20 years of restaurant experience and a love of taking the culinary long way around. He smokes his own barbeque, rolls his own sushi, and is beginning his journey in curing and smoking his own meat. ...
Chicken Stock and Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken stock is one of those basic kitchen practices that everyone should know. It's probably THE kitchen practice to know. It is liquid gold. It's a thing of beauty. It's full of flavor and it's delicious. It's also dang near free if you make it yourself. With Thanksgiving coming up, you are going to need a lot of chicken stock. I bet the average American spends $10 - $15 ...
Thanksgiving: Tips and advice about cooking the big dinner
Thanksgiving is less than 3 weeks away. Can you believe it? I think I am still somewhere in the middle of August. But no matter where I am, Thanksgiving is still just a couple weeks away. This year will be my 7th ( or is it 8th) year hosting Thanksgiving for whoever decides to show up. In those years I have experienced it all; the turkey that refused to cook, the turkey I ...
Roasted Acorn Squash
Halloween was awesome. The best year yet. I haven't had that much fun on Halloween since I was a teenager rolling ( that's Southern for TPing) the sheriff's backyard. The kids were so stinking cute and collected a lot of candy which I will probably eat most of. Holiday weight here I come!! Of course, after Halloween comes November. November is a crazy month for us. Why so ...
Corn and Potato Chowder with Bacon Grilled Cheese
My blogging buddy, Heather over at Gourmet Meals for Less, has teamed up with her sister to do a series called Sister Saturdays. And this Saturday is all about soup. And I love soup. So I took the challenge to make a delicious soup worthy of Gourmet for Less. Of course the one thing that goes with soup is a sandwich so I had to make a sandwich too! And of course everything is ...
Fried Egg over Pasta
Cheap, easy and totally satisfying. Fried eggs on top of pasta is the best way to make an inexpensive dinner seem chic. This post has been updated I have a secret love affair with fried eggs. I just think they are sexy. Culinary speaking of course. There is just nothing better than cutting in to an over easy egg and watching it ooze all over the plate. Just begging for a ...
Stuffed Mini Meat Loaves
Here is another favorite from the Working Woman's Cookbook. I am seriously in love with this "vintage" book. I can't stop making recipes out of it! You know what else I love? Cheese. Anything with cheese is an automatic favorite of mine. Lucky for me, Cabot Cheese likes me enough to send me a few samples of their new snack cheese. I got some reduced fat cheddar and some ...
A Blast from the Past – Chili Beef Salads
I am a child of the 80's. When I say "child" I mean I was born in the 80's. You would not find me dancing to hair bands in my basement while combing my bangs into a perfect sphere that would reach the door a good 5 minutes before I did. Although I did have a perm ( briefly) and a t-shirt tie with stirrup pants and some Keds. Oh...and I loved "the Boss". Boorrrn in the ...
In need of some comfort…Chicken Soup with Cheddar Rosemary Dumplings
Some days... things go wrong. Some days... you get a call from your husband at 5:30 am that goes something like this, " Honey...I think you were right" me: "What?" hubby: " I have a flat tire." me: " Is this the tire I told you to replace yesterday... on your day off?" hubby: "......... yeah" me: "...... I told you so" Some days.... you are very appreciative of good ...
A Fancy Schmancy Brunch
Well, I guess you have all figured out by now that I didn't make it to the third round of Project Food Blog. It's okay. I'm not too devastated. I am learning to cope with my devastation. Okay, it's not quite that bad. I did do round 3 just in case I did actually make it. Round 3 was for a fancy dinner party. Let me just tell you that "fancy" and "dinner party" don't ...
PFB Challenge #2 – Chipotle Chicken Sushi (aka The EOTC Roll)
WooHoo! I made it past the first Foodbuzz Project Food Blog Challenge! You like me! You really like me!! Really, I am honored. So, for the next challenge we had to tackle a classic dish that was outside of our "comfort zone". So, spaghetti and meatballs wasn't an option. After Italy, the cuisine that is farthest from the deep South is either Asian or Indian ...
Roast Garlic Chicken and FoodontheTable.com and a Giveaway!
I know a lot of busy moms. Most of them have twins or triplets plus maybe a spare kid or two on top of that. They go to soccer practice and school functions, doctor's appointments and book club meetings, and many also hold down full or part-time jobs! They can use all the help they can get! These are exactly the women I thought of when Amanda from FoodontheTable.com contacted ...
Hoppin’ John and how to Shop at the Farmer’s Market
I have been going to the new local Farmer's Market pretty regularly this summer. After doing a lot of reading on the subject of food over the past few months, I decided that working local food into the budget would really be a benefit for our family. Although I had planned on increasing the food budget to allow for the higher prices of local food, I have found that as ...