Today has been a great day at my house. It has been one of those days where I am ecstatic to be a parent. My kids go to a Mommy's Morning Out program on Fridays and I am usually the mom with the screaming child. My son has no problems with school, but my daughter has always thrown huge fits when I leave, but not today! Today my toddling little girl walked right into school, ...
Chop Chop! – How to butcher your own chicken
I give you fair warning. If you have a incredibly weak stomach then you do not need to read this entry. Please scroll past it!Okay, fair warning has been given and I can only assume that you have a strong stomach and you have seen a dead chicken before. Whole chickens are cheap. Usually $.99/lb but I have seen them as low as $$.79/lb. Whole chickens are great for a number ...
Potato Refrigerator Dough
Potato Refrigerator Dough is an easy, make ahead dough that can be kept in the fridge and used to make rolls, bread and even pizza all week long. When I started on the journey to frugality, I did my research first. I Googled for weeks trying to find the definitive source for how to live on as little as possible. The book that came up at almost every single source was ...
Oh My Sweet Potato…Chip! 3 ways
As with everything, food cooked in my kitchen starts with something that I found on sale. About a week ago, Publix had sweet potatoes on sale for $.79 a pound. Now we don't really eat a lot of sweet potatoes, I'm not sure why, but we don't. Anyway, I started getting a craving for some potato chips and the gears in my head started whirring and thought about the sweet potatoes ...
Chocolate Wows!
What is Halloween without a little chocolate? These might be the best cookies ever. I think it should really be named the Cookie that thought it was a Brownie. That's much more acurate.1/3 cup AP flour1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa1 tsp. baking powder1/4 tsp. salt6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, chopped1/2 cup butter2 large eggs3/4 cup sugar1 1/2 tsp. vanilla2 cups chopped pecans ( ...
Cathead biscuits and Sawmill Gravy
My heater is currently not working. So when I got up this morning it was 60 degrees inside the house. After rousing the babies I decided that a big hot breakfast would make everyone feel better. Nothing is better that biscuits and gravy. Being from the South and from the country this is one of the most comforting meals I could possibly eat. To say it's healthy would be a ...
Chili Mac Skillet
A Better Homes and Gardens classic. This super easy meal is not only cheap but nutritious and delicious too. My two toddlers love this meal. It can easily be doubled for lunch tomorrow. Now my toddlers can't handle spicy stuff (they cry and scratch their tongue poor things) but feel free to replace the green chilies with jalapeno, poblano or chipotle peppers for some real ...
Supper on a Loaf
This is a recipe that was handed down to me from my mother She got it from her mother and so on. I grew up on this meaty treat. It's like meatloaf with a handle. It freezes very well and therefore makes a great make ahead meal for those super busy days. When my husband ran his own restaurant, I used to make this every Sunday for the staff with a big bowl of green beans and ...
Apples
Fall is in full swing and apples are the quintessential autumn ingredient. On my weekly Kroger adventure I bought several pounds of apples for $1 a pound with visions of sweet, gooey, goodness running through my head. My two favorite uses for apples are Baked Apples and, of course, Apple Pie.Baked ApplesThe more tart the apple the better, but any apple will do, although I ...